Bigger Than Us (Michael Rice Song)
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"Bigger than Us" is a song written by
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, Anna-Klara Folin, Jonas Thander, and
John Lundvik John Lundvik (; born 27 January 1983) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter. He was part of the athletic team for IFK Växjö. Lundvik also has a singing and songwriter career having composed songs for films and the Wedding of ...
and performed by Michael Rice. He performed the song at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broad ...
, and came in 26th place. The song was chosen on 8 February 2019 at
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's national selection show '' Eurovision: You Decide''. The song was used as the theme music for the
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2019 and 2020.


At Eurovision


''Eurovision: You Decide''

The song was chosen at ''Eurovision: You Decide'' by the British public and three judges selected by the
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. After receiving confirmation from the three judges, Michael won the final, beating Jordan Clarke with the song "Freaks" and Kerrie-Anne with the song "Sweet Lies". The song was originally chosen for
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to be performed by Swedish singer-songwriter
John Lundvik John Lundvik (; born 27 January 1983) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter. He was part of the athletic team for IFK Växjö. Lundvik also has a singing and songwriter career having composed songs for films and the Wedding of ...
, however Lundvik decided on another song and entered "Bigger than Us" to ''Eurovision: You Decide'' as a songwriter. Lundvik won Melodifestivalen 2019 with his song " Too Late for Love", and competed against "Bigger than Us" in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broad ...
. Lundvik finished 5th.


In Tel Aviv

As the United Kingdom is a member of the " Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the grand final, which was held on 18 May 2019 at the
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in pavilion 2.


Grand Final

The song finished 26th with a total of 11 points in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 grand final in Tel Aviv, becoming the 4th act from the United Kingdom to finish last in the grand final.


Critical reception

Charlotte Runcie of ''
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'' approved of the choice of song for the United Kingdom's
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entry, praising Michael Rice's vocals and calling the track "a perfectly respectable Eurovision-friendly power ballad with a key change. Nothing special but, crucially, nothing embarrassing."


Charts


References

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