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Luxembourg Song Contest

On 12 May 2023, Luxembourgish broadcaster RTL officially announced that they would compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, marking the first bid for the country to enter the contest in 32 years, and 31 years since Luxembourg last competed. [21] RTL organized an eight-entry final, the Luxembourg Song Contest, to select its entrant for 2024. The edition was the first iteration of the contest. The final was held on 27 January 2024, with the final being separated into two rounds, with both rounds utilizing a 50/50 vote of juries and televoting. The top three in the final would move onto a superfinal. [22]

Golergant was officially announced to compete on 11 December, [6] with the song being released on 9 January. [7] The song was drawn to perform last out of the eight entries. [23] The performance featured Golergant in a black leather dress, surrounded by backing dancers. [24] After moving onto the superfinal, the song earned 94 points from the jury and 84 points from televoting for a combined total of 178 points in the superfinal, winning over second-place finisher, "Drowning In The Rain" by Krick, by 13 points. As a result of the victory, Golergant won the right to represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. [25]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Luxembourg was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the second half of the show. [26] Golergant was later drawn to perform 15th and last in the semi-final, following Portugal's Iolanda. [27]

For her Eurovision performance, Ukrainian director German Nenov  [ ru ] was appointed as the staging director. [28] The performance featured Golergant in a multi-colored dress along with five backing dancers in purple, red, and pink lighting. [29] The use of fireworks, fire, and smoke were all used. [30] LEDs were also implemented during the performance; a tiger colored in gold along with "colorful swirls" were shown. [29] "Fighter" finished in fifth, scoring 117 points and securing a position in the Eurovision grand final. [31]

Golergant performed a repeat of her performance in the grand final on 11 May. The song was performed fourth in the final, after Germany's Isaak and before Israel's Eden Golan. [32] After the results were announced, she finished in 13th with 103 points, with a split score of 83 points from juries and 20 points from televoting. [33] One set each of the maximum 12 points for both juries and televoting was given by Israel. [34]

Charts

"Fighter"
Fighter (Tali song).png
Single by Tali
Released12 January 2024 (2024-01-12)
Genre Pop [1]
Length2:55
3:00 (Eurovision version)
Label Bel Air
Songwriter(s)
Tali singles chronology
"Dancing Alone"
(2023)		"Fighter"
(2024)
Music video
"Fighter" on YouTube
Chart performance for "Fighter"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Greece International (IFPI) [35] 39
Lithuania (AGATA) [36] 27
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [37] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [38] 8

Release history

Release history and formats for "Fighter"
CountryDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various12 January 2024 Digital download Bel Air
29 March 2024Digital download (Eurovision)

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