City Lights (Blanche song) explained

"City Lights" is a song performed by Belgian singer Blanche. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017,^[1] and it finished in 4th place in the grand final on 13 May 2017. The song was intended to be released as a digital download on 8 March 2017 through PIAS Belgium, but leaked through Spotify the night before.^{[2] [3]}

Release

While Blanche's song "City Lights" had been previously announced to be released on 8 March 2017, the song leaked the night before through Spotify. It was released as a digital download on 8 March.^{[2] [4]}

Eurovision Song Contest

See main article: article and Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 22 November 2016, it was announced that Blanche would be representing Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.^[1] Belgium competed at the Eurovision Song Contest's first half of the first semi-final^{[5] [6]} that took place on 9 May 2017, and finished 4th, gaining enough points to compete in the final. Belgium ended up with 363 points on 4th place in the Grand Final, receiving 12 points from Ireland's jury and the televote in Estonia, Poland, Latvia and Sweden.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[8]	15
France (SNEP)[9]	35
Iceland (RÚV)[10]	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	6
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blanche to represent Belgium in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest . Eurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union . 22 November 2016 . 22 November 2016.
2. Web site: Halpin . Chris . Belgium: Blanche's Eurovision entry "City Lights" released early on Spotify . Wiwibloggs . 7 March 2017.
3. Web site: Adams . William Lee . Eurovision Betting Odds: Belgium's Blanche Now Second Favourite to Win Behind Italy . Wiwibloggs . 7 March 2017.
4. Web site: Granger . Anthony . Belgium: Snippet of Blanche's "City Lights" Appears Online . Eurovoix . 7 March 2017.
5. Web site: Jordan . Paul . Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017! . eurovision.tv . 9 September 2016 . 11 September 2016.
6. Web site: Jordan . Paul . Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed . eurovision.tv . 21 January 2016 . 25 January 2016.
7. Web site: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Grand Final. eurovision.tv. 14 May 2017. 25 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180325125531/https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2017/grand-final/scoreboard/belgium. dead.
8. Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of May 27, 2017). Billboard. May 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200530233351/https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2017-05-27. 30 May 2020.
9. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 20, 2017). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. 20 May 2017.
10. Web site: RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2. RÚV. 14 May 2017.
11. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. 19 May 2017.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2017. Ultratop. 21 December 2017.
13. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2017. Ultratop. 21 December 2017.
14. Web site: City Lights – Single. . 8 March 2017.