Thomas G:son
Encyclopedia
Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish
composer and musician from Skövde
, Västergötland
, Sweden
, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs. In addition to writing and composing songs for a living, he plays the guitar in a hard rock
band. Thomas G:son is mostly known for the 58 songs he has written for national finals of eight different countries for the Eurovision Song Contest
(ESC): 32 for Sweden
, ten for Spain
, five for Norway
, four for Finland
, three for Denmark
, two for Poland
, one for Latvia
, one for Romania
and one for Belgium
. He has also reached the Eurovision Song Contest five times, twice for Sweden, once for Norway, once for Spain, and once for Denmark.
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Thomas G:son wrote Lyssna till ditt hjärta for the 2001 edition of Melodifestivalen
. The upbeat ABBA
inspired song was performed by the young quartet Friends
. From its Melodifestivalen victory, they went on to have a successful performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
in Copenhagen
, Denmark
, placing fifth with the English version Listen To Your Heartbeat. The song sounded very much like the 1996
Belgian
entry Liefde is een kaartspel, causing some controversy and earning it the nickname Listen to your Kaartspel among some Eurovision fans.http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/1548/eurosong/collf.htm&date=2009-10-25+07:55:04.
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
This year, Thomas G:son has delivered the record amount of eight selected entries to three national finals - Sweden, Norway and Latvia. Six of them participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, sung by such Melodifestivalen and Eurovision veterans as Carola
, Kikki Danielsson
, Roger Pontare
and former Afro-Dite
member Kayo(all had represented Sweden at past ESCs), as well as Jessica Folker, a singer who already enjoyed international success. Such proliferation proved effective, as both Carola and Kikki reached the final of the contest, ironically taking the first and the last place, respectively. Carola and G:son's winning song was "Evighet" (Swedish
for eternity
) - it was performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens
, Greece
in English as "Invincible
", finishing 5th in the final, just like his 2001 entry "Listen To Your Heartbeat" did.
In the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix
, his entry performed by the drag queen duo
Queentastic
made it to the Super Final, but lost to Christine Guldbrandsen
, a folk-ballad singer from Bergen.
Neither did Elina Furmane of Latvia make it through Eirodziesma
; consequently, Thomas G:son had only one entry in that year's ESC.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
In 2007, Thomas G:son experienced the peculiar situation of having two of his songs compete in Helsinki, neither of them being for his home country. Instead, the Norwegian
, nationally famous musical
artist Guri Schanke
performed his fiery Latino song "Ven a bailar conmigo
", . The song, which contains some elements of Argentine tango
, was specifically ordered by the Norwegian state broadcaster NRK who invited Thomas G:son, who had already successfully composed three entries previously for Melodi Grand Prix
, the Norwegian national final. Spain's 2007 entry "I love you mi vida
" was also co-written by G:son, and was performed by boyband D'NASH.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
In 2010 G:son sent his fifth Eurovision song in his fourth country: Denmark. He co-wrote the Danish entry "In a Moment Like This
" sang by Chanée
and Tomas N'evergreen
.
Melodifestivalen
Melodi Grand Prix
Eirodziesma
Selecţia Naţională
The girl duo Indiggo which was going to perform the song was disqualified because they didn't turn up in time for a rehearsal. Additionally, an instrumental version of the song was not sent in time to the TV company.
Piosenka dla Europy
Eurosong
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Swedish entry for Junior Eurovision 2010, Allt jag vill ha, was written by G:son, with Arash, Robert Uhlmann, and Johan Bejerholm. In Minsk
, it placed eleventh.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
composer and musician from Skövde
Skövde
Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 34 446 inhabitants .Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen ,...
, Västergötland
Västergötland
', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs. In addition to writing and composing songs for a living, he plays the guitar in a hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band. Thomas G:son is mostly known for the 58 songs he has written for national finals of eight different countries for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
(ESC): 32 for Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, ten for Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, five for Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, four for Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, three for Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, two for Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, one for Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, one for Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and one for Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. He has also reached the Eurovision Song Contest five times, twice for Sweden, once for Norway, once for Spain, and once for Denmark.
Eurovision Song Contest 2001Eurovision Song Contest 2001The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
Thomas G:son wrote Lyssna till ditt hjärta for the 2001 edition of MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
. The upbeat ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
inspired song was performed by the young quartet Friends
Friends (group)
Friends were a Swedish dansband or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show Friends på turne , made by Bert Karlsson for TV4...
. From its Melodifestivalen victory, they went on to have a successful performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, placing fifth with the English version Listen To Your Heartbeat. The song sounded very much like the 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
entry Liefde is een kaartspel, causing some controversy and earning it the nickname Listen to your Kaartspel among some Eurovision fans.http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/1548/eurosong/collf.htm&date=2009-10-25+07:55:04.
Eurovision Song Contest 2006Eurovision Song Contest 2006The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
This year, Thomas G:son has delivered the record amount of eight selected entries to three national finals - Sweden, Norway and Latvia. Six of them participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, sung by such Melodifestivalen and Eurovision veterans as CarolaCarola Häggkvist
Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...
, Kikki Danielsson
Kikki Danielsson
Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
, Roger Pontare
Roger Pontare
Fred Roger Pontare is a Swedish musician. He currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County....
and former Afro-Dite
Afro-dite
Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being...
member Kayo(all had represented Sweden at past ESCs), as well as Jessica Folker, a singer who already enjoyed international success. Such proliferation proved effective, as both Carola and Kikki reached the final of the contest, ironically taking the first and the last place, respectively. Carola and G:son's winning song was "Evighet" (Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
for eternity
Eternity
While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existence for a limitless amount of time, many have used it to refer to a timeless existence altogether outside time. By contrast, infinite temporal existence is then called sempiternity. Something eternal exists outside time; by contrast,...
) - it was performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in English as "Invincible
Invincible (Eurovision song)
"Invincible" is the name of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry from Sweden, sung by Carola Häggkvist. Being one of the favourites to win, it ended up finishing 5th out of 24....
", finishing 5th in the final, just like his 2001 entry "Listen To Your Heartbeat" did.
In the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix 2006
Melodi Grand Prix 2006 is the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen....
, his entry performed by the drag queen duo
Drag queen
A drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and...
Queentastic
Queentastic
Queentastic is a group of Norwegian drag artists, established in early 2005.-Background:Members Dean Erik Andersen, born in 1971 in Kristiansand, and Geir Lillejord, born in Skien in 1968, both have previous drag experience from their membership in Great Garlic Girls - another Norwegian drag act...
made it to the Super Final, but lost to Christine Guldbrandsen
Christine Guldbrandsen
Christine Guldbrandsen is a singer who is best-known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. With a crystal-clear voice and a impressive vocal range she is often compared to sopranos like Sissel Kyrkjebø and Hayley Westenra...
, a folk-ballad singer from Bergen.
Neither did Elina Furmane of Latvia make it through Eirodziesma
Eirodziesma
Eirodziesma is Latvia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show is produced by Latvijas Televīzija.-Eirodziesma Top 3:-See also:*Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest*2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004...
; consequently, Thomas G:son had only one entry in that year's ESC.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
In 2007, Thomas G:son experienced the peculiar situation of having two of his songs compete in Helsinki, neither of them being for his home country. Instead, the NorwegianNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, nationally famous musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
artist Guri Schanke
Guri Schanke
Guri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second....
performed his fiery Latino song "Ven a bailar conmigo
Ven a bailar conmigo
"Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke....
", . The song, which contains some elements of Argentine tango
Argentine tango
Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
, was specifically ordered by the Norwegian state broadcaster NRK who invited Thomas G:son, who had already successfully composed three entries previously for Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...
, the Norwegian national final. Spain's 2007 entry "I love you mi vida
I Love You Mi Vida
"I Love You Mi Vida" is a song performed by the Spanish boyband D'Nash.The song was entered into Misión Eurovisión 2007, which is the Spanish national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest....
" was also co-written by G:son, and was performed by boyband D'NASH.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010Eurovision Song Contest 2010The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
In 2010 G:son sent his fifth Eurovision song in his fourth country: Denmark. He co-wrote the Danish entry "In a Moment Like ThisIn a Moment Like This
"In a Moment Like This" is a song performed by Chanée & N'evergreen and composed Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm, and was the Danish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway on May 29, 2010....
" sang by Chanée
Christina Chanée
Christina Chanée is a Danish-Thai pop singer who won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 with Tomas N'evergreen, with the song "In a Moment Like This"....
and Tomas N'evergreen
Tomas N'evergreen
Tomas N'evergreen is a pop singer from Aarhus, Denmark. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia. In 2009 he participated in the Russian National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. On 6 February 2010 he participated and won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with Christina Chanée...
.
MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
entries (Sweden)
- "Natten är min vän" by Cleo Nilsson (1999Melodifestivalen 1999Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network...
), 8th place - "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" ("Listen To Your Heartbeat") by Friends (2001Melodifestivalen 2001Melodifestivalen 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1567 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
), 1st place (5th at ESC 2001Eurovision Song Contest 2001The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
) - "Vem é dé du vill ha?" by KikkiKikki DanielssonAnn-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
, LottaLotta Engberg-External links:* *...
& BettanElisabeth AndreassenElisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....
(2002Melodifestivalen 2002Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a...
), 3rd place - "Ingenting är större än vi" by ArvingarnaArvingarnaArvingarna is a Swedish dansband, which was formed in 1989 and which competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999 and 2002. In 1993 they won with the song '"Eloise" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where the song finished 7th.The band's name refers to...
(2002Melodifestivalen 2002Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a...
), 6th place (Semi-final) - "Världen utanför" by BarbadosBarbados (band)Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in...
(2002Melodifestivalen 2002Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a...
), 4th place - "What Difference Does It Make?" by Poets (2002Melodifestivalen 2002Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a...
), 3rd place (Semi-final) - "Hela världen för mig" by Sanna NielsenSanna NielsenSanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer. She comes from Bromölla in Skåne, Southern Sweden.-Career:At the age of eleven she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen Charts with the song "Till en fågel". At that time, she sung with the dansband Mats Elmes. She participated in...
(2003Melodifestivalen 2003Melodifestivalen 2003 was the selection for the 43rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Luleå, Sundsvall and...
), 5th place - "C'est la vie" by HansonAnn-Louise HansonAnn-Louise Hanson is a Swedish singer and has been involved in the music industry for over 40 years.Many of her solo recordings from the 1960s feature Bruno Glenmarks Orkester and, following their marriage, Ann-Louise and Bruno Glenmark formed the group Glenmarks with Bruno's niece Karin and...
, CarsonTowa CarsonTowa Carson , born on 31 March 1936 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, when she recorded many duets with Lasse Lönndahl...
& MalmkvistSiw MalmkvistSiw "Siwan" Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist is a Swedish singer who is popular in Scandinavia and Germany...
(2004Melodifestivalen 2004Melodifestivalen 2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 43rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a...
), 10th place - "Tango Tango" by Petra NielsenPetra NielsenPetra Nielsen is a Swedish singer and actress. She has starred on Broadway during her career. Her mother is Swedish actress Monica Nielsen and her father Adam Inczédy-Gombos. She is best known for her appearances at the Chinatheater in Stockholm in the 1990s, in musicals including Grease and Fame...
(2004Melodifestivalen 2004Melodifestivalen 2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 43rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a...
), 4th place - "Säg att du har ångrat dig" by Anne-Lie RydéAnne-Lie RydéAnne-Lie Rydé is a Swedish pop and rock singer.Rydé grew up on Lidingö, but moved to Gothenburg in 1976. There she played with the Gothenburg-based band Extra from 1978 to 1983...
(2004Melodifestivalen 2004Melodifestivalen 2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 43rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a...
), 4th place (Semi-final) - "Långt bortom tid och rum" by Mathias Holmgren (2005Melodifestivalen 2005Melodifestivalen 2005 was the selection for the 45th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 44th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Gothenburg, Linköping, Skellefteå, Växjö and...
), 4th place (Semi-final) - "As If Tomorrow Will Never Come" by Katrina & The NamelessKatrina LeskanichKatrina Leskanich is an American singer and musician, long time resident of the United Kingdom. She is best known for being the lead singer and namesake of the pop band Katrina and the Waves.-Early life:...
(2005Melodifestivalen 2005Melodifestivalen 2005 was the selection for the 45th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 44th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Gothenburg, Linköping, Skellefteå, Växjö and...
), 3rd place (Semi-final) - "Så nära" by Anne-Lie RydéAnne-Lie RydéAnne-Lie Rydé is a Swedish pop and rock singer.Rydé grew up on Lidingö, but moved to Gothenburg in 1976. There she played with the Gothenburg-based band Extra from 1978 to 1983...
(2005Melodifestivalen 2005Melodifestivalen 2005 was the selection for the 45th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 44th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Gothenburg, Linköping, Skellefteå, Växjö and...
), 5th place (Semi-final) - "Evighet" ("InvincibleInvincible (Eurovision song)"Invincible" is the name of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry from Sweden, sung by Carola Häggkvist. Being one of the favourites to win, it ended up finishing 5th out of 24....
") by CarolaCarola HäggkvistCarola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...
(2006Melodifestivalen 2006Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...
), 1st place (5th at ESC 2006Eurovision Song Contest 2006The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
) - "Ge mig en kaka till kaffet" by Östen med Resten (2006Melodifestivalen 2006Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...
), 6th place (Semi-final) - "Idag & imorgon" by Kikki DanielssonKikki DanielssonAnn-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
(2006Melodifestivalen 2006Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...
), 10th place - "Innan natten är över" by KayoAfro-diteAfro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being...
(2006Melodifestivalen 2006Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...
), 6th place (Semi-final) - "When Loves Coming Back Again" by Jessica FolckerJessica FolckerJessica Folcker born , is a Swedish singer.-Biography:Folcker was born as Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker in Täby, a Stockholm suburb, on . Her mother is Swedish and her father is from Senegal....
(2006Melodifestivalen 2006Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...
), 7th place (Semi-final) - "Silverland" by Roger PontareRoger PontareFred Roger Pontare is a Swedish musician. He currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County....
(2006Melodifestivalen 2006Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...
), 4th place (Semi-final) - "Amanda" by Jimmy JanssonJimmy JanssonJimmy Jansson is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Music career:Jansson's music career began when he formed a boy band, The Poets, with some of his friends in 2002...
(2007Melodifestivalen 2007Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a...
), eliminated in Second-Chance Round - "Samba Sambero" by Anna BookAnna BookAnna Book is a Swedish pop singer. She participated in Let's Dance, the Swedish version of Dancing With The Stars, in 2006 and finished in 2nd place....
(2007Melodifestivalen 2007Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a...
), 9th place - "Här för mig själv" by Maja Gullstrand (2009Melodifestivalen 2009Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
), 8th place (Semi-final) - "Du vinner över mig" by Mikael RickforsMikael RickforsMikael Rickfors was born in Stockholm, Sweden, 4 December 1948. From 1968 he was the lead singer and bass guitarist in popular Swedish band Bamboo. The band released two singles before breaking up in 1970. Rickfors would later perform with the British rock group The Hollies for about two years....
(2009Melodifestivalen 2009Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
), 5th place (Semi-final) - "Show Me Heaven" by Lili & SusieLili & SusieLili & Susie is a Swedish pop duo composed of the sisters Lili Päivärinta and Susie Päivärinta. They scored a number of hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, their biggest hit being Oh Mama in 1987...
(2009Melodifestivalen 2009Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
), eliminated in Second-Chance Round - "Thursdays" by Lovestoned (2010Melodifestivalen 2010Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen...
), 6th place (Semi-final) - "I'm In Love" by Sanna NielsenSanna NielsenSanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer. She comes from Bromölla in Skåne, Southern Sweden.-Career:At the age of eleven she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen Charts with the song "Till en fågel". At that time, she sung with the dansband Mats Elmes. She participated in...
(2011), 4th place - "E de fel på mig" by Linda Bengtzing (2011), 7th place
- "Something In Your Eyes" by Jenny Silver (2011), eliminated in Second-Chance Round
- "Run" by Anders Fernette (2011), 8th place (Semi-final)
- "Euphoria" by Loreen (2012Melodifestivalen 2012Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that will be held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It will select Sweden's 52nd song to be internationally represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 ....
) - "Jag reser mig igen" by TBA (2012Melodifestivalen 2012Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that will be held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It will select Sweden's 52nd song to be internationally represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 ....
) - "Land of broken dreams" by TBA (2012Melodifestivalen 2012Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that will be held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It will select Sweden's 52nd song to be internationally represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 ....
)
Melodi Grand PrixMelodi Grand PrixMelodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...
entries (Norway)
- "Din hånd i min hånd" by KikkiKikki DanielssonAnn-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
, LottaLotta Engberg-External links:* *...
& BettanElisabeth AndreassenElisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....
(2003Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, represented by Jostein Hasselgård with the song "I'm Not Afraid To Move On". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2003 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest....
), 4th place - "Anyway you want it" by Ingvild Pedersen (2003Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, represented by Jostein Hasselgård with the song "I'm Not Afraid To Move On". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2003 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest....
), 8th place - "Absolutely Fabulous" by QueentasticQueentasticQueentastic is a group of Norwegian drag artists, established in early 2005.-Background:Members Dean Erik Andersen, born in 1971 in Kristiansand, and Geir Lillejord, born in Skien in 1968, both have previous drag experience from their membership in Great Garlic Girls - another Norwegian drag act...
(2006Melodi Grand Prix 2006Melodi Grand Prix 2006 is the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen....
), 3rd place - "Ven a bailar conmigoVen a bailar conmigo"Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke....
" by Guri SchankeGuri SchankeGuri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second....
(2007Melodi Grand Prix 2007Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen....
), 1st place (18th in ESC 2007 SemifinalEurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
) - "Rocket Ride" by Jannicke Abrahamsen (2007Melodi Grand Prix 2007Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen....
), 2nd place - "High on Love" by Reidun Sæther (2012Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012Norway will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and will select their entry through the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2012, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK.-Melodi Grand Prix 2012:...
)
Euroviisut entries (Finland)
- "Who Cares About A Broken Heart?" by Johanna (2002Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia, after being relegated from the 2001 contest.The Finnish national final was held at the Kaleva Centre in Tampere on 26 January 2002, hosted by Maria Guzenina and Simo Frangén....
), 5th place - "Say You Will, Say You Won't" by Ressu (2002Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia, after being relegated from the 2001 contest.The Finnish national final was held at the Kaleva Centre in Tampere on 26 January 2002, hosted by Maria Guzenina and Simo Frangén....
), 4th place - "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Kirsi Ranto (2004Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004The Finnish national Semi Final and Final were held in January, starting on January 16 with the first Semi Final and ending on January 24 with the final. They were hosted by Maria Guzenina and Bettina Sågbom, along with Antero Mertaranta in the final. The winner was Jari Sillanpää, with the song...
), 10th place (Semi-final) - "Till The End Of Time" by Arja KorisevaArja KorisevaArja Sinikka Koriseva is an award-winning Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens, Finnish pop, musical theatre, and sacred music....
(2004Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004The Finnish national Semi Final and Final were held in January, starting on January 16 with the first Semi Final and ending on January 24 with the final. They were hosted by Maria Guzenina and Bettina Sågbom, along with Antero Mertaranta in the final. The winner was Jari Sillanpää, with the song...
), 10th place
Spanish selection entries
- "I love you mi vidaI Love You Mi Vida"I Love You Mi Vida" is a song performed by the Spanish boyband D'Nash.The song was entered into Misión Eurovisión 2007, which is the Spanish national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest....
", by D'NASHD'NASHD'Nash is a Spanish boy band, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest.-Members:* Basty - real name: Esteban Piñero Camacho - born 28 February 1981, Cádiz...
(2007Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007Spain selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 through the contest Misión Eurovisión 2007, organized by TVE and hosted from Madrid by Paula Vázquez. The Spanish public chose the boy band NASH with the song "I Love You Mi Vida"...
), 1st place (20th in ESC 2007Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
) - "Piénsame", Anael (2008Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with an entry selected through a MySpace project called Salvemos Eurovisión . The Spanish Final was held at TVE's Estudios Buñuel in Madrid on March 8 , hosted by the popular Italian actress and singer Raffaella Carrà...
), eliminated in Online-Voting - "Te prefiero", Baltanás (2008Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with an entry selected through a MySpace project called Salvemos Eurovisión . The Spanish Final was held at TVE's Estudios Buñuel in Madrid on March 8 , hosted by the popular Italian actress and singer Raffaella Carrà...
), eliminated in Online-Voting - "Nada es comparable a ti", MirelaMirelaMirela Cabero is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests since she was a child...
(2009Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Televisión Española chose its entry through a contest called "Eurovisión 2009: El retorno" , similar to Salvemos Eurovisión, which selected the 2008 entry...
), 4th place - "Amor radical", Rebeca (2009Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Televisión Española chose its entry through a contest called "Eurovisión 2009: El retorno" , similar to Salvemos Eurovisión, which selected the 2008 entry...
), eliminated in Online-Voting - "Perfecta", Venus (2010Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway. The national broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española selected the Spanish entry through a national selection process...
), 4th place - "Recuérdame", Samuel & Patricia (2010Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway. The national broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española selected the Spanish entry through a national selection process...
), 5th place - "En una vida", Coral Segovia (2010Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway. The national broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española selected the Spanish entry through a national selection process...
), 2nd place - "Beautiful Life", Jose GalisteoJosé GalisteoJosé Antonio Galisteo García was a contestant in the fifth season of the Spanish reality television series Operación Triunfo, where he placed sixth in a field of 18...
(2010Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway. The national broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española selected the Spanish entry through a national selection process...
), 7th place - "Abrázame", Lucía PérezLucía PérezLucía Pérez Vizcaíno is a Spanish singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany with the song "Que me quiten lo bailao".-Career:...
(2011Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by the Spanish broadcaster Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española...
), 2nd place on Songs selection
EirodziesmaEirodziesmaEirodziesma is Latvia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show is produced by Latvijas Televīzija.-Eirodziesma Top 3:-See also:*Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest*2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004...
entry (Latvia)
- "Heaven In Your Eyes" by Elina Furmane (2006Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006Latvia’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen in a final called Eirodziesma, which was held on March 11 following 2 semi-finals in February. The winning entry was the song I Hear Your Heart by the group Cosmos. The song is written by Molly-Ann Leikin & Guntars Račs and composed by...
), 8th place
Selecţia NaţionalăSelectia NationalaSelecţia Naţională is a song contest which takes place every year in Romania. This contest decides who will represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest.-Winners:-See also:* Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest...
entry (Romania)
- "Lovestruck" by IndiggoIndiggoIndiggo is the stage name of the identical twin sisters Gabriela and Mihaela Modorcea. Together they are professional actresses, singers, writers, songwriters. They were born in Romania on June 7. The roots of their family are in Transylvania, and they are also known as Dracula's Girls...
(2007Selectia Nationala Eurovision 2007Selecţia Naţională Eurovision 2007 was the national competition organized by Romanian Television , to select the country's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007...
) [disqualified]
The girl duo Indiggo which was going to perform the song was disqualified because they didn't turn up in time for a rehearsal. Additionally, an instrumental version of the song was not sent in time to the TV company.
Piosenka dla EuropyPiosenka dla EuropyPiosenka dla Europy is the Polish national selection for the country's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. The first Piosenka dla Europy contest was held in 2006 - previously Telewizja Polska has internally selected the Polish entry for Eurovision - and since 2003 the contest has been held...
entries (Poland)
- "Viva la musica" by Man Meadow (2008Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008Poland competed in the first of the semifinals in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The Polish National Final Piosenka dla Europy 2008 was held on February 23, 2008. The winning entry was determined by combining the results of a public televote and a jury vote . Both the jury and televoters gave...
), 3rd place - "Love Is Gonna Get You" by Man Meadow (2009Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, as confirmed by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska . TVP continued to use the Piosenka dla Europy contest to select the Polish representative for the 2009 contest in Moscow. The 2009 edition of the contest was held on 14 February, with the...
), 6th place
EurosongEurosong (Belgium)Eurosong was the Flemish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It selected the Belgian entry to the Contest every second year. The last Eurosong was in 2008. Due the good result of Tom Dice in 2010, who was chosen internally, the VRT decided to cancel Eurosong....
entry (Belgium)
- "Addicted to you", Tanja DextersTanja DextersTanja Dexters was crowned Miss Belgium 1998 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1999 and Miss World 1998....
(2008Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008Belgium made its 50th appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. This year Flemish broadcaster VRT was in charge of selecting the Belgian entry and chose it through the programme Eurosong. The winning song was selected on Sunday, 9 March 2008....
), 5th place (Semi-final)
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entry (Denmark)
- "In a Moment Like ThisIn a Moment Like This"In a Moment Like This" is a song performed by Chanée & N'evergreen and composed Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm, and was the Danish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway on May 29, 2010....
", ChanéeChristina ChanéeChristina Chanée is a Danish-Thai pop singer who won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 with Tomas N'evergreen, with the song "In a Moment Like This"....
& Tomas N'evergreenTomas N'evergreenTomas N'evergreen is a pop singer from Aarhus, Denmark. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia. In 2009 he participated in the Russian National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. On 6 February 2010 he participated and won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with Christina Chanée...
(2010Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Denmark competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum, Norway in May 2010. The Danish broadcaster DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contest to select the country's entry for the contest, with the 2010 edition being held on 6 February 2010.-Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010:DR released...
), 1st place (4th in ESC 2010Eurovision Song Contest 2010The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
) - "Let Your Heart Be Mine", Jenny BerggrenJenny BerggrenJenny Cecilia Berggren is a Swedish singer and former lead singer in the Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Since 1995, she has also been writing songs and performing solo. In 2010 she released her debut album My Story.-Early life:...
(2011Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011, organised by Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio .-Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011:...
), 8th place - "25 Hours a Day", Le Freak (2011Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011, organised by Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio .-Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011:...
), 4th place
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the eighth edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Minsk, Belarus. It was held on 20 November 2010.The contest was won by Vladimir Arzumanyan of Armenia with the song Mama...
The Swedish entry for Junior Eurovision 2010, Allt jag vill ha, was written by G:son, with Arash, Robert Uhlmann, and Johan Bejerholm. In MinskMinsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, it placed eleventh.