| "Technicolour" | ||||
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| Single byMontaigne | ||||
| Released | 5 March 2021[1] | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Wonderlick | |||
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| Producer | Dave Hammer | |||
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| "Technicolour" onYouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | ||||
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| Artist | Montaigne | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 14th | |||
| Semi-final points | 28 | |||
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| ◄ "Don't Break Me" (2020) | ||||
| "Not the Same" (2022) ► | ||||
"Technicolour" is a song by Australian singer-songwriterMontaigne. The songrepresented Australia in theEurovision Song Contest 2021 inRotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcasterSpecial Broadcasting Service (SBS).[2] Montaigne co-wrote the song with songwriter and producer Dave Hammer. Montaigne stated that the song "makes you want to cry, makes you want to dance, makes you want to take on a malignant corporate power".[3] The song did not qualify for the final.[4]
A music video was released on 5 May 2021 on Montaigne's YouTube channel. The video was directed by Courtney Brookes and produced by Eight Productions. Dancers Chantelle Landayan, Lorcan Power, Andrew Huynh, and Kirsten Willis were all featured in the music video.[5]
On 2 April 2020, SBS announced Australian singer-songwriterMontaigne as thecountry's representative for theEurovision Song Contest 2021.[6]
The65th edition of theEurovision Song Contest took place inRotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and a grand final on 22 May 2021.[7] According to theEurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting ofFrance,Germany,Italy,Spain and theUnited Kingdom, were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, with the top 10 countries from their respective semi-final progressing to the grand final.[8][9] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Australia would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.[10] The song did not progress to the final.[4]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 42 |
| Netherlands (Single Tip 30)[12] | 29 |