The latest at the Tel Aviv collection

Welcome to the Tel Aviv Collection, בברכה

It’s year 11 for the Collection blogs, and this time we’re in Tel Aviv, Israel.

I know it took a while, but work on the Eurovision Collectors Guide 1956-2018 took most of the time available the past few months.

As usual, you'll find all official releases (physical and digital), promo info (as much as possible) and the odd coverversion, chart position and important trivia.

Always more to come, the latest updated pages are at the top of this links list. Thanks to all who have sent me info and alerts, Special thanks to Rick, to Nigel and to Krzysztof.

20/20 The Rotterdam Collection is here 

and Rotterdam 2.1 is here

And how about a visit to Torino?

The Netherlands - Duncan Laurence sings Arcade, Out now!

WINNER OF THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2019! 

New 2020 Vinyl EP release. Debút album in a load of formats.  Duet version of Arcade.  2021 chart success, Hot 100! 2021 remix, Deluxe CD. Record Store Day 2021 10 inch

2023: Hollyood Session version

Norway - MGP songs online, KEiiNO jojks to victory, Club mix out now, Acoustic version. Norway wins the Televote. OKTA CD out May 15. 2021 remix. 2022 re-issue

 San Marino - We. Love. Serhat, Say Na Na Na, cdsingle now available, Album That's How I Feel out now. Sing Na Na Na auf Deutsch x 6, 2020 Spanish version out now, 2022 2LP and 2CD

Iceland - Söngvakeppninn release, Hate will prevail. 2020: LP CD out now! Hate:  the new 2021 Remix

Australia - First ever National Final won by Kate Miller-Heidke, remixes and acoustic out now. Digital EP with yet another remix, 2020 Blue vinyl single.

Switzerland - Dirty dancing with Luca Hänni, #1 hit, chart trivia. Greek-ish version, 7 remixes out now. 2020 album 110 karat

Slovenia - Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl Dare To Dream version out now, promo info, 2020 LP, At Home EP version
Let's Get Physical - All releases you can touch and buy in a shop. 2020 LP's
Eurovision Collectors Guide 1956-2018 - Print your own book.
Azerbaijan - Truth! Chingiz Mustafayev, out now, Acoustic version, New remix out now
Finland - Darude didn't take Tel Aviv by (sand)storm? (Look away now), October remixes out now
Spain - Miki Nuñez to Tel Aviv, OT CD out now, new version, promo info, CD Amuza out now
Limited edition vinyl, 7" available since July 26, Shop now!
North Macedonia - Tamara returns after 11 years and she's proud of it. Listen to her song now. Remixes on the Tube. Winner of the Jury vote. Cyrillic remix out now
Cyprus - It's Tamta!, really, it is. Play Replay now, promo info, new acoustic version out now
Romania - Listen to the competing songs, Ester Peony On A Sunday, new version, promo & cdsingle
France - Bilal Hassani rules, Kingdom out now! prom & versions update.
Serbia - Beovizija songs online, Nevena Božović wins, New version out now, versions and promo update
Albania - Jonida Maliqi won the 57th Festivali i Këngës, Single out now. Eurovision version out now, Fest 57 digital album
Italy - Mahmood wins Sanremo, Sanremo Vinyl singles,  2CD/2LP out now, Release updates. Benny Benassi mixes Soldi, CD/vinyl boxset, More remixes, More new versions, Silver for Mahmood, 100.000.000 YT views.
Malta - Michela Pace, listen to Chameleon, the last one to be released is out now, New Chameleon, spot the difference, promo info
Montenegro - Listen to the competing songs, Heaven for D Mol but no final, promo info
Hungary - A Dal CD out now, Joci gets a 2nd chance and a new version for Tel Aviv but no final, promo info
Belgium - Wake Up with Eliot Vassamillet. Acoustic version out now, promo info
Greece - Katerina Duska, Better Love out now, promo
Russia - Sergey gets a second chance, Scream today, Lightsaber remix, more remixes, Russian version
Austria - Pænda unlimited, single out now, remix, Darude gets his hands on Limits, out now.
United Kingdom - You Decided: Michael Rice to Eurovision, single out now, 7th Heaven remixes finally released
Sweden - MF CD, John Lundvik, it's his turn, remixes out now.
Denmark - Listen to the competing songs, Leonora wins, Strings version.
Lithuania - Eurovizijos Dainų Konkurso Nacionalinė Atranka 2019 won by Jurijus, new version out now, who's Jurij? Remix out now.
Jurijus has an album out now.
Czech Republic - Friend of a friend rerecorded
Estonia - Listen to the competing songs, Victor Crone to Tel Aviv, Remix out now
Belarus - Like it or not, Zena goes to Tel Aviv with a new version
Israel - Kobi Karimi Israel Homecoming...., song released, remix, new Stage version out now
Georgia - Go ahead Oto Nemsadze has a new title, single out now, promo info
7th Heaven get their own page at the Tel Aviv Collection, play!
The OGAE 2019 ESCzine, Dare To Dream The one publication you need this year.
Portugal - FdC songs online, CD out now, Conan Osiris' piece has a new jacket. promo info
Poland - Tulia sing in Tel Aviv, Pali Się / Fire of Love, LP/CD info, coloured Vinyl single out now
Armenia - Srbuk, Walking Out on March 10. listen, piano version, Going Deeper Mix
Ireland - Sarah McTernan at 22, digital single out now
Moldova - Listen to the competing songs, Anna or Ana wins, versions sorted?
Latvia - Supernova songs online, Carousel wins, new version

Croatia - Roko's Dream, Heroj Original Croatian version. DORA CD available now, update

Germany - Unser Song für !srael, S!sters w!n.
Ukraine - Vidbir 2019 songs, Maruv wins but no one is going to Tel Aviv.

Absentia Bulgaria

About the Tel Aviv Collection:

The Tel Aviv Collection, a "branch" of the Eurovision Collectors Guide, collects info on all official releases (physical and digital), promo info (as much as possible) and the odd coverversion, chart position and important trivia. 

Digital release info may not apply to all territories, you'll have to do some investigating by yourself there.

All digital release images (DRI's) are taken from the likes of iTunes and/or Amazon or sources noted otherwise.

Digital release also includes streaming (like Spotify), but not all releases can be found there.

Please note only links to official / legal downloads are used in the Lisbon Collection.

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Due to working hours I won’t always be able to publish the latest news first, but the Tel Aviv collection will be your Collectors Guide to the 2019 contest and it will be here to stay for future reference.

The Eurovision Collectors Guide 1956 - 2018 is out now!

Netherlands - Duncan Laurence - Arcade

CONGRATULATIONS DUNCAN LAURENCE
As a Dutchie myself I'm over the moon with our victory. After 44 years with Ding A Dong as your most recent trophy it always seemed impossible to get a victory in our beloved game.
But Dare To Dream seemed very appropriate. Austria did it against all odds, Portugal after 50 years and now the Netherlands did it. Just saying: never give up, everything is possible. Thanks Duncan Laurence for an unforgettable moment.


1 - 498 pts / 1 - 280 pts in semi 2
Duncan Laurence represented the Netherlands in Tel Aviv. The song Arcade was revealed on March 7.
Arcade is written by Duncan de Moor (= Duncan Laurence), Joel Sjöö and Wouter Hardy.
The video is here and the single is out now through the usual digital sources.
A vinyl single was released on July 26. More details below.

An early demo has already been available on Youtube

Vinyl !
A limited edition vinyl single was first sold at Duncan's Paradiso concert merchandise stand and it got a proper release on July 26.
It includes the Eurovision version and an acoustic version. (Universal 0 602577 952289).
It's a heavy vinyl edition in a glossy sleeve with a (black) inner sleeve for protection.
The vinyl is (still) available in the Dutch shops, online at several international retailers.
It has also been spotted in the racks of El Cortes Ingles in Spain.
The b-side acoustic version was released as a digital track on July 19.

Digital release image

Arcade is the 3^rd vinyl 7”inch single this year but it’s been a while since a Eurovision winner had a 7” inch release. The last one was in 1994: Rock 'n' roll kids by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan which won for Ireland. 1994 was also the last year that saw three vinyl singles (Ireland, U.K. and Finland)

2019 also saw a fourth vinyl single although released in 2020.

Arcade won the Eurovision Song Contest but didn't win any of the  seperate results (Jury or Televote).
It also won the 2nd semifinal.
Only two countries made in to the top five in both the Tele & Jury votes. One won and one came second (Italy), seems right to me.

More Vinyl
On July 24 2020 a 10"inch vinyl was released. It's titled Worlds On Fire and includes five songs.
1 Beautiful
2 Yet
3 Arcade
4 Someone Else
5 Love Don't Hate It
The version of Arcade is the one we know. (Universal  0602507258597)

And even more

Duncan's debut LP Small Town Boy is released on November 13. It has Arcade in the regular version. The album is out on CD, LP, Limited transparent vinyl LP, Cassette (!) and digital.

If that's not enough you also buy a Duncan Laurence App which gives you access to all kinds of everything (but not the album).

Deluxe edition 2021

A new edition of Small Town Boy was released on May 21, 2021. (Universal / Spark 381 7754)

It includes Arcade, the Fletcher version and the Sam Feldt remix. Also has Stars from the Eurovision 2021 final show.

The US CD release is out on June 25. (Capitol 602438177547)

Duet version and remix

A Duet version with Fletcher was released on November 27 2020. It's released as a digital single and also included on the Spotify version of Small Town Boy.

On April 23 2021 the Sam Feldt remix of Arcade is released. It's the first officially released remix.

Both are also on the 2021 Deluxe version of the Small Town Boy CD.

Black Friday 2021

On Novermber 26 2021 a limited edition 10 inch vinyl with four versions of Arcade was released under the Record Store Day flag.

A1 Arcade

A2 Arcade (Acoustic)

B1 Arcade with Fletcher

B2 Arcade Sam Feldt remix

Thanks Marion!

(Universal / Spark 382297-5)

The Hollywood Session version 2023

Skyboy - The Hollywood Session is a digital album released in November 2023.

It includes mostly tracks from his Skyboy album but also has a new version of Arcade.

Dutch Winners

Arcade is the fifth Dutch Eurovision winner.
50 years ago Lenny Kuhr did it with De Troubadour, but she had to share the winners reprise with three others.
The Netherlands also won in 1957 (Corry Brokken - Net Als Toen) and 1959 (Teddy Scholten - 'n Beetje) and was the first country to have two victories, but that was 60 years ago.
The most recent Dutch winner was Teach In in 1975. Their Ding-A-Dong was a decent European hit.

Duncan Laurence had a few moments in the 2014 season of The Voice Of Holland where he reached the semi finals. He was coached by Ilse de lange of Common Linnets fame.

Versions
Arcade
- digital release, Tel Aviv 2CD. 7" inch, World On Fire 10"inch, Small Town Boy CD/LP
Arcade - Acoustic version
- limited edition 7"inch
Arcade - duet with Fletcher

- digital release 27-11-20, Deluxe version CD Small Town Boy

Arcade - Sam Feldt remix

- digital release 23-4-21, Deluxe version CD Small Town Boy

Arcade - Skybot - The Hollywood Session versions

- digital album The Hollyoowd Session 17-11-23

Arcade - karaoke
- on the official karaoke album (digital)
An early demo has already been available on Youtube
Another (one take) acoustic version recorded in Capitol studios Hollywood is here at Youtube.

Charts
Netherlands Dutch top 100: 10, 12, 12, 14, 13, 15, 10, 8, 7, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 53, 62, 78, 77, 70, 73, 91, 84, 88, - re (Dec 13) 85, -,  re January 2020: 74, 80, 98, - re: May 2020: 86, - re-entry week 6 2021: 98, 96, 97, 71, 72, 74, 60, 67, 75, 87, 60, 66, 71, 59, 47, 79, 91, - (1-56)
Netherlands Dutch top 40: 29, 11, 8, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 20, 26, 33, 37, - (1-22)
Even though none of the Dutch charts is very reliable any longer, (The top 40 is affiliated with just one radio station now and doesn't include sales) it's remarkable that Duncan Laurence's Arcade is the first Dutch entry ever to reach the top spot in the Dutch Top 40.

2021 sees a return to the charts in many countries thanks to a Tik Tok thing (ask the kids) and also making chart debuts in Canada, New Zealand and the U.S..

UPDATE So Duncan did it! Arcade is the 11^th Eurovision song by an original artist to reach the USA Billboard Hot 100.  After seven weeks in the bubbling under chart (reaching #1) 

He dropped out after one week at #100 but re-entered at #94 after one week absence, see below.

At the end of this post you can find the list of those Eurovision entries who went before him.

Sweden top 100: 6, 6, 13, 44, 62, -  re-entry week 6 2021: 46, 45, 47, 51, 57, 54, 56, 52, 49, 49, 57, 49, 61, 66, 62, 38, 47, 71, 76, 91, - (6-25)

Belgium top 50 (Flanders): 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 9, 7, 14, 11, 10, 11, 11, 20, 23, 40, 44, 44, - (2-24)
Belgium top 50 (Wallonia): 49, 42, 32, 31, 35, 33, 33, - (31-7)
Germany top 100: 26, 100, - re-entry week 5 2021: 67, 58, 60, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 44, 40, 41, 43, 35, 44, 53, 60, 57, 85, 85, -     re 22-10: 98 (26-22)
Ireland top 100 (Irma): 37, 57, 93, -, re-entry week 1 2021: 77, 88, 72, 77, 55, 30, 30, 26, 23, 26, 31, 33, 76, 81, 92, 90, 85, 85, 93, 92, 65, 94, - (23-25)
Norway top 40 (VG lista): 10, 10, 17, 23, 34, 36, -  re-entry week 6 2021: 14, 17, 18, 15, 17, 22, 25, 22, 20, 25, 29, 31, 34, 35, -, 23, 30, 38, - (10-23)

Switzerland top 10: 6, 23, 47, 64, -, re-entry week 53 2020: 74, 100, 77. 76. 67, 73, 61, 31, 30, 27, 18, 20, 16, 20, 23, 16, 15, 17, 15, 20, 23, 15, 16, 25, 30, 35, 34, 39, 37, 44, 45, 47, 51, 53, 49, 56, 55, 60, 62, 62, 61, 64, 57, 50, 54, 56, 71, 69, 77, 93, 80, 86, -, 80, 71, 74, 74, 82, 99, - (6-62)
Switzerland Suisse Romande top 20: 4, -

U.K. top 100 (Official charts): 67, - re-entry week 1 2021: 90, -, 95, 98, 78, 39, 33, 29, 31, 37, 37, 37, -, 94, -  (29-13)
Scottish singles top 100 (OCC): 24, - (The Scottish charts are discontinued in 2021)  (24-1)
Denmark Tracklisten top 40: 23, 23, 40, -  (23-3)
Austria top 75: 22, 69, - re-entry week 8 2021: 45, 42, 35, 27, 34, 33, 37, 36, 33, 27, 32, 31, 39, 43, 43, 45, 65, 73, -  (22-20)
France top 200 (IFOP): 8, 86, 177, -, charts discontinued in 2020  (8-3)

France top 200 (SNEP) 114, - re-entry week 6 2021: 181, 113, 96, 106, 75, 76, 81, 114, 90, 55, 47, 42, 61, 53, 45, 45, 65, 68, 62, 58, 71, 70, 71, 101, 87, 82, 87, 95, 96, 114, 138, 127, 138, 136, 127, 137, 147, 118, 134, 152, -, 170, 190 , - , 185, 187, 169, 174, 191, 179, 183, 183, 179, - re-entry 181  (42- 54)

Spain top 100: 38, 74, -  (38-2)
Portugal top 200: 68, - re-entry week 6 2021, top 200: 179, 100, 52, 38, 27, 26, 20, 18, 11, 10, 6, 6, 8, 10, 11, 18, 16, 19, 21, 26, 26, 37, 44, 54, 52, 57, 66, 58, 64, 66, 84, 89, 76, 80, 77, 82, 81, 90, 75, 77, 100, 106, 118, 105, 103, 107, 113, 117, 105, 123, 112, 118, 125, 130, 139, 152, 139, 139, 135, 142, 153, 188, 193, 200, 200, - (6-66)

Canada Billboard top 100: (week 7 2021): 61, 51, 47, 45, 53, 55, 63, 58, 54, 57, 50, 52, 60, 66, 76, 81, 81, 90, - , 100, -, , -, 100, -  (45-20)

USA Billboard Bubbling under top 100 (week 7 2021): 17, 6, 1, 7, 5, 3, 9, continued in top 100

USA Billboard hot 100: 100, -, 94, 90, 89, 78, 80, 88, 85, 86, 74, 61, 69, 58, 58, 57, 55, 50, 41, 38, 30, 44, 54, 42, 41, - (30-24)

New Zealand top 40 (RIANZ) (week 14 2021): 40, 39, -  (39-2)

India (IMI international top 20) peaked at # 4, archives only from week 27: (Arcade's 22nd week on the chart): 16, 17, 17, 18, 17, 16, 13, 12, 13, 16, 15, 17, 17, 19, (21), 19, 18, 18, 17, -, re:  (21), 19, 15, 13, 20, 16, 16, 18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 18, 17, 16, 17, 15, 14, 16, -, (23), 20, 20, (21), 20, -, (22), 17, 18 (4-78)

Music Industry awards

Diamond in France (333.333 certified units)

Diamond in Poland (250.000)

4 x Platinum in the Netherlands (320.000 certified units)

2 x Platinum in Portugal (20.000)

1 x Platinum in Germany (400.000)

1 x Platinum in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Spain

1 x Platinum in U.S.A for 1.000.000 certifield units, U.K. (600.000 c.u.)

Gold in Italy, Norway, Greece and Sweden

Arcade didn't chart in Italy but still got a gold award for 35.000 certified units.

Arcade didn't chart in Australia but still got a platinum award for 70.000 certified units.

Arcade got a platinum + gold award in Mexico (90.000)

Arcade reached a billion streams on Spotify in August 2023 making it the first Eurovision song in the Billions Club.

Links and sources
Netherlands 2018 has the links to all Dutch entries from 2009 to 2018.
Duncan Laurence FB Insta
Thanks to Katja at Universal.

The 11 12 Eurovision entries that reached the Billboard Hot 100 (USA)

1958 ITALY - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno (#1-16 weeks)
- The first US Eurovision hit entered the charts in August, reached #1 and stayed there for 5 weeks. In the top 100 of the 20^th Century, published in 1999 it was the #89 best selling single.
1959 ITALY - Piove (Ciao Ciao Bambina) - Domenico Modugno (#97-1 week)
- A suprisingly minor success for Modugno’s follow up. It was his last US hit.
1963 U.K. - Say Wonderful Things - Ronnie Carroll (91-4)
- His only U.S. hit.
1968 U.K. - Congratulations - Cliff Richard (99-3)
- The USA was late with Cliff hits, Congratulations was only his 5^th US hit while he had loads of #1’s all over the rest of the world. He did better in the 70’s with top 10 hits like We Don’t Talk Anymore and Devil Woman. 1973 entry Power To All Our Friends made it to #109.
1970 U.K. - Knock Knock Who’s There - Mary Hopkin (92-4)
- Mary’s 4^th out of 6 U.S. top 100 Hits. Her debut, Those Were The Days was a #2 hit.
1972 U.K. - The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow (81-4)
- A moderate succes for their fifth US hit, following a #7 with I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing. 4 more hits followed.
1973 SPAIN - Touch The Wind (Eres Tu) - Mocedades (9-17)
1974 SWEDEN - Waterloo - ABBA (6-17)
- ABBA’s first top 10 hit in the U.S.. They scored 20 top 100 hits but only 4 managed to get to the top 10.
1976 U.K. - Save Your Kisses For Me - Brotherhood Of Man (27-11)
- B.O.M. Mark I already had had three top 100 hits in the early 70’s. This was the only one for B.O.M. mark II. Worldwide it is (reportedly) the best selling Eurovision winner.
1996 U.K. - Ooh, Aah, Just A Little Bit - Gina G. (12-30)
-20 years after the Brotherhood the U.K. scored their 6^th  US Eurovision hit which spent 30 weeks on the charts. Gina G. scored another hit (#46) with Gimme Some Love.

2019 NETHERLANDS - Arcade - Duncan Laurence (30-24)

Charting in 2021, just over two years after the original release. #82 in the Billboard top 100 of 2021.

2022 ARMENIA - Snap - Rosa Linn (71-15)

The miracle of Eurovision 2022, Armenia's entry only ended 20th but here she is entering the USA Hot 100 after just 2 weeks in the Bubbling Under charts.