Queen of Kings (song)

"Queen of Kings" is a song by Norwegian-Italian singer Alessandra Mele, which was released on 9 January 2023.[1] The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Melodi Grand Prix 2023, Norway's national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.[2][3] The track peaked at number one in Norway and entered the top ten in Iceland, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden, Hungary and the United Kingdom.

"Queen of Kings"
The official cover for "Queen of Kings"
Single by Alessandra
LanguageEnglish
Released9 January 2023
Length2:40
LabelStarlab Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Henning Olerud
  • Stanley Ferdinandez
  • Alessandra Mele
  • Linda Dale
Music video
"Queen of Kings" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
  • Henning Olerud
  • Stanley Ferdinandez
  • Alessandra Mele
  • Linda Dale
Lyricist(s)
  • Henning Olerud
  • Stanley Ferdinandez
  • Alessandra Mele
  • Linda Dale
Finals performance
Semi-final result
6th
Semi-final points
102
Final result
5th
Final points
268
Entry chronology
◄ "Give That Wolf a Banana" (2022)

Composition

In an interview with Eurovision fansite Eurovision Fun, Mele stated that the song is about showing "the power of women, but also the power of all people, about how important it is to feel yourself." Mele said that her experiences as a bisexual woman influenced the creation of the song.[4]

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Melodi Grand Prix 2023

Melodi Grand Prix 2023

Melodi Grand Prix 2023 was the 61st edition of Melodi Grand Prix, the contest that selects the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest consists of three semi-finals and one final.[5] "Queen of Kings" was selected to compete first in the first-semi final, where it would manage to qualify to the final.[6]

Heading into the final, the song was considered a favorite to win Melodi Grand Prix 2023, being the favorite in reader polls on Eurovision fansites Wiwibloggs[7] and ESCUnited.[8] In the final, an international jury and a public televote was used, with both contributing 50% of the vote. "Queen of Kings" would manage to earn a total of 233 points, earning 104 points from the jury and 129 from the public, winning both halves of the vote and earning the Norwegian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[9]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Norway was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2023, where it qualified for the final after its performance as the contest's opening song.[10]

Charts
Chart performance for "Queen of Kings"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 19
Greece International (IFPI)[13] 34
Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 6
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[15] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 18
Italy (FIMI)[17] 33
Lithuania (AGATA)[18] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 12
Norway (VG-lista)[20] 1
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[21] 57
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 10

References
  1. Kurris, Denis (9 January 2023). "Norway 2023: Songs semi-final 1 released". ESCplus. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. Adams, Oliver (4 February 2023). "Alessandra sings "Queen of Kings" for Norway at Eurovision 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. "Norway: Alessandra wins 'Melodi Grand Prix' with 'Queen of Kings'". Eurovision Song Contest. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. Matamis, Apostolis (23 January 2023). "Alessandra Mele: "My song was written especially for Eurovision"". Eurovision Fun. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. Adams, William Lee (30 November 2022). "Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will have three semi-finals…but no duels or pre-qualified finalists". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. Vautrey, Jonathan (14 January 2023). "MGP 2023: Umami Tsunami, Ulrikke and Alessandra qualify from Semi-Final 1". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. Falk, Simon (3 February 2023). "Poll results: Alessandra is our readers' favourite to win Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. Tarbuck, Sean (4 February 2023). "Our readers want _______ to represent Norway in Liverpool!". ESCUnited. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. Petersen, Rasmus (4 February 2023). "Norway: Alessandra is the Queen of Kings – To Eurovision 2023 after winning MGP". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  10. Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. "Alessandra: Queen of Kings" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  12. "Alessandra – Queen of Kings" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. "IFPI Charts". ifpi.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  14. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  15. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  16. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  17. "Classifica settimanale WK 20 (dal 12.05.2023 al 18.05.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  18. "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  19. "Alessandra – Queen of Kings" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  20. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2023-06". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  21. "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 05.05.2023–11.05.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  22. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  23. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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