Ben and Tan are a Danish duo consisting of Benjamin Rosenbohm (born 3 June 2002) and Tanne Balcells (born 15 January 1998). They were due to represent

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in the

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in Rotterdam, with the song "

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", until it was cancelled due to the

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. In 2019, they both participated in the twelfth season of the talent show ''

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'' and became a duo after the show ended.

Career

2019: ''X Factor''

Rosenbohm and Balcells met in 2019 during the twelfth series of ''

''. Rosenbohm entered the competition alone, whereas Balcells competed as a part of

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Echo. Both were successful in the auditions, 5 Chair Challenge, and Bootcamp, making it through to the live televised shows. Balcells, as a part of Echo, made it to the semi-final, but was eliminated after the group received the fewest public votes, finishing the competition in fourth place. Rosenbohm made it to the final where he performed three songs, including what would have been his winner's single, but was not successful and finished runner-up to Kristian Kjærlund.

Performances

2020: ''Eurovision Song Contest''

On 7 March 2020, Rosenbohm and Balcells were one of 10 acts that participated in the

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, an annual music competition held in Denmark to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The pair won with their song "

", receiving 61% of the vote, and were therefore due to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest. On 18 March 2020, the

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announced the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 due to the uncertainty surrounding the spread of

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throughout

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2021: ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix''

The duo tried again to represent

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trying to participate in the DMGP 2021 submitting their single "Iron Heart" as a proposal, but it was rejected by DR, the song was also rejected by SVT for

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Personal life

Rosenbohm was born in

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, Germany to a Malagasy father and German mother and moved to Denmark at a young age. Balcells was born in

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, Spain to a Spanish father and Danish mother before moving to Denmark.

Discography

Singles

Notes

References

External links

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