"Never Let It Go" is a 2002 song written by Marcos Ubeda and recorded by Swedish group Afro-dite.[1] The song won Melodifestivalen 2002 and was the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, where it placed 8th out of 24 competing entries.[2]
 "Never Let It Go" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| As | |
| Language | English |
| Composer(s) | Marcos Ubeda |
| Lyricist(s) | Marcos Ubeda |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 8th |
| Final points | 72 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Listen to Your Heartbeat" (2001) | |
| "Give Me Your Love" (2003) ► | |
Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest
edit"Never Let It Go" participated in the second heat of the 2002 Melodifestivalen which was held on 26 January 2002 at the Himmelstalundshallen indoor arena in Norrköping. The song was performed seventh of the eight competing entries and directly qualified to the contest final as the song which received the most telephone votes. On 1 March, during the final held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Afro-dite were the first of the ten competing acts to perform, and "Never Let It Go" won the contest with 248 points, receiving the highest number of votes from the regional juries and the public vote.[3]
"Never Let It Go" was performed on 25 May 2002 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn, Estonia. Sweden was drawn to perform in twelfth position of the 24 competing entries, and subsequently Afro-dite finished in eighth place, receiving 72 points in total, including the maximum 12 points from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 8 |
Certifications
editIn 2002, "Never Let It Go" was certified platinum in Sweden.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Tallinn 2002 / Participants – Afro-dite". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision 2002 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (1 March 2002). "Afro-dite will represent Sweden in Tallinn". ESCToday.
- ^ "Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Afro-Dite – Never Let It Go". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
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