Tattoo (Loreen song)

Melodifestivalen 2023 In November 2022, Swedish newspaper reported a rumored return for Loreen in Melodifestivalen, the music competition that Sveriges Television (SVT) uses to select its song and representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. After previously competing in Melodifestivalen three times, Loreen decided to enter a fourth time with "Tattoo". According to Loreen, she initially did not want to enter, but after a "feeling of positivity" and a sense of purpose, she decided to enter the song. Melodifestivalen 2023 was the 63rd edition of Melodifestivalen, the music competition to select their entrant for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. Twenty-eight songs competed, with the songs being split into four heats of seven songs. The top two in each heat immediately moved on to the contest's final, while the third and fourth place songs in the heats moved onto a semi-final round. In the semi-final round, the top four songs earned a spot in the final. In the final, a 50/50 system of juries and televoting was used to determine the winner in a final with 12 songs. Before the contest, "Tattoo" was reported as a heavy favorite to win its heat. "Tattoo" was placed into the fourth heat, and would win the heat, earning an automatic spot in the final. During her heat performance, a stage invasion occurred, in which a person carried a banner with the message "" (), which, according to , the group that orchestrated the invasion, was a call to repair Sweden's wetlands. Ahead of the final, "Tattoo" was reported as the top favorite to win the competition, winning fan polls on numerous Eurovision fan site polls and press polls. Along with this, she had also broken numerous Swedish streaming records on Spotify. In the Melodifestivalen 2023 final, "Tattoo" won both the jury and televote, earning 92 and 85 points respectively, for a total of 177 points. ==Composition ==

"Tattoo" was composed and written by Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Lorine Talhaoui, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. In interviews with NME, Loreen stated that the song was "a love song... there is no day without night, and there is no love without the opposite either... We tend to think that the grass is greener on the other side but if you want to experience this deep, authentic love, you have to be aware that the struggle needs to be there too. We can’t run off the moment we feel a little bit of pain." and by Eurovision itself it was marketed as Europop. == Eurovision ==

On 9 May 2023, the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). Loreen performed "Tattoo" eleventh on the evening and qualified for the grand final. On 13 May 2023, the Eurovision Song Contest grand final was hosted in the same venue. Loreen performed "Tattoo" ninth on the evening. At the end of the voting, it placed first winning the contest with 583 points. Aftermath As the winning broadcaster, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) gave SVT the responsibility to host the of the Eurovision Song Contest. SVT hosted the 68th edition at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. On 9 May 2024, the second semi-final was opened by a pre-recorded segment in which presenters Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman performed "Tattoo" with minor lyrical changes. On 11 May 2024, Loreen performed "Tattoo" and her new single "Forever" at the interval act of the grand final. ==Personnel==

Credits were adapted from Tidal. • Jimmy Jansson – producer, songwriting • Peter Boström – producer, songwriting, mix engineer, string arranger, studio personnel • Thomas G:son – producer, songwriting • Jimmy Thörnfeldt – songwriting • Loreen Talhaoui – songwriting, vocals • Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker – songwriting, background vocals • David Bukokvinszky – cello • Erik Uusijärvi – cello • Kristina Winiarski – cello • Pelle Hansen – cello • Åsa Strid – cello • Bård Ericson – double bass • Sigrid Granit – double bass • Lars Norgren – mastering engineer, studio personnel • Erik Arvinder – orchestra leader • Mattias Bylund – string arranger, synth pads • Christopher Öhman – viola • Erik Holm – viola • Kim Hellgren – viola • Mikael Sjögren – viola • Vidar Andersson Meilink – viola • Aleksander Sätterström – violin • Anna Stefansson – violin • Brusk Zanganeh – violin • Carl Vallin – violin • Conny Lindgren – violin • Daniela Bonfiglioli – violin • Jannika Gustafsson – violin • Lola Torrente – violin • Martin Stensson – violin • Mattias Johansson – violin • Paul Waltman – violin • Sarah Cross – violin • Simona Bonfiglioli – violin • Tove Lund – violin ==Charts==

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