Skeletons (Dihaj song)

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| name = Skeletons

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| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Dihaj

| album =

| released = 15 March 2017

| recorded =

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| genre =

| length = 2:59

| label = CAP-Sounds

| writer = {{hlist|Isa Melikov|Sandra Bjurman}}

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| prev_title = Eşqini aşagı sal

| prev_year = 2016

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|song={{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} "Skeletons"

|year=2017

|country=Azerbaijan

|artist=Dihaj

|language=English

|composer={{hlist|Isa Melikov}}

|lyricist=Sandra Bjurman

|place=14th

|points=120

|place_semi=8th

|points_semi=150

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|prev_link=Miracle (Samra Rahimli song)

|next=X My Heart

|next_link=X My Heart (song)

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"Skeletons" is a song performed by Azerbaijani band Dihaj. The song represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=dihaj_reveals_azerbaijans_skeletons|title=Dihaj reveals Azerbaijan's 'Skeletons'|work=Eurovision.tv|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en-GB}} The song was revealed to the public on 11 March 2017, and was released as a digital download on 15 March.{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2017/03/11/azerbaijan-reveals-dihaj-skeletons-eurovision-2017/180056/|title=

AZERBAIJAN: DIHAJ REVEALS "SKELETONS" AS HER ENTRY FOR EUROVISION 2017|date=11 March 2017|publisher=Wiwibloggs|website=wiwibloggs.com|last=Salmon|first=Josh}} The song is composed by Isa Melikov and Sandra Bjurman, who composed the country's 2011 winning entry "Running Scared".

Eurovision Song Contest

Dihaj was confirmed to be the Azerbaijani representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 5 December 2016.{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2016/12/05/azerbaijan-dihaj-k-diana-hajiyeva-will-sing-eurovision-2017/158639/|title=Azerbaijan: DiHaj - a.k.a. Diana Hajiyeva - will sing at Eurovision 2017|date=5 December 2016|last=Adams|first=William Lee|publisher=Wiwibloggs|website=wiwibloggs.com}}{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2016/12/05/azerbaijan-diana-hajiyeva-eurovision-song-contest-2017/|title=Azerbaijan: Diana Hajiyeva to Eurovision Song Contest 2017|date=5 December 2016|publisher=Eurovoix|website=eurovoix.com|last=Granger|first=Anthony}} The music video to her entry, "Skeletons", was later revealed on 11 March 2017. Azerbaijan competed in the first half of the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest{{Cite web|last=Jordan|first=Paul|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=kyiv_to_host_eurovision_2017|title=Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!|date=9 September 2016|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|accessdate=11 September 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Jordan|first1=Paul|title=Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=semi-final_allocation_draw_on_monday_pots_revealed|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|accessdate=25 January 2016|date=21 January 2016}} in which she qualified to the final. She was 12th in the running order of the grand final and finished in 14th place including 42 points from televote (11th place) and 78 points from the juries (12th place).{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/running-order-grand-final-2017|title=EXCLUSIVE: Running order for the 2017 Grand Final released!|website=Eurovision.tv|accessdate=11 May 2017}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/skeletons/1214949694?app=music&i=1214949771&ign-mpt=uo%3D4|title=Skeletons - Single|website=iTunes |access-date=15 March 2017}}

| title1 = Skeletons

| length1 = 2:59

| title2 = Skeletons

| note2=Karaoke Version

| length2=2:59

}}

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Skeletons" ! Chart (2017) ! Peak position
scope="row"\| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2017&dspp=20\|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20, 2017\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|access-date=1 April 2022}} \| 20

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for "Skeletons"

! Chart (2017)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2017&dspp=20|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20, 2017|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=1 April 2022}}

| 20

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label
scope="row"\| Various \| 15 March 2017 \| Digital download \| CAP-Sounds

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! Region

! Date

! Format

! Label

scope="row"| Various

| 15 March 2017

| Digital download

| CAP-Sounds

References

Category:Eurovision songs of Azerbaijan

Category:Eurovision songs of 2017

Category:2017 songs

Category:2017 singles

Category:Songs written by Sandra Bjurman