Rollo & King was a
Danish
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
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* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
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group, formed by
Søren Poppe and
Stefan Nielsen, who represented
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Never Ever Let You Go" written by Søren Poppe, Stefan Nielsen and Thomas Brekling. The song was performed by the duo Rollo and King. In addition to participating in the con ...
. The two men named themselves after two dog names. They topped the charts with their first album ''Midt i en løbetid'' which stayed in the charts for 13 weeks in 2000–2001.
Before Søren Poppe got famous with the band, he was a teacher in a school in Valby, in Copenhagen teaching music and mathematics.
Eurovision
Danmarks Radio
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 enter ...
invited them to enter the
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) since 1957, which determines the for the Eurovision Song Contest. The f ...
in 2001. They won with their song ''Der står et billede af dig på mit bord'' (literal translation, "There's a picture of you on my desk"). Together with female singer,
Signe Svendsen, who had joined the group, they performed the song (translated into English as "
Never Ever Let You Go
"Never Ever Let You Go", originally released as "Der står et billede af dig på mit bord" (), is a 2001 song by Danish musical duo Rollo & King. The song represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 after winning ''Dansk Melodi Gran ...
") at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" by Olsen Brothers. Organised by the Euro ...
and received 177 points ranked second out of 23 entries.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Denmark
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2001
Danish musical groups
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