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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest |
| Also known as | Emmelie |
| Born | 28 February 1993 |
| Origin | Randers, Denmark |
| Genres | Pop, folk |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest (born 28 February 1993) is a Danish singer-songwriter. She represented Denmark with the song "Only Teardrops" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, winning the contest.[1]
She signed to the label Universal Music on 25 March 2013 and her first album Only Teardrops was released in May 2013.
Early life
De Forest was born in Randers, Denmark, to a Danish mother and Swedish father, Ingvar de Forest (1938–2010). Following her parents' divorce when she was young, she grew up with her mother in Mariager, Denmark.[2] She began singing at the age of nine and sang with her mother in a gospel choir for several years.[2] At age 14, she performed at music festivals with Scottish musician Fraser Neill.[3]
Music career
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2013–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Only Teardrops
De Forest was one of ten acts bidding to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with her entry "Only Teardrops".[4] On 26 January 2013, she won the national selection.[4]
On 14 April, de Forest announced that her debut album, Only Teardrops, would be released on 6 May, a week before her performance in the Eurovision.[4] It was reported that the album would have twelve songs, including the original and symphonic versions of "Only Teardrops".[5][6]
On 14 May, de Forest's song "Only Teardrops" made it to the final of the Eurovision on 18 May, being one of the ten finalists that qualified from the first semifinal.[6]
Emmelie de Forest won the 2013 Eurovision final with a total of 281 points.[7]
Genealogy & wardrobe mishaps
Prior to the ESC semifinals de Forest had promoted herself to be related to Maurice Arnold de Forest and a great-granddaughter of British Queen Victoria as her paternal grandfather would be an illegitimate child of Edward VII and an Austrian princess.[8][9][10] This marketing gag has been dropped when DR (Danmarks Radio) investigated the case and didn't find any sources for those claims.
The uniforms chosen for the two drummers performing Only Teardrops on the ESC stages turned out to be replicas of Nazi SS uniforms that had earlier been used in a DR TV series. All footage of the first stage appearance has consequently been altered by pixelating the Nazi symbols. DR released statements expressing regret and changed the jackets as of the following gigs.[11][12][13]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| DEN [14] | ||
| Only Teardrops |
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13 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [14] |
BEL [15] |
NL [16] |
UK [17] | |||
| 2013 | "Only Teardrops" | 2 | 35 | 36 | 99 | Only Teardrops |
References
- ^ McDougall, David (18 May 2013). "Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Washuus, Dorte (18 May 2013). "Danske Emmelie kan vinde aftenens Melodi Grand Prix". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Munk-Petersen, Trine (19 May 2013). "Det, jeg elsker mest, er at synge og spille". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Meet Emmelie de Forest from Denmark | Eurovision Song Contest – Malmö 2013". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ Søren Bygbjerg. "Emmelie udsender album: Min drøm går i opfyldelse | DR". Dr.dk.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Carl Cato/TT Spektra. "Danska favoriten till final i ESC – Kultur & Nöje". Göteborgs-Posten.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Danska favoriten till final i ESC – Nöje". allehanda.se.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "ESCKAZ live in Malmö: Emmelie De Forest (Denmark) press-conference". ESCKAZ.com. Youtube. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Vincent, Alice (18 May 2013). "Eurovision 2013: Who the bookies are backing". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (16 April 2013). "Emmelie de Forest's new album "a dream come true"". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Jensen, Charlotte (8 March, 2013). "DR apologize: No Nazi uniforms from Denmark in Malmö". eurovisionary.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Popovic, Luka (9 March 2013). "DR APOLOGIZES FOR THE NAZI COSTUMES". http://oikotimes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Nygaard, Laura Rode (18. marts 2013). "Emmelie de Forest efter hård kritik: Jeg var med til at vælge nazi-uniformen". Danish language. bt.dk. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Emmelie de Forest". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Emmelie de Forest". Belgian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Emmelie de Forest". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "Artists: Emmelie de Forest". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
External links
Media related to Emmelie de Forest at Wikimedia Commons
- Emmelie de Forests official website
- Emmelie de Forest on Twitter
- Emmelie de Forest on Facebook
- Emmelie de Forest on Instagram
