Anis Basim Moujahid (born 4 July 1992), better known as Basim, is a Danish pop singer and songwriter. He is of Moroccan origin. He has released two albums, '' Alt det jeg ville have sagt'' in 2008 and ''

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'' in 2009. Basim represented Denmark in the

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on home ground in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "

Cliche Love Song Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Cliche Love Song", written by Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, and Basim, and performed by Basim himself. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), orga ...

". The following year he was the Danish spokesperson at Eurovision.

Career

2008: ''The X Factor'' and ''Alt det jeg ville have sagt''

Aged 15, he took part in the 2008 edition of the talent program ''

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'' and reached the quarterfinals before being voted out. After ''X Factor'', Basim released his debut album in 2008 entitled '' Alt det jeg ville have sagt'' (meaning "Everything I would have said"). For the album, he collaborated with Danish ''X Factor'' judge

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and engaged on a tour in the country. The album reached No. 8 in the Danish Albums Chart going gold. There were three singles from the album, " Alt det jeg ville have sagt", "

Jeg vil "Jeg vil" is a song by Danish singer Basim. The song was released in Denmark in October 2008 as the second single from his debut studio album ''Alt det jeg ville have sagt'' (2008). The song has peaked to number 26 on the Danish Singles Chart H ...

" and "Baby, jeg savner dig".

Performances during ''X Factor''

2009–2010: ''Befri dig selv'' and reality shows

In October 2009, he released his second album ''

'' (in Danish "Free yourself"). The album reached No. 21 on the Danish Albums Chart and saw release of two singles "

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" (reaching No. 15 in the Danish Singles Chart) and title track "Befri dig selv". Basim has also participated in the 2009 edition of ''Vild med dans'', the Danish edition of ''Dancing with the Stars'', where he danced with Claudia Rex, finishing 9th. He also competed on the Scandinavian version of '' Wipeout'' in 2010, however failed to make it past the Qualifier.

2014–present: Eurovision Song Contest

On 8 March 2014, Basim won ''

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Cliche Love Song", written by Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, and Basim, and performed by Basim himself. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), orga ...

'' (the Danish qualification for Eurovision) with "

". Basim represented Denmark in the

. He performed 23rd in the final and ultimately placed 9th, scoring 74 points. The following year Basim was the Danish spokesperson at the

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in Vienna. He was one of the contestants of ''

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'' with the song "

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". but came 2nd in the superfinal.

Personal life

Basim is the son of Abdel Moujahid and his wife Zohra. His father, Abdel, suffered from cancer. Basim's rendition on the album '' Alt det jeg ville have sagt'' entitled ''Himlen Har Alt For Mange Engle'' ("Heaven Has Too Many angels") was dedicated to his father who died in 2012. Basim's older brother Nabil Moujahid took part in the 2010 edition (third season) of the '' Danish X Factor'' as part of the group formation In-Joy. The four-member formation also including Essi, Jannick and Kevin was one of the nine finalists during the show. However In-Joy was eliminated at the end of the second week of the live shows of the competition finishing eighth overall.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

Basim page on FacebookBasim blog on TumblrBasim page on LastFM
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basim 1992 births Living people Danish child singers X Factor (Danish TV series) contestants Danish people of Moroccan descent Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners 21st-century Danish male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants