Hold Me Closer (Cornelia Jakobs song)

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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. [1] 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. [2] [3] "Hold Me Closer" ultimately received the most telephone votes during the heat, leading to Jakobs and the song qualifying directly to the final. [4] [5] [6] 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. [7] [8] [9]

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. [10] [11] 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. [12] The final was held on 14 May, where Sweden placed fourth overall, placing second with the juries and sixth with the public. [13] [14]

Awards and nominations

"Hold Me Closer"
Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer.png
Single by Cornelia Jakobs
Released26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)
Length3:19
Label Freebird Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Cornelia Jakobs singles chronology
"Weight of the World"
(2020)		"Hold Me Closer"
(2022)
Music video
"Hold Me Closer" on YouTube
Awards and nominations for "Hold Me Closer"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2022
 Marcel Bezençon Awards Composer AwardWon [12]
Rockbjörnen Swedish Song of the YearWon [15]
Musikplats Stockholm Song of the YearWon [16]
Musikförläggarnas Pris Song of the YearWon [17]
2023
 Grammis Song of the YearNominated [18]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Hold Me Closer"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) [19] 41
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [20] 9
Germany Download (Official German Charts) [21] 7
Global Excl. US ( Billboard ) [22] 132
Greece International (IFPI) [23] 50
Iceland (Plötutíðindi) [24] 2
Ireland (IRMA) [25] 38
Lithuania (AGATA) [26] 5
Lithuania (AGATA) [27]
Eurovision version		49
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [28] 76
Norway (VG-lista) [29] 15
Portugal (AFP) [30] 135
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [31] 88
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [32] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 53
UK Singles (OCC) [34] 59

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Hold Me Closer"
Chart (2022)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [35] 7

Certifications

Certifications for "Hold Me Closer"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [36] 3× Platinum24,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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