Jesper Nohrstedt Boesgaard (born 20 September 1994) is a

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singer. He made his debut on the Danish ''X Factor'' in 2010. Two years later he reached second place in the music contest

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; had he won, he would have represented Denmark in the

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. He is currently making music with Danish producer and DJ

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Beginnings

Jesper was born on Amager island, but grew up in

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, near

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where he lived with his Danish father Carsten, Swedish mother Gudrun and sisters Linn and Fie.

Danish ''X Factor'' (2010)

At the age of 16, while a student, he took part in Season 3 of the Danish X Factor in 2010 reaching the Final 3 before being eliminated in the final coming third overall behind Thomas Ring Petersen and runner-up Tine Madsen. ;Performances * Audition:

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– "A Message" * SuperBootcamp: U2 – "One" * Bootcamp:

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– "Blackbird" / Coldplay - "Life In Technicolor" * Live Show 1:

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– "Uprising" * Live Show 2:

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– "Say Say Say" * Live Show 3:

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– "Dry Lips" * Live Show 4:

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– "Fireflies" * Live Show 5: Duran Duran – "A View to a Kill" * Live Show 6:

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– "Kvinde Min" / Coldplay - "Speed of Sound" * Final: Steppenwolf – "Born To Be Wild", Dúné - "Let Go Of Your Love" (Duet)

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (2012)

In 2012, he participated in

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with the song " Take Our Hearts", written by Mads B. B. Krog,

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and

. He reached the Superfinal (final three) with the song at the

for a bid to represent

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at the

and finished runner-up behind the winning song " Should've Known Better" by

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. ;Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Superfinal Despite not winning in his bid to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, Jesper's song proved very popular and charted at #4 immediately after the final.danishcharts.dk: "Take Our Hearts" page
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Discography

Singles

;Featured in

References

External links

LastFM
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