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All Night Long (Simon Mathew Song)
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "All Night Long", written by Jacob Launbjerg, Svend Gudiksen, and Nis Bøgvad, and performed by Simon Mathew. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. The national selection consisted of two televised semi-finals, a radio wildcard selection and a televised final. In the final, the winner was selected by regional televoting. "All Night Long" performed by Simon Mathew was the winner after gaining the most votes. Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 13, "All Night Long" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 24 May. It was later revealed that Denmark placed third out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 112 point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR (broadcaster)
DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise. DR shares many of its organisational characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled. DR is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union. Bjarne Corydon will become the Director-General of DR in August 2025. DR was originally funded by a media licence, however since 2022, the media license has been replaced by an addition to the Danish income tax. Today, DR operates three television channels, all of which are distributed free-to-air via a nationwide DVB-T2 network. DR also operates seven radio channels. All are available nationally on DAB+ radio and online, with the four original stations also available on FM radio. History DR was founded on 1 April 1925 under the name of ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Jensen
Amin Jensen (born in 1970) is a Danish actor and comedian best known as television host for the popular Danish musical game show ''Hit med sangen''. Biography Career Amin Jensen made his stage debut as a stand-up comedian at Din's in Copenhagen in December 1993. Over the next year he worked as the audience warm-up comic for several Danish television programs, including ''Lykkehjulet'', ''Ugen der Gak'', ''Linen ud'', ''Stjerneskud'', ''Stjernetræf'', ''Stjernejoker'', ''Skjult Kamera'' and ''Tæl til 3''. From 1997 to 1999, Jensen played host on the TV2 television program "''Hvem er hvem?''"''.'' During the same period, Jensen opened his one-man comedy show ''150 kg over bæltestedet''. Then in 2000 Jensen landed the role of host on the DR1 primetime musical game show ''Hit med sangen''. The role earned Jensen popstar status in Denmark, and he was named TV host of the year in 2000 by Danish magazines '' Se og Hør'' and ''Billedbladet.'' Jensen made 63 episodes from 2000 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forum Horsens Arena
Forum Horsens Stadium, known as Nordstern Arena Horsens for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Horsens, Denmark. Used primarily for football, it is the home ground of AC Horsens and has a capacity of 10,400, of which 7,500 is seated. The stadium is also used for speedway and as a concert venue. The adjacent indoor venue is Forum Horsens. The Rolling Stones were the first band to play a concert at the stadium. On 29 March 2005, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their The No 1's Tour supporting their album Allow Us to Be Frank. Madonna's concert in 2006 became the biggest concert in Horsens history with 85,232 fans in attendance. Recent concerts at the ground have included AC/DC in 2010 on the Black Ice World Tour, U2 in 2010 on the 360 Tour for 2 nights, Bon Jovi as part of the 2011 European leg of The Circle Tour and One Direction on 16 June 2015 during their On the Road Again Tour. In 2015 the Arena became the third venue to host the Speedway Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 1972), known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician who was a member of the Rock music, rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Since releasing his solo debut album ''Fíjate Bien'' in 2000, Juanes has won 26 Latin Grammy Awards and sold more than 15 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling Latin music artists, best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Born and raised in Colombia, Juanes began playing piano at age two. When Juanes was 17, he started his first band, Ekhymosis, in 1988, which went on to release eight albums, achieving recognition in his native Colombia. The track "Solo" from the album ''Niño Gigante'' in 1992 was very popular. In 1997 after the band broke up, Juanes continued solo and in 2000 he released the album, ''Fíjate Bien'', which earned him three Latin Grammys. His follow-up album, ''Un Día Normal'', was released in 2002 and was later certified platinum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hej Matematik
Hej Matematik (literally "Hi Mathematics") is a Danish pop group, consisting of Søren Rasted and his nephew Nicolaj Rasted. In live shows, they are accompanied by Nikolaj Teinvig on guitar, Nicholas Findsen on bass, Mads Storm on keyboards and Peter Düring on drums. History 2005–08: Formation and ''Vi burde ses noget mere'' Hej Matematik was founded in 2005 by Aqua member Søren Rasted and his nephew Nicolaj Rasted during Aqua's and Søren's own solo projects' LazyB hiatus. In 2007, Hej Matematik provided backing vocals on TV-2's album ''For dig ku' jeg gøre alting''. The group's own debut album was '' Vi burde ses noget mere'', released in 2008, preceded by the two single releases "Gymnastik" and "Centerpubben" in 2007. The album peaked #4 in the Danish album chart, while "Centerpubben" became a moderate success, peaking #22 in the Danish single chart. The music video for "Centerpubben" is known for having Søren's fellow band members of Aqua on board, who were reunited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loft (Danish Band)
The Loft is a Danish music and sampling group formed in 1997. The members are Jakob Weise Hellum and Martin Bøge Pedersen. In Denmark they had a major hit with "City of Dreams" in 2004. The second single "Forever" became a minor hit. The duo's debut album was ''No Ordinary Man'' released in August 2004. Their second album was ''Little Paul's BLVD'' in 2008, with single "Kiss You Goodbye" making it to the Top 20. There were two other releases, "Pussycat Lounge" and "Flaming Lips". Discography Albums All positions in parentheses in the Danish Albums Chart *2004: ''No Ordinary Man'' (#9) *2008: ''Little Paul's BLVD'' Singles All positions in parentheses in the Danish Singles Chart *2004: "City of Dreams" (#1) *2008: "Kiss You Goodbye" (#12) References External links The Loft Official websiteThe Loft Myspace profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Loft Danish musical groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aura Dione
Maria Louise Joensen (; born 21 January 1985), known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008, she released her debut album, '' Columbine''. The album spawned the hit single " I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one in Germany, achieved over 80 million video views and was certified platinum. After winning the European Border Breaker Award in 2011, Dione won Best Female Artist and Hit of the Year for "Geronimo" at the Danish Music Awards 2012 and Female Artist of the Year in 2013; she is one of Denmark's top two female recording artists and one of Germany's top three. Life and career Early life Aura Dione was born Maria Joensen on 21 January 1985 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her mother is of Faroese and French descent, while her father is of Danish and Spanish descent. Her parents introduced her to music, and she began writing songs when she was as young as 8 years old.Rune Langhoff"Aura af Verden" ''Berlingske Tidende'' (23 January 2008). Retriev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juncker (singer)
Christian Juncker (born in Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).BT.dk: Anmeldelse: Juncker ser tilbage med frisk og klar tone signed to Columbia Records, and later to ArtPeople and eventually Target Records. He started in 1995 in the Danish band Bloom and in the 2000s formed for some time a duo in collaboration with Jakob Groth Bastiansen known also as Juncker. Christian has developed a solo singer-songwriter career and had a comeback with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Cabble
Lise Cabble (born 10 January 1958, in Amager) is a Danish singer and songwriter. Cabble has written more than ten songs for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision Song Contest performers. Notable songs include the 1995 Danish song '' Fra Mols til Skagen'' (co-written with Mette Mathiesen and performed by Aud Wilken) and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, '' Only Teardrops'' (co-written with Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard and performed by Emmelie de Forest). From the early 1980s to the late 1990s, Cabble was the lead singer in the all female rock bands Clinic Q and then Miss B. Haven. Selected credits *1991: "Sidste nummer" written with Mette Mathiesen, performed by Kim Larsen *1995: " Fra Mols til Skagen" written with Mette Mathiesen, performed by Aud Wilken as the Danish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin, Ireland. *2000: "Uden dig" written with Mette Mathiesen, performed by Sanne Gottlieb *2001: "Tog Jeg Fejl" written with Mette Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Jeberg
Jonas Jeberg (born January 28, 1975), is a Danish songwriter and music producer residing in Los Angeles. He has written and produced hit songs including Panic! at the Disco's "High Hopes (Panic! at the Disco song), High Hopes", Selena Gomez's "Fetish (song), Fetish" featuring Gucci Mane, Fifth Harmony's "Sledgehammer (Fifth Harmony song), Sledgehammer", Nicki Minaj's "The Boys (Nicki Minaj and Cassie song), The Boys", Chris Brown's "Remember My Name (Chris Brown song), Remember My Name", Demi Lovato's "Made in the USA (song), Made in the USA", Jason Derulo's "Marry Me (Jason Derulo song), Marry Me", The Pussycat Dolls' "I Hate This Part" and Jordin Sparks' "One Step at a Time (Jordin Sparks song), One Step at a Time". Production discography References External links * Jonas Jeberg on Myspace * Danish record producers Danish songwriters Danish expatriates in the United States Living people 1975 births People from Bornholm Musicians from the Capital Region of Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Edward Andreasen
Hans Edward Andreasen (born 12 November 1983) is a Faroese musician, best known for his work as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band The Dreams. He is the founder of the band along with Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen and Heini Mortensen. He is currently the lead guitarist and vocalist for Swardi. Early life Hans Edward was born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. He dropped out of school when he was 16. He started working as an apprentice baker and finished training as a baker when he was only 20 years old even though he hated that job and had a passion for music. He used all of his free time in his own little home recording studio, composing and recording demos. Professional career Zink only released one album named ''Totally Love Songs''. And they were the first band ever on the Faroe Islands to record and release a pop-punk record (2003). After the Zink band broke up in 2004 Hans Edward teamed up with Heini Mortensen, Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dreams
The Dreams was a punk rock band from Tórshavn, Faroe Islands formed in 2006. They were based in Denmark along with their producer Lars Pedersen. They also have had success in the Faroe Islands, and all across Europe. Band history Early years (2003 - 2005) In 2003 in Tórshavn, friends Hans Edward Andreasen, Heini Mortensen, Heðin Egholm Skov and Edmund í Garði, formed a punk band called 'Zink'. Heðin left the band in 2004, to be replaced by Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen. In the same year, they released an album called ''Totally Love Songs'', which contained songs in both Faroese and English. The band was active until late 2004, when Edmund í Garði decided to leave the band due to conflicting interests regarding the band's musical style. Hans Edward Andreasen, Heini Mortensen and Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen decided to continue the band under the name "The Dreams". In early 2005 Heini Mortensen moved to Denmark, where he attended Den Rytmiske Højsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
