Soldiers of Love (Lighthouse X song)

"Soldiers of Love"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Denmark
Artist(s)	Lighthouse X
Language	English
Composer(s)	Sebastian F. Ovens, Daniel Lund Jørgensen, Katrine Klith Andersen, Lighthouse X
Lyricist(s)	Sebastian F. Ovens, Daniel Lund Jørgensen, Katrine Klith Andersen, Lighthouse X
Finals performance
Semi-final result	17th
Semi-final points	34
Appearance chronology
◄ "The Way You Are" (2015)

"Soldiers of Love" is a song performed by Danish boyband Lighthouse X. The song represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by the band along with Sebastian F. Ovens, Daniel Lund Jørgensen, and Katrine Klith Andersen.^[1] The song was released as a digital download on 8 January 2016 through Little Jig Records.^[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Lighthouse X was revealed to be one of the competing artists in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2016 after the artists and songs were leaked on 10 January 2016 through Spotify.^[3]^[4]^[5] In the final of the competition, the group advanced to the superfinal along with Simone and Anja Nissen, and later were revealed as the winners earning 42% of the televotes.^[1] They represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, competing in the second half of the second semi-final.^[6] held on May 12, 2016, but failed to qualify to the May 14 finals.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soldiers of Love"	2:59

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[7]	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	14 February 2016^[2]	Digital download	North-East Production

References

1 2 Jordan, Paul (13 February 2016). "Lighthouse X to represent Denmark in Stockholm!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
1 2 3 Soldiers of Love - Single by Lighthouse X on iTunes
↑ Ellegaard, Christian (7 January 2016). "Sangene fundet til Grand Prix: Hør dem 28. januar" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
↑ "Melodi Grand Prix 2016". Spotify. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
↑ Lynch, David (10 January 2016). "The 10 Danish Melodi Grand Prix songs revealed – accidentally!". ESCBubble. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
↑ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ "Danishcharts.com – Lighthouse X – Soldiers Of Love". Tracklisten.

Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 ~~1967 to 1977~~ 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 1997 ~~1998~~ 1999 2000 2001 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler Raquel Rastenni Birthe Wilke

1960s	Katy Bødtger Dario Campeotto Ellen Winther Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Bjørn Tidmand Birgit Brüel Ulla Pia ~~1967 to 1969~~

1970s	~~1970 to 1977~~ Mabel Tommy Seebach

1980s	Bamses Venner Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron Brixx Gry Johansen Hot Eyes Hot Eyes Lise Haavik Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Hot Eyes Birthe Kjær

1990s	Lonnie Devantier Anders Frandsen Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke Tommy Seebach Band ~~1994~~ Aud Wilken Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft Kølig Kaj ~~1998~~ Michael Teschl and Trine Jepsen

2000s	Olsen Brothers Rollo & King Malene ~~2003~~ Thomas Thordarsson Jakob Sveistrup Sidsel Ben Semmane DQ Simon Mathew Niels Brinck

2010s	Chanée and N'evergreen A Friend In London Soluna Samay Emmelie de Forest Basim Anti Social Media Lighthouse X

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "Skibet skal sejle i nat" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"

1960s	"Det var en yndig tid" "Angelique" "Vuggevise" "Dansevise" "Sangen om dig" "For din skyld" "Stop - mens legen er go'" ~~1967 to 1969~~

1970s	~~1970 to 1977~~ "Boom Boom" "Disco Tango"

1980s	"Tænker altid på dig" "Krøller eller ej" "Video, Video" "Kloden drejer" "Det' lige det" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "Du er fuld af løgn" "En lille melodi" "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" "Vi maler byen rød"

1990s	"Hallo Hallo" "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "Alt det som ingen ser" "Under stjernerne på himlen" ~~1994~~ "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Kun med dig" "Stemmen i mit liv" ~~1998~~ "This Time I Mean It"

2000s	"Fly on the Wings of Love" "Never Ever Let You Go" "Tell Me Who You Are" ~~2003~~ "Shame on You" "Talking to You" "Twist of Love" "Drama Queen" "All Night Long" "Believe Again"

2010s	"In a Moment Like This" "New Tomorrow" "Should've Known Better" "Only Teardrops" "Cliche Love Song" "The Way You Are" "Soldiers of Love"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Denmark did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists (by final results)	Ukraine (winner) Australia Russia Bulgaria Sweden France Armenia Poland Lithuania Belgium Netherlands Malta Austria Israel Latvia Italy Azerbaijan Serbia Hungary Georgia Cyprus Spain Croatia United Kingdom Czech Republic Germany

Semi-final 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Finland Greece Iceland Moldova Montenegro San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Belarus Denmark Ireland Macedonia Norway Slovenia Switzerland

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists (by final results)	Jamala Dami Im Sergey Lazarev Poli Genova Frans Amir Iveta Mukuchyan Michał Szpak Donny Montell Laura Tesoro Douwe Bob Ira Losco Zoë Hovi Star Justs Francesca Michielin Samra Sanja Vučić ZAA Freddie Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Minus One Barei Nina Kraljić Joe and Jake Gabriela Gunčíková Jamie-Lee

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala Greta Salóme Highway Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Sandhja Serhat

Semi-final 2	Agnete Eneda Tarifa Ivan Kaliopi Lighthouse X ManuElla Nicky Byrne Rykka

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists (by final results)	"1944" "Sound of Silence" "You Are the Only One" "If Love Was a Crime" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "LoveWave" "Color of Your Life" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "What's the Pressure" "Slow Down" "Walk on Water" "Loin d'ici" "Made of Stars" "Heartbeat" "No Degree of Separation" "Miracle" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Pioneer" "Midnight Gold" "Alter Ego" "Say Yay!" "Lighthouse" "You're Not Alone" "I Stand" "Ghost"

Semi-final 1	"Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "Ljubav je" "Play" "Sing It Away" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land"

Semi-final 2	"Blue and Red" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "Soldiers of Love" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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