Mother (Axel Hirsoux song)

"Mother"
"Mother"
	Axel Hirsoux, 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry
Country	Belgium
Artist(s)	Axel Hirsoux
Language	English
Composer(s)	Ashley Hicklin & Rafael Artesero
Lyricist(s)	Ashley Hicklin & Rafael Artesero
Finals performance
Semi-final result	14th
Semi-final points	28
Entry chronology
	◄ "Love Kills" (2013)
	"Rhythm Inside" (2015) ►

"Mother"
"Mother"
	File:Axel Hirsoux Mother.jpg
Single by Axel Hirsoux
Released	10 March 2014
Recorded	2013/14
Genre	Pop
Length	3:00
Label	VRT Line Extensions
Songwriter(s)	Ashley Hicklin; Rafael Artesero;
Producer(s)	David Poltrock
Axel Hirsoux singles chronology
Country	Belgium
"Mother"
	Axel Hirsoux, 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry
Country	Belgium
Artist(s)	Axel Hirsoux
Language	English
Composer(s)	Ashley Hicklin & Rafael Artesero
Lyricist(s)	Ashley Hicklin & Rafael Artesero
Finals performance
Semi-final result	14th
Semi-final points	28
Entry chronology
	◄ "Love Kills" (2013)
	"Rhythm Inside" (2015) ►

"Mother" is a song by Belgian singer Axel Hirsoux. It was chosen to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark after winning Eurosong 2014. The song was written by Spanish songwriter Rafael Artesero, who also composed the 2005 and 2006 Andorran entries La mirada interior and Sense tu and British songwriter Ashley Hicklin, who also composed the 2010 Belgium Eurovision entry "Me and My Guitar" performed by Tom Dice.^[1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mother" (Eurosong 2014)	3:00

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[3]	32

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Belgium^[4]	10 March 2014	Digital download	VRT Line Extensions

References

^ Granger, Anthony (16 March 2014). "Belgium: Axel Hirsoux Has Won!". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Axel Hirsoux – Mother" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Axel Hirsoux – Mother" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ iTunes - Music - Mother (Eurosong 2014) - Single by Axel Hirsoux

[Belgium-1] Granger, Anthony (16 March 2014). "Belgium: Axel Hirsoux Has Won!". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[sc_Flanders_Axel_Hirsoux-2] "Axel Hirsoux – Mother" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Axel_Hirsoux-3] "Axel Hirsoux – Mother" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[4] Tunes - Music - Mother (Eurosong 2014) - Single by Axel Hirsoux

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Artists	Roberto Bellarosa Bob Benny Blanche Lily Castel Vanessa Chinitor Ann Christy Clouseau Robert Cogoi Mélanie Cohl Copycat Lisa del Bo Barbara Dex Tom Dice Dream Express Eliot Frédéric Etherlinck Serge and Christine Ghisoland Gustaph Axel Hirsoux Hooverphonic Jacques Hustin Ingeborg Iris Ishtar Sandra Kim The KMG's Philippe Lafontaine Fud Leclerc Linda Lepomme Claude Lombard Jérémie Makiese Micha Marah Mony Marc Lize Marke Morgane Mustii Louis Neefs Nicole and Hugo Loïc Nottet Pas de Deux Pierre Rapsat Jacques Raymond Nuno Resende Reynaert Kate Ryan Liliane Saint-Pierre Bobbejaan Schoepen Sennek Sergio and the Ladies Nathalie Sorce Emly Starr Stella Telex Laura Tesoro Tonia Urban Trad Jean Vallée Witloof Bay Xandee Jacques Zegers
Songs	"1 Life" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het weer lente is" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Avanti la vie" "Baby, Baby" "Because of You" "Before the Party's Over" "City Lights" "Copycat" "Dis oui" "Door de wind" "Envie de vivre" "Euro-Vision" "Fleur de liberté" "Geef het op" "Gelukkig zijn" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Le Grand soir" "Hey Nana" "Hou toch van mij" "Iemand als jij" "Ik heb zorgen" "J'aime la vie" "Je t'adore" "Jennifer Jennings" "Judy et Cie" "Laat me nu gaan" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Liefde is een kaartspel" "Like the Wind" "Love Kills" "Love Power" "Ma petite chatte" "Macédomienne" "A Matter of Time" "Me and My Guitar" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Miss You" "Mon amour pour toi" "Mother" "Nous, on veut des violons" "O Julissi" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie" "Près de ma rivière" "Quand tu reviendras" ~~"Release Me"~~ "Rendez-vous" "Rhythm Inside" "Samson" "Sanomi" "September, gouden roos" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Sister" "Soldiers of Love" "Straatdeuntje" "Ton nom" "Viens l'oublier" "La Voix est libre" "Waarom?" "Wake Up" "What's the Pressure" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "The Wrong Place"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete