Signe Svendsen

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Signe Svendsen (born 16 October 1974) is a Danish singer. She took part in Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the duo formation Rollo & King singing "Never Ever Let You Go" that was runner-up in the competition. She has developed a solo career with release of two albums.[1]

Career[edit]

Svendsen graduated from Nyborg Gymnasium and Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in 1998. She gained fame through her participation in Eurovision Song Contest in 2001.[2]

She continued on with a solo career and toured with Niels Hausgaard in 2007-2010 releasing Ny passager, her debut solo album in 2010.[1] She wrote or co-wrote eight of the ten titles of the album.[citation needed] She promoted the album with a tour later releasing recordings from the tour in her 2011 album Live 2010.[citation needed] In June 2012, she released the single "Din Sang" (meaning Your Song) from her second album Kun de faldne rejser sig igen on 9 September 2013 that reached Top 3 in Tracklisten, the official Danish Albums Chart.[1][3]

Svendsen has also appeared in a number of Danish television programs, including Spørg Charlie (Ask Charlie) and Signe og B.S. på afveje (with B. S. Christiansen).[4]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Peak positions Certification
DEN
[3]
2010 Ny passager 12
2013 Kun de faldne rejser sig igen 3
Live albums
  • 2011: Live 2010

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
DEN
2012 "Din Sang"  –
featured in
Year Single Peak positions Album
DEN
2001 "Never Ever Let You Go"[5]
(Credited to Rollo & King)
3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Signe Svendsen bliver 40 år". Berlingske (in Danish). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ Grundtvig, Annemette (15 September 2013). "Signe Svendsen: »Jeg laver ikke budgetter og er ikke særlig god til penge«". Politiken. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Signe Svendsen discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  4. ^ Olsen, Juliane (17 October 2014). "Signe Svendsen: 40 år føles fint". Billed Bladet. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Rollo & King discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2013.