Sam Ryder has said he "couldn't be happier" to return home after his record-breaking success at Eurovision over the weekend.
30.04.2022 - 02:05 / officialcharts.com
Arcade by Duncan Laurence is the UK's Official All-Time Most Streamed Eurovision Song Contest entry, Official Charts Company can reveal.
The list, compiled using official UK audio and video streaming data, sees the Netherlands' 2019 representative Duncan claim the top spot with over 55 million streams of his winning song. At the time, he became the fifth Dutch contestant ever to have won the competition.
Arcade's success is thanks, in part, to the song's unexpected resurgence on TikTok last year. At the time, he told OfficialCharts.com: "It started growing and growing on TikTok, but also on digital music platforms such as Spotify. And it’s still growing!"
ABBA's 1974 track Waterloo places second on the list. The song, which saw the group take victory for their homeland of Sweden, boasts almost 42 million UK streams to date.
Icelandic artist Daði Freyr finds himself at Number 3 with his 2020 entry Think About Things. Despite the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning the song wasn't performed, Daði's would've-been entry has racked up over 32 million streams in the UK to date.
Elsewhere in the Top 5, 2012 winner Loreen makes Number 4 with Euphoria. The track, which saw her take the crown for Sweden with a staggering 372 points, has been streamed almost 20 million times in the UK.
Rounding out the Top 5 are the contest's reigning champions; Italian representatives Måneskin. The group's winning song, Zitti E Buoni, reached the Official Singles Chart Top 20 in their week of victory, and has since accumulated over 19.5 million streams in the UK.
Other notable Top 10 entries come courtesy of 2009 Norwegian winner Alexander Rybak with the irresistibly-catchy Fairytale (6), Netta's
Sam Ryder has said he "couldn't be happier" to return home after his record-breaking success at Eurovision over the weekend.
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TikTok star Sam Ryder, who will represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, has announced a new set of European tour dates – check them out below.Tickets for the shows will go on sale to the general public on Friday (May 13) at 9am local time. You can get tickets for the concerts here.The tour will kick off in Germany on October 12, before heading to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy and Spain.Check out Ryder’s full EU tour dates here:OCTOBER12 – Burgerhaus Stollwerck, Cologne, Germany14 – Debaser Strand, Stockholm, Sweden16 – Parkteatret, Oslo Norway17 – Lillie Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark19 – Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany21 – Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany24 – Grand Salon, Brussels, Belgium25 – Alhambra, Paris, France26 – Melkweg (Old hall), Amsterdam, Netherlands28 – Den Atelier, Luxembourg30 – Freiheitshalle, Munich, Germany31 – Papiersaal, Zurich, SwitzerlandNOVEMBER6 – Circolo Magnolia, Milan, Italy8 – Sala La De Apolo, Barcelona, Spain9 – Sala Mon, Madrid, SpainRyder, who co-wrote his Eurovision song ‘Space Man’ with the Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Wadge and Max Wolfgang, recently said about Eurovision: “Having been a fan of Eurovision since I was a kid, I am so honoured to have been presented with the opportunity to sing at an event alongside some of Europe’s most talented creatives, performers and songwriters.“I hope to sing my head off in a way the UK can be proud of, and to showcase a song I wrote with my friends last summer makes the whole experience even more special.
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