AUSTRALIA – Some of us never really liked Montaigne’s bid for Eurovision 2020 and when SBS announced the same artist for Eurovision 2021, we had serious doubts that we could have something from her. It was a bizarre trip to Rotterdam quest as Montaigne often showed a lack of stability and focus, even denying a song by Diane Waren. But now, we wave her Eurovision 2021 entry TECHNICOLOUR.
Yes, it’s not a masterpiece, maybe not even a winner, but TECHNICOLOUR is surely an interesting tune, something that eve from the first listening, caught your attention. Now, we need to see some kind of performance and of course her stage presentation for Eurovision to finalise whether we would love to vote it or not.
Written and produced specifically with Eurovision in mind, the banger combines upbeat pop stylings with catchy anthemic hooks. The Sydneysider co-wrote her Contest track alongside songwriter and producer Dave Hammer.
Montaigne will give her first live performance of Technicolour at the 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which is available to stream live on Saturday 6 March at 08:00 CET (or 18:00 AEDT) on SBS On Demand. Those kind people at SBS will be removing the geo-block for international viewers, so we might not be getting Australia Decides in 2021, but this does mean those of us in Europe still have the opportunity to enjoy one Eurovision reveal over brunch or breakfast.
MONTAIGNE SAYS
“I’m so excited to present Technicolour to the world! I think it does it all – makes you want to cry, makes you want to dance, makes you want to take on a malignant corporate power – and I think that it is both forward-thinking and suitable for Eurovision.”
DAVE HAMMER SAYS
“I initially started writing the song after a catch-up call with my mum that was really emotional and had me crying on the floor thinking of that first line, ‘I want to be close to my mother.’ I picked up my guitar and started improvising around that, trying to get the feelings out of my system. I had to put the song down then because we were having people over for dinner. Later, I picked the idea up with songwriter and music producer, Dave Hammer, since we were working on trying to make a Eurovision song happen, and the song became about resilience and the courage that comes from being able to be vulnerable, being able to ask for help, and knowing that in solidarity and togetherness we are stronger as people.”
SBS JOSH MARTIN SAYS
“We love this song! SBS has always celebrated the technicolour nature of Australia and the world, and Montaigne has written an anthem that encapsulates all that we stand for as a broadcaster and a country. Where better to premiere it, than one of the world’s most loved Pride events – the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras! The song is positive, purposeful – and let’s face it – fun! It will be right at home at the world’s largest, inclusive technicolour song contest where, to borrow a line from the chorus: ‘if we stand together, we can do whatever’.”
ABOUT MONTAIGNE
The voice of a new generation in Australia, Sydney-based artist and activist Montaigne (born Jess Cerro) has become an important name in the indie music scene. The past few years have seen her recognized for her work: her original songs voted on to Triple J Radio’s Hottest 100, an ARIA award for Best Breakthrough Artist and a nomination for Best Female Artist in 2016.
Montaigne’s debut album, Glorious Heights, produced by Tony Buchen, hit the charts at #4 and her second album. As Craig Mathieson of the Sydney Morning Herald put it, “Montaigne creates music that has a thrilling waywardness, baroque pomp and storm-the-stage energy”.
Montaigne has graced the stages of some of Australia’s biggest summer festivals like Splendour in the Grass, Lost Paradise, Woodford Folk Festival, Groovin the Moo, Party in the Paddock, Field Day and WOMADelaide. Having opened for international acts like Cindy Lauper and Blondie, the young performer continues to garner praise for her stunning live presence.
LYRICS
I wanna be close to my mother
I wanna belong to the world
A mirror that shows technicolour
I’ll be a magnificent girl
But everything is frustrating
Everything moves along faster than I can relate to
But I got power, yeah
Midnight is the hour, yeah
Time to take off your cloaks
Techni-technicolour, techni-technicolour
If we stand together we can do whatever
Techni-technicolour, techni-technicolour
If we care for one another, we can
I wanna know that there’s a futurе
That I can move myself towards
And yet, I promisе you, yes, all you nasty dudes
I don’t need certainty to get my pot of gold, no
Everything is frustrating
Everything moves along faster than I can relate to
But we got grace, yeah
We got style and lasers, yeah
Time to take off your cloaks
Techni-technicolour, techni-technicolour
If we stand together we can do whatever
Techni-technicolour, techni-technicolour
If we care for one another, we can
Shine, shine, shine, shine
Techni-technicolour (Technicolour), techni-technicolour (Technicolour)
If we stand together we can do whatever (We can do whatever)
Techni-technicolour, techni-technicolour
If we care for one another, we can shine
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