Bombo (song)

"Bombo"
Single by Adelén
Released30 January 2013
Recorded2013
GenreTropical dance
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Quiz & Larossi
Adelén singles chronology
"Bombo"
(2013) 		"Baila Conmigo"
(2013)
Music video
"Bombo" on YouTube

Bombo is a 2013 song performed by Norwegian singer Adelén.[1] It was one of the finalists of Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in a bid to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden.[1] It has been described as a tropical dance song.[2]

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". Despite "Bombo" not winning the final nomination, it went straight to number 2 on the Norwegian iTunes chart after her performance, reaching the top of the charts the week after.[3]

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.[4]

The track also scored the 2013 Eurodanceweb Award reaching the highest score on the history of the Award as well as the largest distance from the second placed song.[5]

"Bombo" was certified Gold in Sweden.[6]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 1
Poland (Dance Top 50)[9] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[11] 3× Platinum 30,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[6] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Kristin Svensen, Suzanne Kristoffersen (February 2, 2013). "Klar for finalen i MGP - Larvik: Showets yngste artist, Horten-jenta Adelén Rusillo Steen (16), vant MGP-delfinalen i Larvik lørdag kveld". Tønsbergs Blad] (in Norwegian).
  2. ^ Jonathan Vautrey (February 28, 2021). "New music this week: 19 songs from Jamala, Harel Skaat, Edsilia Rombley and more". Wiwibloggs.
  3. ^ Willy Lee Adams (March 23, 2013). "Norway: Adelen's "Bombo" Reaches #1". Wiwibloggs.
  4. ^ Willy Lee Adams (7 October 2013). ""Bombo" Girl Adelen Wins OGAE Second Chance Contest". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. ^ "Norway wins Eurodanceweb Award 2013". Oikotimes. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  6. ^ a b "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 34, 2013 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Scroll to position 27 to view certification.
  7. ^ "Adelén: Bombo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  8. ^ "Adelén – Bombo". VG-lista.
  9. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
  10. ^ "Adelén – Bombo". Singles Top 100.
  11. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Adelén – Bombo" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 31 August 2023.