Miss Kiss Kiss Bang

"Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" is a song by Alex Christensen and Oscar Loya which was the German entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. In Moscow the duo performed the song under the group moniker Alex Swings Oscar Sings. It was featured on Oscar Loya's debut album Heart 4 Sale.[1] A Spanish recording does exist, entitled ''Muchacha Kiss Kiss Bang".

"Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Alex Swings Oscar Sings!
Composer(s)
Alex Christensen/Steffen Häfelinger
Lyricist(s)
Alex Christensen/Steffen Häfelinger
Finals performance
Final result
20th
Final points
35
Entry chronology
◄ "Disappear" (2008)   
"Satellite" (2010) ►

Overview

The song was presented on 21 February 2009 at the Echo award in Berlin.[2] It was revealed that American burlesque star Dita von Teese would join Alex and Oscar on stage (to keep in tune with the song's American theme).[3] The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following Denmark's Niels Brinck with "Believe Again" and preceding Turkey's Hadise with "Düm Tek Tek". At the close of voting it had received 35 points, placing 20th in a field of 25.

It was succeeded as German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 by Lena Meyer-Landrut with "Satellite".

Award-winning show choir from Buffalo Grove High School (IL), "The Expressions" used this song in their 2009–2010 competition set.

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position		 Certification
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 71 —
German Singles Chart[5] 20 —
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 35 —
UK Singles Chart[7] 85 —

References
  1. Schacht, Andreas (9 February 2009). "Germany selects Alex Swings, Oscar Sings internally!". EBU. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  2. "Alex Swings Oscar Sings für Deutschland". eurovision.ndr.de. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  3. Miss Kiss Kiss Bang named Burlesque star in German line-up, News, Eurovision Son Contest – Dusseldorf, 2011
  4. Austrian Singles Chart
  5. German Singles Chart Archived 2 May 2012 at WebCite Retrieved on 2009-05-29
  6. Swedish Singles Chart
  7. "Official UK Top 100 Singles". The Official Charts Company. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
Preceded by
"Disappear"
by No Angels		 Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
2009		 Succeeded by
"Satellite"
by Lena


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