Måns Zelmerlöw by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 at], via Wikimedia Commons |
Måns Zelmerlöw may have won the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden, but the real litmus test of victory is how the public across the world vote with their hard-earned cash.
It's not only the victor who can induce people to part with their money, but some of the also-rans too - if they're lucky. Consequently, the music charts across the world become the barometer of what was truly popular at Eurovision.
So, here's a snapshot of the chart positions of some of the 2015 entries (correct at the time of publication):
Heroes - Måns Zelmerlöw
- Australia | #19
- Belgium | #1
- The Netherlands | #38
- Finland | #16
- France | #38
- Ireland | #10
- Norway | #37
- Portugal | #45
- Spain | #7
- Sweden | #5 (Previously peaked at #1)
- Switzerland | #1
- United Kingdom | #11 (The midweek update puts the song at #39, meaning that it will have dropped out of the Top 40 by Sunday).
Guy Sebastian by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 at], via Wikimedia Commons |
Tonight Again - Guy Sebastian
- Australia | #12
- Sweden | #41
- Switzerland | #39
Loïc Nottet by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 at], via Wikimedia Commons |
Rhythm Inside - Loïc Nottet
- Belgium | #1
- France | #85
- Ireland | #83
- Sweden | #25
- Switzerland | #34
- United Kingdom | #69
Polina Gagarina by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 at], via Wikimedia Commons |
A Million Voices - Polina Gagarina
- Belgium | #22
- Ireland | #86
- Sweden | #48
- Switzerland | #39
- United Kingdom | #97
Nadav Guedj by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 at], via Wikimedia Commons |
Golden Boy - Nadav Guedj
- Belgium | #36
- Sweden | #54
- Switzerland | #54
Mørland and Debrah Scarlett by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 at], via Wikimedia Commons |
A Monster Like Me - Mørland and Debrah Scarlett
- Norway | #31 (Re-Entry | Previously peaked at #24)
- Switzerland | #45
Il Volo by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons |
Grande amore - Il Volo
- Spain | #24
- Switzerland | #19
Elina Born and Stig Rästa by Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 at], via Wikimedia Commons |
Goodbye to Yesterday - Elina Born and Stig Rästa
- Sweden | #56
- Switzerland | #68
Three other Eurovision-related songs managed to make their marks across Europe, albeit in relatively lowly positions. Switzerland's chart, home to several Eurovision entries, saw Aminata's Love Injected scrape in at #74 while Spain's effort, Amanecer by Edurne, returned to its national chart at #12, having previously peaked at #3.
Finally, last year's winner Conchita Wurst, reappeared in the Austrian chart at #52 with the single You Are Unstoppable, far off its original peak of #13.
It appears the success rate of songs in 2015 will not match their predecessors of the last few years . In fact, the UK Number 11 entry of Sweden's winning song has already failed to match the Number 3 high of Loreen's victorious entry from 2012, Euphoria.
The elation and celebration of the 60th edition has not translated into huge singles sales across the Continent, it seems.
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