Jonas Flodager Rasmussen (born 23 January 1985), known professionally as simply Rasmussen, is a Danish singer and actor. He represented Denmark in the

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in Lisbon,

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, with the song " Higher Ground".

Early and personal life

Rasmussen was born in Viborg. He lives in Langå with his wife and two children. He studied dramaturgy and music at

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, and works as a teacher at both the School of Performing Arts at Viborg Cultural School and Aarhus Theatre Learning.

Career

Rasmussen is the lead singer and frontman of the 1980s

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, and

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among others. He has also worked as a stage actor, performing in stage productions of musicals such as ''

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'' in

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and

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. In January 2018, he was confirmed to be taking part in

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " Higher Ground" written by Niclas Arn and Karl Eurén. The song was performed by Rasmussen. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix ...

with the song " Higher Ground". The song was later released on 5 February. Rasmussen won the competition on 10 February 2018, and went on to represent Denmark in the

in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 May 2018, where he placed 9th overall with a score of 226 points.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

{{authority control Aarhus University alumni Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Denmark Danish pop singers Danish rock singers Danish stage actors Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2018 Living people People from Viborg Municipality People from Randers Municipality 21st-century Danish male singers 1985 births