Perfect Life (Levina song) explained

"Perfect Life" is a song by German singer Levina. It was written by Lindsey Ray, Lindy Robbins, and Dave Bassett and produced by Roland Spremberg. Having won Unser Song 2017, the song served as the Germany entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv,^{[1] [2]} where it finished in 25th.^[3] Issued as a single, it was released as a digital download on 9 February 2017 through Sony Music Entertainment Germany and later included on Levina's debut studio album Unexpected (2017).

Eurovision Song Contest

See main article: article and Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 6 January 2017, Levina was confirmed to be one of the five finalists competing in Unser Song 2017, Germany's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.^[4] On 9 February 2017, the night of the final, Levina advanced to the final round with both the songs "Wildfire" and "Perfect Life". The German public then chose "Perfect Life" as the winner. As Germany is a member of the "Big Five", she automatically advanced to the final, held on 13 May 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine.^{[5] [6]}

Criticism

The song became a subject of controversy due to its alleged similarities with other well-known songs such as "Titanium" by David Guetta, to which a possible plagiarism is discussed.^{[7] [8] [9]} Several news sites and blogs also had discussed a possible plagiarism of "Perfect Life" from "Young and Wild", a song composed by Aleksandra Kovač for the 2014 German film of the same name.

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	9 February 2017	Digital download	Sony Music Entertainment Germany

Notes and References

1. Web site: ESC-Vorentscheid: Levina tritt gegen sich selbst an. de. 9 February 2017. TZ. tz.de.
2. Web site: GERMANY: LEVINA WINS UNSER SONG 2017 AND WILL SING "WILDFIRE" OR "PERFECT LIFE" AT EUROVISION. Ko. Anthony. 9 February 2017. Wiwibloggs.
3. Web site: Germany: Levina wins Unser Song 2017. Laufer. Gil. 9 February 2017. ESCToday.
4. Web site: Diese fünf nehmen am Vorentscheid teil. Eurovision.de. ARD. 6 January 2017. de.
5. Web site: Jordan. Paul. Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!. 9 September 2016. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 11 September 2016.
6. Web site: Jordan. Paul. Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 25 January 2016. 21 January 2016.
7. News: ESC 2017: Plagiats-Vorwürfe gegen Levinas Song. 12 May 2017. HNA. 14 May 2017. de.
8. Web site: ESC 2017: Heftige Vorwürfe gegen "Levina" - ist ihr Song nur geklaut?. 10 February 2017. The Huffington Post. 14 May 2017.
9. Web site: Germany: "Perfect Life" hit by plagiarism claims. Davies. Megan. 2 March 2017. Eurovoix. 14 May 2017.