"Rise Up" is a song by Greek electronic duo Freaky Fortune featuring Greek rapper Riskykidd. It represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.[1]
| "Rise Up" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| SinglebyFreaky Fortune feat. Riskykidd | |
| Released | 2014 |
| Label | Panik Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Freaky Fortune, Riskykidd |
| Music video | |
| "Rise Up"onYouTube | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Freaky Fortune feat. Riskykidd |
| Language | English |
| Composer(s) | Freaky Fortune |
| Lyricist(s) | Freaky Fortune, Riskykidd |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | 7th |
| Semi-final points | 74 |
| Final result | 20th |
| Final points | 35 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Alcohol Is Free" (2013) | |
| "One Last Breath" (2015) ► | |
| Song presentation | |
| |
| Official performance video | |
| "Rise Up (Semi-Final)onYouTube "Rise Up (Final)onYouTube | |
The song received mixed to positive reviews. Daily Mirror entertainment writer Carl Greenwood gave the song 1 star out of 5 and said, "Rise Up is the sort of song that gets stuck in your head."[2] Jess Denham of The Independent, "Rise Up" has a definite holiday vibe to it, just in time for the start of summer."[3]
On 11 March 2014 Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd participated in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. After performing second in Eurosong 2014, "Rise Up" topped the 29% of the jury vote and 45% of the televote, 37% of available votes, winning the right to represent Greece at in Copenhagen, Denmark.[4]
On 20 January 2014, at Copenhagen City Hall, the semi-final allocation draw Greece was assigned to perform in the second semi-final after being drawn from pot 4 of 6.[5][6]
"Rise Up" was performed 13th in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. At the end of the broadcast Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd were revealed as one of the 10 qualifiers, earning Greece a spot in the grand final. It was later announced by the EBU that "Rise Up" revieved 74 points, placing 7th in the second semi-final. The international juries ranked the song 9th with 52 points, while the international televote ranked it 5th, giving 91 points.[7]
On 10 May 2014, "Rise Up" was placed 10th in the grand final running order.[8] During the voting sequence, "Rise Up" received a total of 35 points from all , placing 20th out of 26 songs.[9] The song ranked 14th in the public televote and 19th with the international juries.[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rise Up" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Rise Up" (Jazz Version) | 3:20 |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greece (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
| Sweden (Digilistan)[12] | 32 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] | 67 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 73 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[15] | 93 |
| UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[16] | 110 |