Bombo (song)

Bombo is a 2013 song performed by Norwegian singer Adelén.[1] It was one of the finalists of Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in a bid to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden.[1] It has been described as a tropical dance song.[2]

"Bombo"
Single by Adelén
Released30 January 2013
Recorded2013
GenreTropical dance
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Quiz & Larossi
Adelén singles chronology
"Bombo"
(2013)		 "Baila Conmigo"
(2013)
Music video
"Bombo" on YouTube

The song advanced to the Top 10 finals and was chosen as one of four songs for the Gold Final. It eventually finished runner-up, the winner being Margaret Berger and her song "I Feed You My Love". Despite "Bombo" not winning the final nomination, it went straight to number 2 on the Norwegian iTunes chart after her performance, reaching the top of the charts the week after.[3]

It participated in the 2013 OGAE Second Chance Contest and won the competition with 151 points, 29 points over the runner-up, "E se poi" by Malika Ayane.[4]

The track also scored the 2013 Eurodanceweb Award reaching the highest score on the history of the Award as well as the largest distance from the second placed song.[5]

"Bombo" was certified Gold in Sweden.[6]

Charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 1
Poland (Dance Top 50)[9] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 23

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[11] 3× Platinum 30,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[6] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Kristin Svensen, Suzanne Kristoffersen (February 2, 2013). "Klar for finalen i MGP - Larvik: Showets yngste artist, Horten-jenta Adelén Rusillo Steen (16), vant MGP-delfinalen i Larvik lørdag kveld". Tønsbergs Blad] (in Norwegian).
  2. Jonathan Vautrey (February 28, 2021). "New music this week: 19 songs from Jamala, Harel Skaat, Edsilia Rombley and more". Wiwibloggs.
  3. Willy Lee Adams (March 23, 2013). "Norway: Adelen's "Bombo" Reaches #1". Wiwibloggs.
  4. Willy Lee Adams (7 October 2013). ""Bombo" Girl Adelen Wins OGAE Second Chance Contest". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. "Norway wins Eurodanceweb Award 2013". Oikotimes. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  6. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 34, 2013 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Scroll to position 27 to view certification.
  7. "Adelén: Bombo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  8. "Adelén – Bombo". VG-lista.
  9. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
  10. "Adelén – Bombo". Singles Top 100.
  11. "Norwegian single certifications – Adelén – Bombo" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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