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Denmark In The Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song " Only Teardrops", written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, and Thomas Stengaard, and performed by Emmelie de Forest. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised the national final ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting over two rounds. Denmark was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2013. Performing during the show in position 5, "Only Teardrops" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Denmark placed first out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 167 points. In the final, Denmark per ... [...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 DR was originally funded by a media licence, however since 2022, the media license has been replaced by an addition to the Danish income tax.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] |
Lise Rønne
Lise Rønne (born 1 November 1978) is a Danish journalist and television presenter, best known in Denmark for presenting four seasons of ''X Factor'' as well as two seasons of ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix''. She is best known outside Denmark for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014. Education Rønne attended Viborg Katedralskole, graduating in 1997 to pursue a bachelor's degree in media studies from Aarhus University and a diploma in journalism. Career Rønne began her journalistic career at the age of 22, as a production assistant on MTV in London. On returning to Denmark, she began presenting shows such as ''Boogie,'' ''Dagens Danmark'' and ''Ungefair'' on DR1 and ''Rundfunk'' on TV 2. In 2005, Rønne was offered the chance to replace Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph as co-presenter of TV 2's ''Vild med dans'', but rejected the offer in order to pursue a journalistic career at Danmarks Radio (DR), working for ''TV Avisen'' alongside ''Dagens Danmark'' on 1 January 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Gray (musician)
Samuel Gray is an English singer and songwriter from Hull, England, who has composed songs for a multitude of artists including The Chainsmokers, Tiesto, Meduza, Kygo, Nicky Romero, TELYkast, Hardwell, DJ Katch, Solano, Omi, Casey Barnes, Manovski, Jonas Blue, Teddy Swims, Ava Max, Duvall, Ben Saunders, Alle Farben, Julian Martel, The Magician, Julian Perretta, Hayla, Hozier, Example, Nile Rodgers, Armin van Buuren, and Tobtok, garnering over 2 billion streams in the process along with multiple top chart hits around the world. Career Following his success as a songwriter in 2010, Gray embarked on a solo career with his three-piece band and toured as a special guest for The Overtones, East 17, Westlife, David Ford, Charlie Simpson, and Peter Andre, playing venues such as The O2 Arena and the London Palladium. His debut album ''Brighter Day'' was released on 24 October 2011, and featured his previously BBC Radio 2 playlisted debut single, "Cartwheel Queen", and "Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernille Georgi
Me & My is a Danish Eurodance duo, formed by sisters Susanne Georgi (born 27 July 1976) and Pernille Georgi (born 24 July 1974) in 1995 in Kolding. The debut album ''Me & My'' has sold more than 2 million copies, and the debut single '' Dub-I-Dub'' more than 1 million copies in total. Me & My was best-selling artist of the year in Japan back then. They are best known for their first international hit song " Dub-I-Dub" (1995), which has been featured on many compilations including the ''Dancemania'' series albums.Appearances on Compilations . Biography Me & My originally formed in 1988 under the name "SuPer Sisters" (the word "SuPer" being a c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Stockholm, Sweden. As a producer, he worked with a number of well-known Swedish artists including Bosson, Basic Element, Petrus, E-Type, Ola Svensson, Martin Stenmarck, Carola, and Charlotte Perrelli. He also wrote a number of songs for Melodifestivalen performers. In 2008, he signed for peermusic Sweden. Under the pseudonym Bassflow, Boström has made many radio-friendly productions and radio remixes for a number of songs amongst others: "Gloria" by Mando Diao, "What's the Point" by Johnossi and "Split My Personality" by Salem Al Fakir, in additions to songs by Pain, Martin Stenmarck, and the Norwegian group Donkeyboy (who got their breakthrough in Sweden with the Bassflow version of " Ambitions"). In 2012, he both won and los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daze (band)
Daze is a Danish Eurodance band, best known for their singles "Superhero", "Toy Boy" and " Together Forever (The Cyber Pet Song)". The group's members are Trine Bix, Jesper Tønnov and Lucas Sieber. The group's "zany" "turbo-pop" musical style is compared to that of Danish-Norwegian Europop band Aqua. History Daze started out as Systematixx in 1994, with Trine Bix, Jesper Tønnov, Lucas Sieber and Steen Bay Hansen. In 1997, Bix, Tønnov and Sieber decided to form a new band, and chose the name Daze, which was a brainchild of RnB producer Karlin. Steen did not join the group for unknown reasons. The group's music is inspired by Aqua, Dr. Alban and Herbie Crichlow. The group's debut album, ''Super Heroes'', initially published in Scandinavia by Sony Music, sold 31,000 copies on the release date and was later released in the United States by Columbia Records and in non-Nordic global territories by Epic Records. It became a double platinum international hit. In February 1998, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Rice
Brian Risberg Clausen, better known as Bryan Rice (born 29 May 1978 in Dåstrup, near Viby, Roskilde, Denmark), is a Danish pop singer and songwriter. He is best known for his debut single " No Promises" and for competing in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2010 and 2014. Career Rice released is debut single " No Promises" in October 2005. The song was released on the '' Nynne'' soundtrack. The song peaked at number 1 on the Danish Hitlisten Airplay in January 2006. The song was later covered and released by British ''The X Factor'' winner Shayne Ward reaching number two in the United Kingdom. In April 2006 Rice released "Homeless Heart", a cover of the Amanda Stott song and also peaked at number 1 on the Danish Hitlisten Airplay in May 2006. The song was used as the opening theme to the Danish reality television program '' Paradise Hotel''. In April 2006, Rice released his debut album, ''Confessional'' which peaked at number 4 on the Danish chart. Rice was nominated Best Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Brinck
Niels Brinck Kristensen (born 24 September 1974) is a Danish singer and songwriter. Brinck won the '' Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009'' with the song " Believe Again" which was written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Larsson Moller and Ronan Keating. Brinck, representing Denmark, finished 13th in the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, on 16 May 2009. Brinck is an English-language singer-songwriter from Denmark who made his solo album debut in 2008. Born Niels Kristensen in 1974 in Aabyhøj Aabyhøj , or Åbyhøj, is a neighborhood of Aarhus, Denmark. It is part of the postal district of Aarhus V and has a population of approximately 11,000 people and is home to Aabyhøj IF football club and Aabyhøj Basketball. History Aabyhøj lit ..., a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark, he enjoyed a year of breakout success in 2008, not only as a solo artist but also as a songwriter for others. His solo album debut, Brinck, was a Top Ten hit on the Danish albums chart. Rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR Byen
DR Byen (; ) is the headquarters of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the northwestern part of Amager. The first employees moved into DR Byen in 2006 and 2007, but the entire building, including the Koncerthuset Concert Hall, was not completed until 2010. The construction industry's enormous budget overruns have been widely discussed, and were also one of the main reasons of former CEO Kenneth Plummer's announcement on March 13, 2007, that 521 positions would be cut, and that 300 employees would be dismissed. DR Byen replaced Radiohuset in Frederiksberg and TV-Byen in Søborg. Facilities The complex is approximately 131,000 m² large, including a basement divided into four segments, each housing their own departments. All the segments are connected by an "Indre Gade" of approximately 5,000 m² including the basement, which cuts through DR Byen at the height of the 2nd floor, and is about 180 meters long. DR Byen consists of four se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kato (DJ)
235px, Kato (left) and Jon Nørgaard in April 2010 Thomas Kato Vittrup, better known as Kato (born 13 September 1981), is a Danish disc jockey and music producer mostly in the house genre. Musical career Kato started DJing at nightclubs in 2005 remixing for other artists and independently since 2008, at which time he also started writing and producing his own music. His breakthrough came with the commercial success of the single "Turn the Lights Off", released on 1 January 2010, receiving platinum status for selling 30,000 copies in early August 2010. The track, is a cover version of an earlier hit by DJ Jose from 2007. The track contains the vocals of Jon (full name Jon Nørgaard), a Danish ''Popstars'' contestant. Kato released his first album, ''Discolized'', on 1 March 2010 on the Danish label Disco:Wax that includes collaborations with Jon (Jon Nørgaard), Outlandish, Dr. Alban, Terri B, U$O and Johnson (Marc Johnson). The album reached #6 on the official Danish Albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Lucia Rosenberg
Maria Lucia Heiberg Rosenberg (born 9 February 1984) is a Danish voice actress, singer, and musical-performer. She became famous when she won a record contract with the label EMI in the TV 2-program ''Popstars'' in 2003. Her debut single "Taking Back My Heart" (2004) was no. 1 on hitlisten. The album ''That's Just Me'' sold 22.000 copies. Career She has been singing since age 8 when she started her music career with a minor role in ''Bugsy Malone''. Her father was Per Rosenberg (d. in 2009), an elementary school teacher. Her mother is Karin Heiberg Christensen, a film editor. Her Danish maternal grandfather, Poul Heiberg Christensen (1918–2010) was director of '' SAS,'' consul of Denmark in Munich and opponent. He was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, First Class. Her maternal grandmother, Lucya, was Polish. She sang some time in the band "Rosenberg," whose driving force is her father. The family home where she grew up is located in Risskov. Maria Lucia creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
