"Alibi" is a pop / dance song released in 2013 by Swedish singer of Persian origin

Eddie Razaz Ardalan Razaz Rahmati (; born 21 December 1988), known as Eddie Razaz (), is an Iranian-Swedish singer. He was a former participant of Swedish ''Idol 2009'' and finished sixth. Eddie Razaz and Rabih Jaber, yet another ''Idol'' participant, beca ...

. He had been a contestant in Swedish ''

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'' finishing sixth and eventually forming the duo

REbound! Rebound! was a Swedish boyband pop duo established in 2010. Rebound! (written many times as REbound!) was made up of Rabih Jaber and Eddie Razaz, two contestants in Swedish ''Idol''. The band was dissolved in April 2011 after three hits, in ...

with fellow ''Idol'' contestant

Rabih Jaber Rabih Jaber (in Arabic ربيع جابر) (full name Rabih Mahmoud Jaber; born 5 August 1987, in Lebanon), also known by his simply Rabih is a Swedish singer of Lebanese origin. He is a former participant of Swedish Idol 2009, where he finished in ...

. After breaking-up, Razaz decided to go on with a solo career. Razaz took part in

Melodifestivalen 2013 Melodifestivalen 2013 was the Swedish music competition that selected the 53rd Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Robin Stjernberg's song "You" won the final, and became the first Second Chance song to win the Melodifestivalen f ...

on 16 February 2013, in a bid to represent Sweden in

Eurovision Song Contest 2013 The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria (Loreen song), Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the Europea ...

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. The song was co-written by Thomas G:son and

Peter Boström Peter Boström (born 19 May 1971) is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow. Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near ...

and performed by Razaz in the third semi-final leg of the competition, but it failed to move forward to the finale.

Chart performance

Although the song failed to secure a spot in the national finals of

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almo ...

, it garnered immense popularity among the Swedish public. As the competition drew to a close in March 2013, the song found its place on the prestigious

Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name si ...

official Swedish Singles Chart. Notably, this achievement marked Razaz's inaugural appearance on the chart, following the disbandment of REbound!

Charts

References

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