Denmark

Anti Social Media

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts MembersPhilip ThornhillNikolaj TøthDavid VangEmil Vissing Active2015-2016 Nationality🇩🇰 Danish National SelectionDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2015 In Eurovision2015 Vienna SongThe Way You Are (2015) Biography Anti Social Media was a Danish pop rock group. The band is composed of Philip Thornhill, Nikolaj Tøth, David Vang, and Emil Vissing. They took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as Denmark’s representative. They performed the song “The Way You Are”. Unfortunately they did not reach the final. 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”. In July of the same year they performed at the Roskilde Festival. They also opened for Rasmus Seebach at his concerts. In September, one of the songs from “The Way”, “Fire exit”, was released as a single. The band also toured and performed in 2016. After that year, nothing has been heard or released from the band. Entries The Way You Are Country🇩🇰 Denmark Year2015 LanguageEnglish LyricsRemeeChief1 MusicRemeeChief1 BackingsNellie EttisonJohanna Beijbom Results Semi Points: 33Position: 13Running order: 13 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/J–Tgi_iZQ8

Rasmussen

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameJonas Flodager Rasmussen Born21 January 1985 Nationality???????? Danish National SelectionDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongHigher ground (2018) Biography Rasmussen is a Danish singer, born in Viborg. He studied dramaturgy. He is a teacher in dramaturgy in 2 schools: the viborg school of performing arts and the Aarhus Teater Lærning. Rasmussen started his career in the cover band Hair Metal Heroës. As a stage actor he performed in, among others, West Side Story and Les Misérables. He has been part of Vocal Line, a choir from Jutland. The choir even performed with The Rolling Stones. In 2018 Rasmussen represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Higher ground”. He reached the final and earned a 9th place in the overall ranking. A second single, “Go beyond”, was released in 2019. One year later, he sang in the Phil Collins tribute concerts In the Air Tonight. It was followed by a new single, “Stand by eachother”, in 2021. In the same year, Rasmussen had a role in the musical Atlantis The Musical. Entries Higher Ground Country???????? Denmark Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsNiclas ArnKarl Eurén MusicNiclas ArnKarl Eurén BackingsGustav BreslerMads EngelhardtDaniel FirthAnders ØrsagerJesper Paasch Results Semi Points: 204Position: 5Running order: 5 Results Finals Points: 226Position: 9Running order: 15 https://youtu.be/c0kP074Mw0k

Anja

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameAnja Nissen Born06 November 1995 Nationality???????? Australian National SelectionDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2016 In Eurovision2017 Kyiv SongWhere I am (2017) Biography Anja Nissen was born and raised in Winmalee,, New South Wales, Australia to Danish-born parents. During highschool, she performed in several singing competitions. In 2008, she took part in the tv-show Australia’s Got Talent. After that, she took part in several tv-shows. In 2014, Anja took part in The Voice of Australia. She won the competition. Her debut album concisted of songs that she sang in this show. She later teamed up with her Voice-coach will.i.am and with Cody Wise in a song titled “I’m So Excited”. Anja began writing material in both Los Angeles and Denmark. On 19 May 2015, Nissen released her follow-up single “Anyone Who Had a Heart”. The song achieved over 70,000 views on YouTube and was followed a third single “Triumph”. Anja was also featured on the 2014 “We Love Disney” album singing “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” from Cinderella. In 2016, Anja participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, Denmark’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Never Alone”. The song was co-written by Danish Eurovision winner Emmelie de Forest and ended up in third place. A year later, Anja Nissen was more successful. She won Melodi Grand Prix and thus represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, where she reached the Grand Final. In May 2017, Nissen released a 6-track EP titled “Where I Am”. Since that moment, Nissen is living in Los Angeles, where she studies Keyboard Technology and Music Theory. Anja took a break from the music scene, but in June 2020, she released a new single, titled “If We Only Had Tonight”, followed by followed by “Can’t Do This” in October 2020. In 2022, she works as a vocal coach and vocal producer. Besides, she sings at weddings. Entries Where I Am Country???????? Denmark Year2017 LanguageEnglish LyricsAnja NissenAngel TupaiMichael D’Arcy MusicAnja NissenAngel TupaiMichael D’Arcy BackingsJulie LindellTrille PalsgaardLinda AndrewsJasmin GabayAndy Roda Results Semi Points: 101Position: 10Running order: 8 Results Finals Points: 77Position: 20Running order: 10 https://youtu.be/vUbGnq8maS0

Serhat

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameAhmet Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu Born24 October 1964 Nationality🇹🇷 Turkish National SelectionInternal selection 2019Internal selection 2016 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv2016 Stockholm SongSay na na na (2019)I didn’t know (2016) Biography Serhat is a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, producer and television presenter. He was born in Istanbul. He originally studied dentistry, but his career in showbusiness started when he established a production company in 1994. He produced the show Riziko!, a Turkish version of the American show Jeopardy!. He hosted the show himself and received several awards for it. While keeping on hosting shows, Serhat began a career in music as well in 1997. That was the year he released his debut single “Rüya”. He sang a duet with Viktor Lazlo in 2005, “Total disguise”, and with Tamara Gverdtstiteli in 2008. It took him until 2014 to release a new single, “Je m’adore”. Serhat’s working field had now changed to France and Germany. The song topped several dance charts in Germany, France, the UK and Switzerland. In 2016, Serhat represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “I didn’t know”. Although he did not reach the final, a disco version of the song reached the US dance charts. In 2018, Serhat re-released “Total disguise”, but now in duet with Helena Paparizou. In 2019, Serhat represented San Marino again with the song “Say na na na”. The song became the best scoring song for San Marino so far. In October 2020, the Spanish version of the song, “Di Na Na Na”, with Spanish lyrics by Adolfo Caiman, was released in a music video. In 2023, Serhat co-wrote the song “Unsaid” together with Jens Geerts. It was released on single by Belgian singer Els Deschepper. Entries Say Na Na Na Country🇸🇲 San Marino Year2019 LanguageEnglishTurkish LyricsSerhat HacıpaşalıoğluMary Susan Applegate MusicSerhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu BackingsGiulia WahnChantal HartmannInès Schubert DancersJohan D. SeilSebastián Millepied Results Semi Points: 150Position: 8Running order: 17 Results Finals Points: 77Position: 19Running order: 7 https://youtu.be/d_iEis_ZRoQ I didn’t know Country🇸🇲 San Marino Year2016 LanguageEnglish LyricsNektarios Tyrakis MusicOlcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz BackingsCaroline HauwelEllia PalazziEmilie WeberJessica FagniotOphelie Crispin Results Semi Points: 12Position: 68Running order: 8 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/HzPkDb2FSeg

Leonora

About Quick Facts NameLeonora Colmor Jepsen Born03 Oktober 1998 Nationality🇩🇰 Danish National SelectionDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongLove is forever (2019) Biography Leonora Colmor Jepsen, known by the stage name of Leonora, is a Danish singer and songwriter. Leonora has previously achieved three titles as junior Danish champion in figure skating. She represented her country at the 2016 World Junior Championships. She doesn’t skate on a level that high anymore, but she still works as a skater coach and choreographer. Leonora was a member of the school’s choir, participated in the school’s musical several times and in the high school’s singer-songwriter café. On 23 February 2019, Leonora won the Danish Melodi Grand Prix and thus she went on to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv the same year. The song advanced to the final, where it achieved a 12th place. In July 2020, she released a new single called “Turquoise”. Entries Love is forever Country🇩🇰 Denmark Year2019 LanguageEnglishFrenchGermanDanish LyricsLise CabbleMelanie WehbeEmil Rosendal Lei MusicLise CabbleMelanie WehbeEmil Rosendal Lei BackingsJeanette BondeAndrea Heick GadebergSofie Niebuhr McQueen DancersRyan JacolbeSinan Spahi Results Semi Points: 94Position: 10Running order: 7 Results Finals Points: 120Position: 12Running order: 6 https://youtu.be/mucmvTLHJQM