Love Kills (Roberto Bellarosa song)

"Love Kills"
Single by Roberto Bellarosa
Released	15 March 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Dance-pop, Breakbeat
Length	3:00
Label	SME Belgium, 8ball Music
Songwriter(s)	Jukka Immonen, Iain Farquharson
Producer(s)	Jukka Immonen
Roberto Bellarosa singles chronology
"Apprends-moi" (2012) "Love Kills" (2013) "Suivre mon étoile" (2013)
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry
Country	Belgium
Artist(s)	Roberto Bellarosa
Language	English
Composer(s)	Jukka Immonen, Iain Farquharson
Lyricist(s)	Jukka Immonen, Iain Farquharson
Finals performance
Semi-final result	5th
Semi-final points	75
Final result	12th
Final points	71
Entry chronology
◄ "Would You?" (2012)
"Mother" (2014) ►

"Love Kills" is a song recorded by Belgian singer Roberto Bellarosa. The song was written by Jukka Immonen and Iain Farquharson. It is best known as Belgium's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.[1] The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. During the first semi-final, Belgium was voted into the final on 18 May 2013. In the final the song placed 12th with 71 points.

Background

On 16 December 2012, "Love Kills" was chosen as Belgium's Eurovision entry during a live radio show, aired on VivaCité.[1] Co-writer Iain Farquharson wrote Azerbaijan's 2011 Eurovision winner, "Running Scared".

Track listing

Digital download[2]

1. Love Kills – 3:00

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	6
Germany (GfK)[5]	90
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	71
Sweden (DigiListan)[7]	29

References

1. Storvik-Green, Simon (16 December 2012). "Roberto to sing "Love Kills" for Belgium in Malmö!". Eurovision.tv.
2. "iTunes - Music - Love Kills - Single by Roberto Bellarosa". iTunes. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
3. "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
6. "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. "DigiListan 2013-05-26". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved May 26, 2013.