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Revision as of 15:41, 13 May 2018

Rasmussen
Rasmussen at ESC 2018
Rasmussen at ESC 2018
Background information
Birth nameJonas Flodager Rasmussen
Born (1985-11-28) 28 November 1985 (age 39)
Viborg, Denmark
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
  • Renegade Records

Jonas Flodager Rasmussen (born 28 November 1985), known professionally as simply Rasmussen, is a Danish singer and actor. He represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Higher Ground".

Early and personal life

Rasmussen was born in Viborg. He lives in Langå with his wife and two children. He studied dramaturgy and music at Aarhus University, and works as a teacher at both the School of Performing Arts at Viborg Cultural School and Aarhus Theatre Learning.[1]

Career

Rasmussen is the lead singer and frontman of the 1980s cover band Hair Metal Heröes, which performs covers of songs by artists such as Elton John, ABBA, and Rugsted & Kreutzfeldt. He has also worked as a stage actor, performing in stage productions of musicals such as West Side Story, Rent and Les Misérables in Aarhus and Holstebro.[1] In January 2018, he was confirmed to be taking part in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 with the song "Higher Ground".[2][3][4][5] The song was later released on 5 February.[6] Rasmussen won the competition on 10 February, and will now represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.[7][8]

Discography

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[9]
"Higher Ground" 2018 9
[10]
Non-album single

References

  1. ^ a b "Rasmussen - Higher Ground". Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Denmark: DR reveals the ten Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 hopefuls" (in Danish). DR. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ Weaver, Jessica (22 January 2018). "Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 finalists revealed". ESCToday.
  4. ^ Halpin, Chris (22 January 2018). "Denmark: Ditte Marie and Sannie – aka Whigfield – amongst Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 acts". Wiwibloggs.
  5. ^ Kovalj, Mila (22 January 2018). "Denmark: Ten Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Finalists Revealed". Eurovoix.
  6. ^ Farren, Neil (5 February 2018). "Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 Entries Revealed". Eurovoix.
  7. ^ Weaver, Jessica (10 February 2018). "Denmark: Rasmussen wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018!". ESCToday.
  8. ^ LaFleur, Louise (10 February 2018). "Rasmussen wins Melodi Grand Prix in Denmark". eurovision.tv. EBU.
  9. ^ "Discography Rasmussen". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 7, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2018
Succeeded by