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Only Teardrops was the Danish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmo performed by Emmelie de Forest.

It qualified from the final in first place. In the final, it was performed 18th following Hungary and preceding Iceland. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 281 points, giving Denmark its third victory.

At the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Emmelie performed it with a choir of people from across Europe to open the first semifinal, and performed a truncated version along with her new single Rainmaker during the grand final.

Lyrics[]

The sky is red tonight
We're on the edge tonight
No shooting star to guide us

Eye for an eye, why tear each other apart?
Please tell me why, why do we make it so hard?
Look at us now, we only got ourselves to blame
It's such a shame

How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us – only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right?
Between us – only teardrops

So come and face me now
Here on the stage tonight
Let's leave the past behind us

Eye for an eye, why tear each other apart?
Please tell me why, why do we make it so hard?
Look at us now, we only got ourselves to blame
It's such a shame

Tell me
How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us – only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right between us?
Only teardrops

(Tell me now) What's gone between us has come between us
Only teardrops
(Tell me now) What's gone between us has come between us

How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us – only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right?
Between us – only teardrops, only teardrops
Oh... only teardrops, only teardrops

How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us – only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right?
Between us – only teardrops

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Participants
Semi Final 1
Flag of AustriaNatália KellyFlag of EstoniaBirgit ÕigemeelFlag of SloveniaHannah ManciniFlag of CroatiaKlapa s MoraFlag of DenmarkEmmelie de ForestFlag of RussiaDina GaripovaFlag of UkraineZlata OgnevichFlag of The NetherlandsAnoukFlag of MontenegroWho SeeFlag of LithuaniaAndrius PojavisFlag of BelarusAlyona LanskayaFlag of MoldovaAliona MoonFlag of IrelandRyan DolanFlag of CyprusDespina OlympiouFlag of BelgiumRoberto BellarosaFlag of SerbiaMoje 3
Semi Final 2
Flag of LatviaPeRFlag of San MarinoValentina MonettaFlag of MacedoniaEsma & LozanoFlag of AzerbaijanFarid MammadovFlag of FinlandKrista SiegfridsFlag of MaltaGianluca BezzinaFlag of BulgariaElitsa & StoyanFlag of IcelandEyþór Ingi GunnlaugssonFlag of GreeceKoza MostraFlag of IsraelMoran MazorFlag of ArmeniaDoriansFlag of HungaryByeAlexFlag of NorwayMargaret BergerFlag of AlbaniaAdrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar SejkoFlag of GeorgiaNodi & SophieFlag of SwitzerlandTakasaFlag of RomaniaCezar
Final
Flag of FranceAmandine BourgeoisFlag of GermanyCascadaFlag of ItalyMarco MengoniFlag of SpainESDMFlag of SwedenRobin StjernbergFlag of United KingdomBonnie Tyler
Songs
Semi Final 1
Flag of AustriaShineFlag of EstoniaEt Uus Saaks AlguseFlag of SloveniaStraight Into LoveFlag of CroatiaMižerjaFlag of DenmarkOnly TeardropsFlag of RussiaWhat If?Flag of UkraineGravityFlag of The NetherlandsBirdsFlag of MontenegroIgrankaFlag of LithuaniaSomethingFlag of BelarusSolayohFlag of MoldovaO MieFlag of IrelandOnly Love SurvivesFlag of CyprusAn me thimaseFlag of BelgiumLove KillsFlag of SerbiaLjubav Je Svuda
Semi Final 2
Flag of LatviaHere We Go!Flag of San MarinoCrisalide (Vola)Flag of MacedoniaPred da se razdeniFlag of AzerbaijanHold MeFlag of FinlandMarry MeFlag of MaltaTomorrowFlag of BulgariaSamo shampioniFlag of IcelandÉg á lífFlag of GreeceAlcohol is FreeFlag of IsraelRak BishviloFlag of ArmeniaLonely PlanetFlag of HungaryKedvesemFlag of NorwayI Feed You My LoveFlag of AlbaniaIdentitetFlag of GeorgiaWaterfallFlag of SwitzerlandYou and MeFlag of RomaniaIt's My Life
Final
Flag of FranceL'Enfer et MoiFlag of GermanyGloriousFlag of ItalyL'EssenzialeFlag of SpainContigo Hasta el FinalFlag of SwedenYouFlag of United KingdomBelieve in Me
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Videos[]

Emmelie_de_Forest_-_Only_Teardrops_(Denmark)_-_LIVE_-_2013_Grand_Final

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops (Denmark) - LIVE - 2013 Grand Final

Emmelie_de_Forest_-_Only_Teardrops

Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops

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