Firefighter (song)

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"Firefighter"
The cover artwork for "Firefighter". The cover features Nutsa Buzaladze in a black outfit, posing with her hands on her hips amongst a black background.
Single by Nutsa Buzaladze
Released11 March 2024 (2024-03-11)
Length3:04
LabelStop Talking
Songwriter(s)
Nutsa Buzaladze singles chronology
"L.O.V.E"
(2023)
"Firefighter"
(2024)
Music video
"Firefighter" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Entry chronology
◄ "Echo" (2023)

"Firefighter" is a song by Georgian singer Nutsa Buzaladze, released on 11 March 2024 by Stop Talking. It was written by Ada Skitka and Darko Dimitrov, and is set to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Background[edit]

"Firefighter" was written by Ada Skitka and Darko Dimitrov.[1] On March 6, the song's title, "Firefighter", was announced,[2] with the song officially releasing five days later.[3] Along with the song's release, an accompanying music video directed by Zaza Orashvili was released.[4]

Eurovision Song Contest[edit]

Internal selection[edit]

Georgia's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), confirmed its intentions to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 15 September 2023.[5] Buzaladze was later announced as the country's representative on 12 January 2024,[6] with the songwriting process starting the next day.[7] By mid-February, songwriter Darko Dimitrov was announced to have joined for what would be the song that Buzaladze would sing at the contest.[8]

At Eurovision[edit]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Georgia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[9]

Release history[edit]

Release history and format for "Firefighter"
Country Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 11 March 2024 Stop Talking Music Group

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maude, James (11 March 2024). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze's "Firefighter" Out Now!". ESC United. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (6 March 2024). "Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze Will Sing 'Fire Fighter' at Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ Mamsikashvili, Rezo (11 March 2024). "Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze releases her Eurovision song "Firefighter"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ^ Kartozia, Marika (11 March 2024). "Nutsa Buzaladze's official music video for Eurovision 2024 premiered". 1TV. Georgian Public Broadcaster. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (15 September 2023). "Georgia: GPB confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  6. ^ Adams, William Lee (12 January 2024). "Nutsa Buzaladze is Georgia's Eurovision 2024 singer". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  7. ^ "დაწერე ევროვიზიის სიმღერა ნუცასთვის - პირველი არხი სიმღერის შესარჩევ კონკურსს აცხადებს" [Write a Eurovision song for Nutsa - the First Channel announces the song selection contest]. TV1 (in Georgian). Georgian Public Broadcaster. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  8. ^ Kizel, Ido (14 February 2024). "גאורגיה: דרקו דימיטרוב עובד עם נוצה בוזלאדזה על השיר לאירוויזיון" [Georgia: Darko Dimitrov working with Nutsa Buzaladze on the song for Eurovision]. EuroMix (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.