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Denmark In The Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Should've Known Better" written by Chief 1, Remee and Isam B. The song was performed by Soluna Samay. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012'' in order to select the Danish entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Should've Known Better" performed by Soluna Samay was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting over two rounds. Denmark was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 13, "Should've Known Better" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that Denmark placed ninth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 63 points. In the final, Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soluna Samay
Soluna Samay Kettel (born 27 August 1990, Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan-Danish singer of Swiss and German origin based in Denmark. Samay represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with her entry " Should've Known Better." Early life Soluna Samay Kettel was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala to a German father, musician Gerd G. Kettel (stage name Gee Gee Kettel) and a Swiss mother, artist Annelis Ziegler. She grew up on the shores of Lago de Atitlán, Guatemala and attended the Robert Muller LIFE school. Soluna moved to Denmark in 2000 when her parents purchased a small farm on Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. Soluna is multilingual speaking fluent English, Danish, Spanish and German. Her name is derived from the Spanish words ''sol'' and ''luna'', meaning Sun and Moon. Soluna has a Swiss passport, so, officially she is Swiss. Music career Soluna's music career began at age of 5 when she joined her father on drums and s ... [...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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Hampenberg
Morten Rask Hampenberg (born 14 January 1977) is a Danish music producer known for both his solo work and his cooperation with the musician Alexander Brown. In his early solo career, he only used his family name and was therefore known as Hampenberg until 2008. In 2009 he began using his full name both in his solo work and joint releases with Brown. He has also used the alias Moám, under which he co-produced Example's UK #2 hit " Say Nothing" and remixed " Stay Awake" and "Watch the Sun Come Up". Hampenberg collaborates with Brown as Morten Hampenberg & Alexander Brown, a duo releasing joint singles. Some recordings have been collaborations with other artists, including Yepha, Stine Bramsen, Casper Christensen, and Nabiha. The group gained international fame with "Raise the Roof" featuring Fatman Scoop, Pitbull and Nabiha. Discography Albums Singles Songwriting *2011: "Take Our Hearts A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engelina
Engelina Andrina Larsen (born 1978) is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for writing and providing the vocals for DJ Encore's " I See Right Through to You", which was a number-one hit in her native Denmark. Early life Engelina, the daughter of Ann-Cathrin and songwriter Henning Larsen, grew up on Bornholm with her two older sisters. She was originally a jazz and soul singer. Career In 1997 she moved from Århus to Copenhagen, where she met producer and disc jockey DJ Encore in 2000 through an employee at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, who suggested that DJ Encore's music would fit well with Engelina's vocal. One of the first songs they worked on together was " I See Right Through to You", which was later chosen as the theme song to the first season of the reality television show '' Big Brother Denmark'' in 2001. After working with DJ Encore, she joined the girl pop trio Sha Li Mar, together with Christina Undhjem (former lead singer in YouKnowWho) and Ida Corr (bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Frost
Julie Frost is an American songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. She is the recipient of Golden Globe and Eurovision Song Contest awards for songs written, as well as a Parent's Choice Award for album production and performance. She is also the founder of the non-profit "Songs For Elephants", with the mission to help mobilize the music and entertainment industry in support of the world's elephants. She is the second American songwriter to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as co-writer of the song "Satellite", which won the contest for Germany. Frost co-wrote Madonna's song "Masterpiece", from the soundtrack of her movie '' W.E.'', and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Her songwriting credits include the Black Eyed Peas' multi-platinum single " Just Can't Get Enough", the hook for Pitbull's "Castle Made of Sand", and Flo Rida's "Sweet Spot". She also co-wrote Beyoncé's single "Countdown", Ed Sheeran's "Kiss Me", Marina and the Diamonds's " Primado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic countries, Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR Byen
DR Byen (; literally: "the DR City") is the headquarters of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. DR moved all employees from Radiohuset in Frederiksberg and TV-Byen in Søborg to DR Byen during 2006 and 2007. Facilities DR Byen consists of four segments: * Segment 1: Houses all facilities related to DR's TV productions. * Segment 2: Houses DR's news, sport and weather departments. * Segment 3: Houses P4 Copenhagen and administration. * Segment 4: Houses DR Koncerthuset (Previously Copenhagen Concert Hall in English) The DR Byen Station on the M1 line of Copenhagen Metro The Copenhagen Metro ( da, Københavns Metro, ) is a 24/7 rapid transit system in Copenhagen, Denmark, serving the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Tårnby. The original system opened in October 2002, serving nine stations o ... is located nearby. Gallery Image:Emmelie de Forest congratulations banner at DR Byen.jpg, Image:DR Byen - covered stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriya (singer)
S.O.A.P. were a Danish pop music duo made up of the two sisters Heidi "Suriya" Sørensen (born 18 October 1979) and Saseline "Line" Sørensen (born 26 July 1982). Their music was primarily written by Remee and produced by Holger Lagerfeldt for Sony Music Entertainment Denmark. They released two albums before they disbanded in 2002. They are best known for their single "This Is How We Party", and sold almost 2 million albums worldwide. History Heidi and Saseline were born in the state of Perak in Malaysia though were raised in Næstved, along with their younger brother Daniel. Their father is Danish and their mother is Malaysian. Heidi met Remee when she interviewed him for the youth magazine she worked for. Her father, who had accompanied her to the interview, mentioned to Remee that Heidi was a singer. Remee asked Heidi to sing on a solo album with him, however, she stated that she would not do anything without her sister. Remee subsequently withdrew his offer, though approache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Nohrstedt
Jesper Nohrstedt Boesgaard (born 20 September 1994) is a Danish singer. He made his debut on the Danish ''X Factor'' in 2010. Two years later he reached second place in the music contest Dansk Melodi Grand Prix; had he won, he would have represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. He is currently making music with Danish producer and DJ Morten Hampenberg. Beginnings Jesper was born on Amager island, but grew up in Taastrup, near Copenhagen 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: Coldplay – "A Message" * SuperBootcamp: U2 – "One" * Bootcamp: The Beatles – "Blackbird" / Coldplay - "Life In Technicolor" * Live Show 1: Muse – "Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Isaksson (singer)
Patrik Christian Isaksson (born 3 August 1972) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He competed in Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song " Faller du så faller jag" and again in 2008, with the song "Under mitt tunna skinn "Under mitt tunna skinn" is a song written by Patrik Isaksson, and performed by himself at Melodifestivalen 2008, where it participated in the second semi-final inside the Cloetta Center in Linköping. The song was released as a single on 28 Febr ...". In 2012, he competed in the Danish Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with the song "Venter", a duet with Christian Brøns. As of July 2020, Isaksson has released six studio albums. Discography Albums Singles References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Isaksson, Patrik 1972 births Living people Singers from Stockholm Swedish rock singers Swedish male singer-songwriters Swedish singer-songwriters Swedish-language singers Melodifestivalen contestants 21st-century Swedish singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Brøns
Christian Brøns Petersen (born 1977) is a Danish singer. In 2001, Christian took part in the first season of TV Danmark's reality television series '' Big Brother'', but withdrew in protest. Shortly after he signed with Spin Music releasing his debut album ''Du kan gøre hvad du vil'' in 2001. The title track from the album was chosen as the Best Hit on Denmark's P3 radio station. It is a cover version of a song written by Patrik Isaksson in 1999. Next single was "Tilbage hvor vi var", a duet with Patrik Isaksson and another major hit reaching number 1 on Tracklisten, the official Danish Singles Chart. Consequently Christian Brøns won two Danish Music Awards for "Best Newcomer" and "Best Pop Album". The follow-up album ''Opfølgeren Velkommen'' in 2002 was certified gold on Universal Music. In 2006, he released his third album ''Turist'' and after an absence of 4 years the album ''Det løser sig'' on ArtPeople label. In Christian Brons took part with Patrik Isaksson in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Søs Fenger
Charlotte Fenger (born 2 December 1961), known by the stage name Søs Fenger, is a Danish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. Since the mid 1980s she has been one of the most successful names in Danish music. She has released numerous albums, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other groups. Career Fenger was born in Kongens Lyngby, and began her musical career in 1980 with the band ''Sweet Intentions'', which was led by the vocalist Nanna. She participated in the 1982 Danish Melodi Grand Prix as a choir singer on the song "Marie", which was performed by Jørgen Klubien and Carsten Elmer. In 1983, she made her breakthrough with the band ''News,'' and she performed alongside her brother, Lars Fenger, and his band ''Love Construction'' in 1985. Love Construction produced its album ''Caught in the act'' in 1988. It wasn't until 1989 that Søs Fenger went solo with her first album ''Vinterdage'', which sold over 150,000 copies. In 1991, Fenger collaborated with Niel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
