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Denmark In The Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "The Way You Are", written by Remee and Chief 1. The song was performed by the band Anti Social Media. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final ''Melodi Grand Prix 2015'' in order to select the Danish entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "The Way You Are" performed by Anti Social Media was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting. Denmark was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 13, "The Way You Are" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Denmark placed thirteenth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 33 points. Background Prior to the 2015 contest, Denmark had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti Social Media
Anti Social Media is a Danish pop rock band that represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song " The Way You Are". The group consists of Philip Thornhill, Nikolaj Tøth, David Vang and Emil Vissing. Career 2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest In 2015, Anti Social Media was announced as one of the ten competing musicians in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2015 with the song " The Way You Are". On 7 February 2015 Anti Social Media performed the song and won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. On 4 May 2015 Anti Social Media released the single "More Than a Friend". On 11 May 2015 they released their debut EP ''The Way''. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ... they per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigantium
The Gigantium (called ''Sparekassen Danmark Arena'' for sponsoring reasons), in Aalborg, Denmark, is a large, rentable faire building, which hosts a large variety of concerts, markets and exhibitions, among other things. It has a capacity of 5,000 people. For concerts, the capacity is 8,500 people. In addition, there is an ice rink/arena for training purposes, a swimming pool and an athletics hall within the sports complex. The main arena building was severely damaged by a fire on 5 July 2017. Tenants The main use of the arena is sport, and it is home to the Danish Handball League club Aalborg Håndbold and the elite Ice Hockey team Aalborg Pirates. The ice hockey club AaB Ishockey also play their matches in an ice arena connected to the original Gigantium arena. AaB Ishockey is the amateur club having the license for professional ice hockey being used by Aalborg Pirates. Events Among many other events, the arena hosted Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the Danish National Selection sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suitcase (Anne Gadegaard Song)
"Suitcase" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Anne Gadegaard. It was released as a digital download in Denmark on 27 January 2015 through Sony Music Entertainment Denmark. It finished second at the Melodi Grand Prix 2015 for a bid to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song won the televoting but lost to the winning song " The Way You Are" by Anti Social Media by six points. The song peaked at number 37 on the Danish Singles Chart. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Suitcase" was first released onto YouTube on 25 January 2015 at a total length of three minutes and seven seconds. |
Maria (Danish Singer)
Maria Lumiere (born Maria Jensen on 13 May 1978) is a Danish singer and songwriter. Born in Denmark, she grew up living in different parts of Europe. Despite her parents' initial hesitation and the fact that she did not come from a musical family, she decided to pursue a career as a singer. She was eventually discovered and signed by Soulshock, from the writing and production duo Soulshock & Karlin, to Soulpower/ Dreamworks Records. Her first single "I Give, You Take" was released in 2003 and received success on R&B/Top 40 radio. It reache#33 on the BillboardPop 100 chart. Her debut album, ''My Soul'' was released in September 2003. Dreamworks failed to follow up with promotion for a second single, and she was let go when Dreamworks Records was sold, shortly before the label folded. Afterwards, she ended up studying acting in New York, and doing other ventures such as voiceover work, and writing for other artists (such as Mikkel Solnado's album ''It's Only Love, Give It Away'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Roda
Andy Roda (born March 11) is a Danish-Filipino recording- performing- visual artist, curator and stage actor, dancer, DJ, and the owner of ALIGN Records and Berlin's Most Finest (A boutique Talent & Events Agency). Early life Andy Roda is the youngest child of two Filipino immigrants to Denmark. He grew up in Copenhagen in a home with no music other than the radio and a limited vinyl record collection. He started his singing career with the Danish Boys Choir (''Det Danske Drengekor'').dr.dk"Andy er i front hos Safri Duo - nu bakker han Basim op"(April 17, 2014) As a teenager Roda, was first signed to an independent label, but later discovered by Virgin Records. Career DISH After graduating from Sankt Annæ Gymnasium, Roda released his self-written and co-produced debut album ''Dish'' on Virgin Records in 1999. After a tour, he recorded a second album for the same label which was never released. New York City He subsequently relocated to New York City. Andy Roda first appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Denmark were the hosts of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest held. Denmark was represented by Anne Gadegaard with "Arabiens drøm". Before Junior Eurovision In April 2000, Danmarks Radio launched a song contest for children aged 8 to 15. The idea drew the attention of Norway and Sweden in 2002, thus creating a pre-Scandinavian song contest entitled MGP Nordic. The European Broadcasting Union picked up on the format and launched a pan-European version in 2003, known as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with Denmark, Norway, and Sweden being three of the 16 participating countries. MGP 2003 Danmarks Radio (DR) held a national final to select the Danish national final for the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Denmark's capital Copenhagen. 10 songs competed in MGP 2003, held on 3 May and hosted by Camilla Ottesen and Gordon Kennedy. The winner was chosen by 4 televoting regions and SMS voting in two rounds of votin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Gadegaard
Anne Mondrup Gadegaard Jensen (born 7 November 1991 in Århus, Region Midtjylland, Denmark), better known as Anne Gadegaard, is a Danish singer and songwriter. She is best known for finishing 5th at the ''Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003'' while representing Denmark. Career 2003: ''Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003'' and ''Arabiens Drøm'' Anne started singing in 2002, inspired by the success of child singer '' Razz''. In 2003, she entered the ''Danish MGP Contest 2003'', where she was accepted, and later, won the competition to represent Denmark at the ''Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003''. Her song was called "Arabiens Drøm". Although it had very good reviews, it did not win the contest. The song finished 5th out of 16 participants, scoring 93 points. During that year, she released her debut studio album '' Arabiens Drøm''. 2004–05: ''Ini Mini Miny'' and ''Chiki Chiki'' Anne's second studio album, '' Ini Mini Miny'', was released in 2004 and her third '' Chiki Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calm After The Storm
"Calm After the Storm" is a song by Dutch country rock duo The Common Linnets ( Ilse DeLange and Waylon). It was chosen internally to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark. In the contest it placed second with 238 points. Music video The music video, shot entirely black-and-white, was filmed in March 2014 in Edam. Performances The song was first performed live, in an acoustic version, on 12 March 2014 on TV program ''De Wereld Draait Door''. The studio version was presented on 13 March 2014. Eurovision After having taken the first place in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen on 6 May 2014, the song finished in second place in the final on 10 May 2014, behind the winning song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst from Austria. This was the highest position for the Netherlands since it last won in 1975, and the highest score for the Netherlands in all the Eurovision contests until Duncan Laurence’s victory wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise Like A Phoenix
"Rise Like a Phoenix" is a pop song performed by Austrian singer Conchita Wurst, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Selected to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in Denmark, its official release on 18 March 2014 was followed on 21 March by Conchita's first live TV performance of the song, on the ORF show ''Dancing Stars''. "Rise Like a Phoenix" was Austria's second winning entry in the competition, their first being in 1966. Background Composer Ali Zuckowski had originally composed the song for another project, however, every major record label in Austria had refused to produce "Rise Like a Phoenix". Following a request from the Austrian Eurovision team about possible song contributions, Zuckowski immediately thought of suggesting "Rise Like a Phoenix", reasoning, "I knew that with this song still something great was going to happen". The song was entered into the ORF internal selection process and was ultimately chosen to represent the country.h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the contest was held at B&W Hallerne, and consisted of two semi-finals on 6 and 8 May, and a final on 10 May 2014. The three live shows were presented by Danish television presenter Lise Rønne, musician Nikolaj Koppel and actor Pilou Asbæk. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest; this included the return of and after absences of two years and one year respectively. Overall, there were two fewer countries competing compared to the previous year, making thirty-seven participants, the smallest number since 2006. , , and announced that they would not be taking part. The winner was Austria with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", performed by Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
