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Reiley

© EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett About Quick Facts NameRani Petersen Born24 November 1997 Nationality🇩🇰 Danish National SelectionMelodi Grand Prix 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongBreaking my heart (2023) Biography Rani Petersen (born in Tórshavn, at the Faroe Islands), known by the stage name Reiley, is a Faroese singer and influencer, currently living in the USA. He first published a song on TikTok in 2019. His TikTok range soon rose to over 10 million views worldwide. On March 26, 2021, Reiley released his first single “Let it ring”. It was followed in September of the same year by the song “Superman”, a ballad. He also released an EP, “BRB, having an identity crisis”. On April 15, 2022, a new single and video came out: “Blah blah blah”. He teamed up with the famous K-Pop band AB6IX for the single “Moonlight” in September of that year. On February 11th, 2023, Reiley was chosen to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Breaking my heart”. Unfortunately Reiley didn’t make it to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Entries Breaking My Heart Country🇩🇰 Denmark Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsBård Mathias BonsaksenHilda StenmalmRani PetersenSivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet MusicBård Mathias BonsaksenHilda StenmalmRani PetersenSivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet Backings– Results Semi Points: 6Position: 14Running order: 1 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/XVZvzZF1JOk

Sam Ryder

© EBU About Quick Facts NameSam Ryder Robinson Born25 june 1989 Nationality British National SelectionInternal selection In Eurovision2022 SongSpaceman (2022) Biography Sam Ryder is an English singer, songwriter and social media personality. Ryder was born in Essex, England. He made his debut as a singer in the band The Morning After, which he co-founded. In 2010, he became a member, and later the leadsinger, of the band Blessed By A Broken Heart. The band split up in 2013. With the American rock band Close Your Eyes he released an album. In 2016, Ryder decided to start a solo career. He recorded an album in Nashville with producer Bryan Wilson. However, the album was never released. Ryder went to Hawaii, running a vegan café there. His real breakthrough came when, due to COVID-19, there was a lockdown. In this first lockdown Ryder started to post covers of songs on TikTok. That cought the attention of artists like Justin Bieber, Sia, Elton John and Alicia Keys. He became the most-followed artist from the UK on TikTok. It resulted in a record contract. An EP, “The sun’s gonna Rise” was released, followed by a tour. “The sun’s gonna rise” was streamed no less than a 100 million times. Sam Ryder was chosen by the BBC to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2022. He became 2nd in the contest. Entries Spaceman Country United Kingdom Year2022 LanguageEnglish LyricsSam RyderAmy WadgeMax Wolfgang MusicSam RyderAmy WadgeMax Wolfgang BackingsJay VermaAdam WadeLewie Allan Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 466Position: 2Running order: 22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0hqX_92zI