"Technicolour" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter
Montaigne
Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne ( ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a liter ...
. The song
represented Australia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcaster
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). Montaigne co-wrote the song with songwriter and producer Dave Hammer. Montaigne stated that the song "makes you want to cry, makes you want to dance, makes you want to take on a malignant corporate power". The song did not qualify for the final.
Music video
A music video was released on May 5, 2021 on Montaigne's YouTube channel. The video was directed by Courtney Brookes and produced by Eight Productions. Dancers Chantelle Landayan, Lorcan Power, Andrew Huynh, and Kirsten Willis were all featured in the music video.
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
On 2 April 2020, SBS announced Australian singer-songwriter
Montaigne
Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne ( ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a liter ...
as the
country's representative for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
At Eurovision
The
65th edition of the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
took place in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and a grand final on 22 May 2021.
According to the
Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "
Big Five", consisting of , , , and the , were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, with the top 10 countries from their respective semi-final progressing to the grand final.
On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Australia would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.
The song did not progress to the final.
Charts
References
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2021 songs
2021 singles
Eurovision songs of 2021
Eurovision songs of Australia
Montaigne (musician) songs