"Fallen Angel"
The official cover for "Fallen Angel"
Single by Tix
from the album Enten går det bra, ellers går det over
Released15 January 2021
Length2:53
LabelUniversal Music
Composer(s)Andreas Haukeland
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Andreas Haukeland
Tix singles chronology
"Tusen tårer"
(2020) 		"Fallen Angel"
(2021) 		"Engel, Ikke Dra"
(2021)
Music video
"Fallen Angel" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Tix
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
10th
Semi-final points
115
Final result
18th
Final points
75
Entry chronology
◄ "Attention" (2020)
"Give That Wolf a Banana" (2022) ►

"Fallen Angel" is a song by Norwegian singer Tix. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam and progressed to the grand final.[1] The song is an English translation of the song "Ut av mørket" ("Out of the darkness"), which he performed on the first semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2021, and was released on 15 January 2021.[2] The song peaked at number 2 on the VG-lista chart. On 20 February 2021, Tix performed the song under the English title "Fallen Angel" and won the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2021. "Fallen Angel" was released the same day.[3]

Background

The song is about struggling with depression, that is made even worse by being rejected by a girl who Tix had feelings for. Tix compares depression to "fighting with demons inside a hole in my heart" in the song.[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
TIX performing Fallen Angel at Eurovision 2021.

The song was selected to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, after Tix was selected through Melodi Grand Prix 2021, the music competition that selects Norway's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Norway was placed into the first semi-final, which was held on 18 May 2021, and performed in the second half of the show.

Track listing

Digital download/ streaming
No.TitleLength
1."Ut av mørket"2:53
Digital download/ streaming
No.TitleLength
1."Fallen Angel"2:53

Charts

Weekly charts

As "Ut av mørket"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[5] 1
As "Fallen Angel"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 18
Greece (IFPI)[7] 92
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 20
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[9] 31
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 65
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 41
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[14] 15

Year-end charts

As "Ut av mørket"
Chart (2021) Position
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 28

References

  1. ^ "TIX er vinner av MGP – tårekvalt". Verdens Gang. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Ut av mørket – Single". Apple Music. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Fallen Angel - single". Apple Music. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Norway: TIX's "Fallen Angel" lyrics are about unrequited love". wiwibloggs. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  5. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-8". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Tix – Fallen Angel" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 21/2021" (in Greek). IFPI.gr. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Tix: Fallen Angel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Tix – Fallen Angel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Tix – Fallen Angel". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Tix – Fallen Angel". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Topplista – årsliste – Singel 2021" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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