Bombo is a 2013 song performed by
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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singer
Adelén
Adelén Rusillo Steen (born 4 November 1996), known professionally as Adelén, is a Spanish-Norwegian singer.
Career
2013–present: Melodi Grand Prix and debut
Adelén participated in the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision So ...
.
It was one of the finalists of
Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in a bid to represent Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EB ...
in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
, Sweden.
It has been described as a
tropical dance
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song.
The song advanced to the Top 10 finals and was chosen as one of four songs for the Gold Final. It eventually finished runner-up, the winner being
Margaret Berger and her song "
I Feed You My Love
"I Feed You My Love" is a song recorded by Norwegian singer Margaret Berger. The song was written by Karin Park and MachoPsycho and produced by MachoPsycho.
It is best known as Norway's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, ...
". Despite "Bombo" not winning the final nomination, it went straight to number 2 on the Norwegian
iTunes
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chart after her performance, reaching the top of the charts the week after.
It participated in the
2013 OGAE Second Chance Contest and won the competition with 151 points, 29 points over the runner-up, "E se poi" by
Malika Ayane.
The track also scored the 2013
Eurodanceweb Award
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reaching the highest score on the history of the Award as well as the largest distance from the second placed song.
"Bombo" was certified Gold in Sweden.
Charts
Certifications
References
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2013 songs
Number-one singles in Norway
2013 singles
Songs written by Andreas Romdhane
Songs written by Josef Larossi
Songs written by Ina Wroldsen
Macaronic songs
Song recordings produced by Quiz & Larossi
Melodi Grand Prix songs of 2013