Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj song)

"Golden Boy"
Single by Nadav Guedj
from the album Nadav Guedj
Released	15 March 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	February–March 2015
Genre	Pop Mizrahi
Length	3:00
Label	Universal Music Tedy Productions Unicell
Writer(s)	Doron Medalie
Producer(s)	Yinon Yahel
Nadav Guedj singles chronology
"Golden Boy" (2015) "Good Vibes" (2015)
"Golden Boy" Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry Country Israel Artist(s) Nadav Guedj Language English Composer(s) Doron Medalie Lyricist(s) Doron Medalie Finals performance Semi-final result 3rd Semi-final points 151 Final result 9th Final points 97 Appearance chronology ◄ "Same Heart" (2014)    "Made of Stars" (2016) ►
Music video
"Golden Boy" on YouTube

"Golden Boy" is a song performed by Israeli singer Nadav Guedj and was written by Doron Medalie. It was chosen by public broadcaster IBA to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song was premièred on 12 March 2015.^[1] It was released as a digital download on 15 March 2015 as the lead single from his debut studio album Nadav Guedj (2016). It is the first ever Israeli Eurovision entry with lyrics entirely in the English language. Within the Eurovision Song Contest, the song went through to the grand final after finishing in 3rd place in the 2nd Semi-final. The song finished in 9th place in the grand final with 97 points.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Golden Boy"	3:00

Music video

According to Eurovision Song Contest YouTube Channel, Nadav Guedj's Golden Boy live performance at 2nd Semi-final was the fifth most watched video by subscribers on the channel (before Eurovision Song Contest 2016 begin), and the fourth most 2015 watched video, just behind Mans Zelmerlow, Polina Gagarina and Loic Nottet live performances videos.^[2]

Cover Versions

On 29 June 2015 the Greek singer Eleni Foureira has performed a Greek version of this song under the title "Στο Θεό Με Πάει" (Sto Theo Me Paei, Takes Me To God), and it was performed on the 2015 MAD Video Music Awards. On 22 July 2015, the official lyric video was released.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	36
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5]	48
France (SNEP)[6]	178
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	45
Israel (Media Forest)[8]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	54

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Israel	15 March 2015	Digital download	Universal Music Tedy Productions Unicell

References

1. Laufer, Gil (26 February 2015). "Israel: Nadav Guedj to sing 'Golden boy' in Vienna". esctoday.com. ESCtoday. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
2. "Top 5 most watched songs by subscribers". youtube.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
4. "Ultratop.be – Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
5. "Ultratop.be – Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
6. "Lescharts.com – Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
8. "Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2015.