Voices (Tusse song)

"Voices"
Single by Tusse
Released27 February 2021 (2021-02-27)
GenreElectro-pop[1]
Length3:04
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Tusse singles chronology
"Crash"
(2020) 		"Voices"
(2021) 		"Grow"
(2021)
Music video
"Voices" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Joy Deb
  • Linnea Deb
  • Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt
  • Anderz Wrethov
Finals performance
Semi-final result
7th
Semi-final points
142
Final result
14th
Final points
109
Entry chronology
◄ "Move" (2020)
"Hold Me Closer" (2022) ►

"Voices" is a song performed by Congolese-Swedish singer Tusse,[2] composed by Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov.[3] The song competed in Melodifestivalen 2021, where it made it through to the final on 13 March 2021.[4][5] The song received the most points from both the viewers and the international jury in the final and won the final with 175 points, 57 points ahead of the runner-up. It represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam.[6] Following the song's win at Melodifestivalen, it ascended to number one on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan chart. It was later certified Platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association.[7]

In the semi-final, the song managed to qualify for the final on 22 May.[8] In the final the song placed 14th, breaking Sweden's streak of top 10 entries since 2013, thus giving the country their lowest result in eight years.[9]

Tusse also released a French language version of the song. He has declared: "It’s a huge pleasure for me to be able to release “Voices” in French. It’s a song that means a lot to me and have inspired me much. So, it feels very special and genuine to sing the song in French, especially because French is my mother tongue and it’s the first language I ever spoke".[10]

  1. ^ ""A million voices calling out in the rain" — Tusse's "Voices" lyrics are about freedom and fellowship". wiwibloggs.com. 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Debutantens och veteranens stora finaljubel". Sydsvenskan. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2021: Se bidragen - Tusse – Voices | SVT Barn". Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Barnkanalen SVT.
  4. ^ TT, Björn Berglund / (20 February 2021). "Perrelli och Tusse till final i Melodifestivalen". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest The Local. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Tusse triumphs at Melodifestivalen with 'Voices'". Eurovision.tv. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 15" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. ^ TT, Sofia Sundström / (19 May 2021). "Lättad Tusse till final: "Världens urladdning"". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Tusse slutade på plats 14 – Italien vann för första gången på 31 år". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  10. ^ "SONG: Tusse - 'Voices' (French Version)". scandipop.co.uk. 18 May 2021.