No Prejudice
"No Prejudice" (in Icelandic: Enga fordóma) is a song by Icelandic band Pollapönk. It was chosen to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark. The song was initially performed in Icelandic as Enga fordóma at the Icelandic national final, but was translated into English for Eurovision.[1] The song was co-written by American musician John Grant.[2]
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Released | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For live performances of the song in the Icelandic national final Söngvakeppnin and at the Eurovision Song Contest, the group was accompanied on backing vocals by Óttarr Proppé, a Bright Future party politician and member of the Iceland parliament.[3] The music video shows the members of the band using cardboard props to rescue a group of people having a party that are being held hostage by an evil villan who turns everything black. Pollaponk then uses their instruments to blast the cage holding the party goers open and destroying the villan's weapon. The bright colors are restored and the villan's black clothes turn brightly colored implying a change of heart. The video ends with everyone dancing and celebrating.
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 68 |
Iceland (RÚV)[5] | 1 |
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 70 |
References
- Granger, Anthony (15 February 2014). "Iceland: Pollapönk To Copenhagen". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- Eurovision.tv Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - About Pollapönk
- "Pollapönk Going To Eurovision". The Reykavik Grapevine. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Austriancharts.at – Pollapönk – No Prejudice" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.