Christina Schilling is a Danish songwriter, singer and musician. She has written songs for artists in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania and South Africa, and is part of the songwriting team Pixieland Productions. Schilling is a member, songwriter and vocalist of the jazz pop project
Technicoloured Roses
Technicoloured Roses are a Danish-Swedish jazz pop project established in 2010. Its current members are Jonas Gladnikoff, Camilla Gottschalck and Christina Schilling
Christina Schilling is a Danish songwriter, singer and musician. She has writ ...
.
Career
As a songwriter Schilling has worked with artists and producers from Europe as well as the USA, and written several songs for national Eurovision preselevtions and
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
. In 2013 she co-wrote the winner of
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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2013.
In 2009 she represented
Ireland
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with the song "
Et Cetera
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" performed by
Sinéad Mulvey
Sinéad Mulvey (born 22 January 1988) is an Irish
professional singer & air hostess who, alongside Black Daisy, represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the pop-rock song "Et Cetera". The song was performed in the second s ...
&
Black Daisy
Black Daisy was an Irish- Lithuanian band that, along with Sinéad Mulvey represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song Et Cetera.
Biography
The band originated from Dublin, and was formed by Steff Caffrey (lead guitar ...
in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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.
She also wrote and sang backing vocals for the runner up in the
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Believe Again" written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and Ronan Keating. The song was performed by Brinck. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national ...
, the Danish final, with the song "Someday" performed by the Icelandic singer
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi" and her participation at Viña del Mar International Song Festi ...
, which became a big hit and secured a win for Denmark in the
OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009
The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a visual event which was founded in 1987 and is organised by branches of OGAE, the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest. Four nations competed in the first contest which took place in 1987. The ...
.
In 2010 she landed the Icelandic Top 20 Chart with the composition "Like Pantomime" performed by the Icelandic artist Erna Hrönn.
In 2011 she co-wrote "Falling" sung by
Nikki Kavanagh, which reached top 10 on iTunes, Ireland. Later that year the song "Volver" performed by
Auryn
Auryn (; stylized as AURYN) was a 5-member Spanish boy band founded in 2009. Signed to Warner Music, they sang in English and Spanish.
Members
The band is made up of five members that appeared previously on various talent show series in Spain. ...
took part in the Spanish pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest, and was released on the group's album "Endless Road, 7058", which was awarded "Best New Album" by
Televisión Española
Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in ...
(TVE) and was a chart success reaching number 11 on
PROMUSICAE, the official Spanish album chart.
Her music has also been used in films and musicals, such as ''Bjørnen'' (
The Bear) by
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
in Copenhagen and ''Manny Quinn: The Musical in Dublin''.
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
In 2013 Schilling co-wrote the winner of the internationally prestigious music competition
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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held in Chile. "Because You Can" was performed by the Icelandic artist
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi" and her participation at Viña del Mar International Song Festi ...
. The song was written by Christina Schilling,
Camilla Gottschalck
Camilla Gottschalck is a Danish composer, singer, musician and actress.
She has a musical education as a singer and musician (drums, piano). Camilla Gottschalck has also many years of experience as a composer. She has been a lead singer in severa ...
,
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi" and her participation at Viña del Mar International Song Festi ...
,
Örlygur Smári
Örlygur Smári (born ) is an Icelandic producer/composer.
Biography
Smári was born in Iceland, Europe.
Smári wrote Iceland's Eurovision Song Contest 2000 entry Tell Me!. He also wrote the song This Is My Life, which was the Icelandic entry ...
and
Jonas Gladnikoff
Jonas Gladnikoff (born 11 January 1985) is a Swedish songwriter and music producer. Born in Täby, he began songwriting at an early age. Later in life he moved to Åland in Finland before eventually moving to Stockholm. He has written several son ...
. This was the first time in history a winner of Viña del Mar International Song Festival is written by Danish songwriters.
Technicoloured Roses
Schilling is a member, songwriter and vocalist of the jazz pop project
Technicoloured Roses
Technicoloured Roses are a Danish-Swedish jazz pop project established in 2010. Its current members are Jonas Gladnikoff, Camilla Gottschalck and Christina Schilling
Christina Schilling is a Danish songwriter, singer and musician. She has writ ...
. Their first single was ''Keep On Playing'', and in 2012 the group released their debut EP ''Planet of the Roses''.
Entries in Eurovision Song Contest and national selections
*''Someday'' by Hera Björk (
Denmark 2009), 2nd place in national final
*''
Et Cetera
''Et Cetera'' ( or (proscribed) , ), abbreviated to ''etc.'', ''etc'', ''et cet.'', ''&c.'' or ''&c'' is a Latin expression that is used in English to mean "and other similar things", or "and so forth". Translated literally from Latin, means 'an ...
'' by
Sinéad Mulvey
Sinéad Mulvey (born 22 January 1988) is an Irish
professional singer & air hostess who, alongside Black Daisy, represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the pop-rock song "Et Cetera". The song was performed in the second s ...
& Black Daisy (
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ...
), 1st place in national selection, 11th place in Eurovision semi-final
*''Tonight'' by Kafka ir Ruta (
Lithuania 2010), 4th place in semi-final of national selection
*''Falling'' by Nikki Kavanagh (
Ireland 2011), 2nd place in national selection
*''Sueños rotos'' by Melissa (
Spain 2011), 5th place in national selection
*''Volver'' by Auryn (
Spain 2011), 2nd place in national selection
*''Run'' by
Eva Boto (
Slovenia 2012), 4th place in national selection
*''Fool In Love'' by Davids & Dinara (
Latvia 2013), 11th place in national selection
*''Conquer My Heart'' by Svetlana Bogdanova (
Moldova 2013) 11th place in national selection
*''Sound of Colours'' by Jurgis Bruzga (
Lithuania 2015), 5th place in national selection
*''Dangerous (S.O.S.)'' (
Lithuania 2015), 3rd place in national selection
References
External links
Pixieland Productions
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Danish musicians
21st-century Danish women singers
Danish women musicians
Danish women composers
Danish people of Korean descent