Gravity (Zlata Ognevich song)

"Gravity" is a song by Ukrainian singer Zlata Ognevich. The song was written by Karen Kavaleryan, and it was composed by Mikhail Nekrasov. The song represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which was hosted in Malmö, Sweden and came in third place with 214 points.[1][2]

"Gravity"
Single by Zlata Ognevich
Released11 March 2012
GenrePop
Length3:00
LabelUniversal Records
Songwriter(s)Karen Kavaleryan
Zlata Ognevich singles chronology
"The Kukushka"
(2011)
"Gravity"
(2012)
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Mikhail Nekrasov
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
3rd
Semi-final points
140
Final result
3rd
Final points
214
Entry chronology
◄ "Be My Guest" (2012)
"Tick-Tock" (2014) ►

Eurovision

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In 23 December 2012, Ognevich participated with the song in the Ukrainian national final for Eurovision 2013, Evrobachennya 2013 - Natsionalyni vidbir. The song came in first place with 40 points, thus set to represent Ukraine in the contest.[1]

At the competition, the song was allocated to the first semi final where it came in third place with 140 points and qualified to the final. In the final, the song placed third in a field of 26 songs with 214 points, receiving 12 points from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia and Moldova.[3][2]

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
positions
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 50
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[6] 3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zlata Ognevich to represent Ukraine at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest". EuroVisionary. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 First Semi Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Zlata Ognevich – Gravity" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "Zlata Ognevich – Gravity" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2013-05-13." TopHit.