Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj song)
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"Golden Boy" is a song performed by Israeli singer Nadav Guedj and was written by Doron Medalie. It was chosen by public broadcaster IBA to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song was premièred on 12 March 2015.[1]
"Golden Boy" is the first ever Israeli Eurovision entry with lyrics entirely in the English language.
Within the Eurovision Song Contest, the song went through to the grand final after finishing in 3rd place in the 2nd Semi-final. The song finished in 9th place in the grand final with 97 points.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 36 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] | 48 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 178 |
| Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 45 |
| Israel (Media Forest)[6] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 44 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 54 |
Cover Versions
On 29 June 2015 the Greek singer Eleni Foureira has performed a Greek version of this song under the title "Στο Θεό Με Πάει" (Sto Theo Me Paei, Takes Me To God), and it was performed on the 2015 MAD Video Music Awards. On 22 July 2015, the official lyric video was released.
References
- ^ Laufer, Gil (26 February 2015). "Israel: Nadav Guedj to sing 'Golden boy' in Vienna". esctoday.com. ESCtoday. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
- ^ "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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