Jesper Nohrstedt Boesgaard (born 20 September 1994) is a Danish singer. He made his debut on the Danish ''X Factor'' in 2010. Two years later he reached second place in the music contest

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster DR since 1957, which determines for the Eurovision Song Contest. The festival has produced ...

; had he won, he would have represented Denmark in the

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. He is currently making music with Danish producer and DJ Morten Hampenberg.

Beginnings

Jesper was born on

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island, but grew up in

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, near

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where he lived with his Danish father Carsten, Swedish mother Gudrun and sisters Linn and Fie.

Danish ''X Factor'' (2010)

At the age of 16, while a student, he took part in Season 3 of the Danish X Factor in 2010 reaching the Final 3 before being eliminated in the final coming third overall behind Thomas Ring Petersen and runner-up Tine Madsen.

Performances during ''X Factor''

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (2012)

In 2012, he participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with the song " Take Our Hearts", written by Mads B. B. Krog,

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and Morten Hampenberg. He reached the Superfinal (final three) with the song at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 for a bid to represent

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at the

and finished runner-up behind the winning song " Should've Known Better" by

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. ;Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Superfinal Despite not winning in his bid to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, Jesper's song proved very popular and charted at No. 4 immediately after the final.danishcharts.dk: "Take Our Hearts" page
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Discography

Singles

;Featured in

References

External links

LastFM
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