Hold Me Closer (Cornelia Jakobs song)
{{Short description|2022 song by Cornelia Jakobs}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Hold Me Closer
| cover = Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cornelia Jakobs
| album =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|02|26}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=19}} (single)
{{Duration|m=3}} (Eurovision version)
| label = Freebird Entertainment
| writer =
- Cornelia Jakobsdotter
- David Zandén
- Isa Molin
| producer =
| prev_title = Weight of the World
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|wWDThAfryW4|"Hold Me Closer"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry
| embed = yes
| song = {{flagicon|Sweden}} "Hold Me Closer"
| year = 2022
| country = Sweden
| artist = Cornelia Jakobs
| languages = English
| composer = {{hlist|Cornelia Jakobsdotter|David Zandén|Isa Molin}}
| lyricist = {{hlist|Cornelia Jakobsdotter|David Zandén|Isa Molin}}
| place = 4th
| points = 438
| place_semi = 1st
| points_semi = 396
| prev = Voices
| prev_link = Voices (Tusse song)
| next = Tattoo
| next_link = Tattoo (Loreen song)
}}
}}
"Hold Me Closer" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Cornelia Jakobs, released as a single on 26 February 2022. It represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, after winning the Melodifestivalen 2022 final with 146 points. At Eurovision, Jakobs performed 17th of the 18 acts in the second semi-final, where she qualified for the grand final. In the grand final, she performed 20th of 25th acts and finished in fourth place in the Eurovision grand final with 438 points.
The song was Sweden's best performing song at Eurovision in the seven years since their last victory and scored the most points ever received by a Swedish entry in the grand final before being surpassed by next year's entry, "Tattoo".
Eurovision Song Contest
{{Main|Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}
Jakobs was announced as a participant in Melodifestivalen 2022, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Hold Me Closer" on 26 November 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-01|title=Hela listan – de tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2022|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/hela-listan-de-tavlar-i-melodifestivalen-2022|access-date=2021-12-01|website=SVT Nyheter|language=sv}} Drawn to compete in the first heat on 5 February 2022, following a technical glitch during the show's broadcast, voting through the competition's mobile app failed and only telephone votes were counted during the heat as a result, despite telephone votes typically making up just one of eight voting categories which determine qualification at Melodifestivalen.{{cite web|last=Rossini|first=Federico|url=https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2021/12/14/melodifestivalen-2022-la-scaletta-delle-quattro-semifinali/|title=Melodifestivalen: la scaletta delle quattro semifinali|date=2021-12-14|work=Eurofestival News|language=it|access-date=2021-12-15}}{{Cite web|date=5 February 2022|title=Telefonröstning avgjorde Melodifestivalens första deltävling|url=https://media.melodifestivalen.se/post/telefonrostning-avgjorde-melodifestivalens-forsta-deltavling|access-date=2022-02-05|website=media.melodifestivalen.se|publisher=SVT|language=sv|archive-date=2022-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205204844/https://media.melodifestivalen.se/post/telefonrostning-avgjorde-melodifestivalens-forsta-deltavling|url-status=dead}} "Hold Me Closer" ultimately received the most telephone votes during the heat, leading to Jakobs and the song qualifying directly to the final.{{Cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/05/melodifestivalen-2022-semi-final-1-results-cornelia-jakobs-and-robin-bengtsson-qualify-for-final/269359/|title=Melodifestivalen 2022 heat 1 results: Cornelia Jakobs and Robin Bengtsson qualify for final|date=5 February 2022|website=wiwibloggs|access-date=4 March 2022}}{{Cite web|date=5 February 2022|title=Kvällens resultat - Deltävling 1|url=https://media.melodifestivalen.se/post/kvallens-resultat-deltavling-1-1|access-date=2022-02-05|website=media.melodifestivalen.se|publisher=SVT|language=sv|archive-date=2022-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205211057/https://media.melodifestivalen.se/post/kvallens-resultat-deltavling-1-1|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Resultat Melodifestivalen 2022 |url=https://media.melodifestivalen.se/post/resultat-melodifestivalen-2022 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=media.melodifestivalen.se |publisher=SVT |language=sv |archive-date=2022-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317140616/https://media.melodifestivalen.se/post/resultat-melodifestivalen-2022 |url-status=dead}} The final was later held on 12 March, where "Hold Me Closer" went on to win the competition, receiving the most points from the international juries and second-most points from the Swedish public.{{cite web|last=Meersman|first=Boris|date=2022-03-12|title=Cornelia Jakobs has won Melfest!!!|url=http://www.escunited.com/cornelia-jakobs-has-won-melfest/|access-date=2022-03-12|website=ESCUnited|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=12 March 2022 |title=The right one at the right time? Cornelia Jakobs wins in Sweden 🇸🇪 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/cornelia-jakobs-wins-in-sweden |website=Eurovision.tv |access-date=12 March 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2022 |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/sweden/melodifestivalen-2022 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}
As the winner of Melodifestivalen, Jakobs represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin with "Hold Me Closer". The song competed in the second semi-final on 12 May, where it qualified to the final after placing first in the semi-final, receiving the highest number of points from both the juries of music professionals and the viewing public.{{Cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=Eurovision 2022: The Second Semi-Final Qualifiers |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-22-second-semi-final-qualifiers |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=Eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}{{Cite web |title=Second Semi-Final of Turin 2022 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/second-semi-final |access-date=14 May 2022 |work=Eurovision.tv}} Going into the final, Sweden was considered one of the frontrunners to win the competition, and was awarded the Composer Award by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) at the Marcel Bezençon Awards, voted on by the participating composers for the best and most original composition. The final was held on 14 May, where Sweden placed fourth overall, placing second with the juries and sixth with the public.{{Cite web|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Grand Final|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/grand-final|access-date=6 February 2022|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.svd.se/a/eEnK4R/eurovision-folj-cornelia-jakobs-i-finalen-har|title=Ukraina vinner Eurovision – Jakobs fyra|date=14 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet}}
Awards and nominations
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Cornelia Jakobs|title=Hold Me Closer|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|source=artist|access-date=1 April 2024}}
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References
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{{Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}
Category:Melodifestivalen songs of 2022
Category:Eurovision songs of 2022
Category:Eurovision songs of Sweden