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'''Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest''' (born 28 February 1993; née Emmelie Engström) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] singer. She will represent [[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013|Denmark]] with the song "[[Only Teardrops]]" in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]] in [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]]. Forest, who brands herself as the "barefoot royal,"<ref>http://www.deforest.dk/</ref> has also received media attention for her claim of being a [[royal descent|descendant]] of [[Queen Victoria]],<ref name="ekstrabladet"/> which is disputed by [[Marlene A. Eilers Koenig]], an expert on Queen Victoria's descendants.<ref name="royal musings"/>
'''Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest''' (born 28 February 1993; née Emmelie Engström) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] singer. She will represent [[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013|Denmark]] with the song "[[Only Teardrops]]" in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]] in [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]]. Forest, who brands herself as the "barefoot royal,"<ref>http://www.deforest.dk/</ref> has also received media attention for her claim of being a [[royal descent|descendant]] of [[Queen Victoria]],<ref name="ekstrabladet"/> which is disputed by [[Marlene A. Eilers Koenig]], an expert on Queen Victoria's descendants.<ref name="royal musings"/><ref><ref name="storybox" />


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She is the daughter of Ingvar Engström (1938–2010), a Swedish commoner and son of Irma Engström, who late in life adopted the surname ''de Forest''. Her father claimed to be the natural son (out of wedlock) of [[Maurice Arnold de Forest]], a claim which remains unsubstantiated. Maurice Arnold de Forest was himself the son of two American circus artists, became an orphan and was adopted by a wealthy couple.<ref name="royal musings">{{cite web | url=http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.no/2013/02/emmelie-de-forest-great-great.html | title=Emmelie de Forest is NOT a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria | work=Royal Musings | date=February 18, 2013 | accessdate=April 06, 2013 | author=Koenig, Marlene Eilers}}</ref>
She is the daughter of Ingvar Engström (1938–2010), a Swedish commoner and son of Irma Engström, who late in life adopted the surname ''de Forest''. Her father claimed to be the natural son (out of wedlock) of [[Maurice Arnold de Forest]], a claim which remains unsubstantiated. Maurice Arnold de Forest was himself the son of two American circus artists, became an orphan and was adopted by a wealthy couple.<ref name="royal musings">{{cite web |url=http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.no/2013/02/emmelie-de-forest-great-great.html |title= Emmelie de Forest is NOT a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria |last1=Eilers Koenig |first1=Marlene A. |authorlink1= Marlene A. Eilers Koenig |last2= |first2= |date= February 18, 2013 |work= |publisher=Royal Musings |accessdate=5 April 2013 | archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/6FgGBvkVq | archivedate =6 April 2013 }}</ref>


===Claim of descent from Queen Victoria===
===Claim of descent from Queen Victoria===
Emmelie de Forest claims to be the great-great-grandchild of [[Queen Victoria]], saying that her supposed grandfather, Maurice Arnold de Forest, was an illegitimate child of [[King Edward VII]] by an Austrian [[Habsburg]] princess;<ref name="ekstrabladet"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=29453|title=Participant profile|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> this claim is considered false by royal genealogist [[Marlene Eilers]].<ref name="royal musings"/> Edward VII never acknowledged any illegitimate children,<ref>{{cite book|first=Mike|last=Ashley|authorlink=Mike Ashley (writer)|title=The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens|publisher=Robinson|location=London|year=1998|pages=694–695|isbn=1-84119-096-9}}</ref> and other claims that he had illegitimate children have been dismissed as untrue by genealogist Anthony Camp.<ref>{{cite book|last=Camp|first=Anthony|title=Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Fact and Fiction, 1714–1936|year=2007}}. They are listed at http://anthonyjcamp.com/page9.htm.</ref> Forest erroneously referred to her alleged ancestor as "King Edward X".<ref name="ekstrabladet">[http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/kultur/article1906696.ece Royal sangerinde i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix | EB.dk] Hentet den 27. januar 2013</ref>
Emmelie de Forest claims to be the great-great-grandchild of [[Queen Victoria]], saying that her supposed grandfather, Maurice Arnold de Forest, was an illegitimate child of [[King Edward VII]] by an Austrian [[Habsburg]] princess;<ref name="ekstrabladet"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=29453|title=Participant profile|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> this claim is considered false by royal genealogist [[Marlene Eilers]].<ref name="royal musings"/><ref name="storybox">{{cite web |url=http://www.storybox.gr/index.php/culture/music/867-parousiasi-ton-tragoudion-tis-eurovision-2013-11-dania |title= Παρουσίαση των τραγουδιών της Eurovision 2013: 11. Δανία |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 9, 2013 |work= |publisher=storybox.gr |accessdate=9 April 2013 | archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/6FksqAi4M | archivedate =9 April 2013 }}</ref> Edward VII never acknowledged any illegitimate children,<ref>{{cite book|first=Mike|last=Ashley|authorlink=Mike Ashley (writer)|title=The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens|publisher=Robinson|location=London|year=1998|pages=694–695|isbn=1-84119-096-9}}</ref> and other claims that he had illegitimate children have been dismissed as untrue by genealogist Anthony Camp.<ref>{{cite book|last=Camp|first=Anthony|title=Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Fact and Fiction, 1714–1936|year=2007}}. They are listed at http://anthonyjcamp.com/page9.htm.</ref> Forest erroneously referred to her alleged ancestor as "King Edward X".<ref name="ekstrabladet">[http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/kultur/article1906696.ece Royal sangerinde i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix | EB.dk] Hentet den 27. januar 2013</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 17:20, 9 April 2013

Emmelie de Forest
Emmelie de Forest (2013)
Emmelie de Forest (2013)
Background information
Birth nameEmmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest
Also known asEmmelie
Born (1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 31)
OriginRanders, Denmark
OccupationSinger
InstrumentsVocals

Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest (born 28 February 1993; née Emmelie Engström) is a Danish singer. She will represent Denmark with the song "Only Teardrops" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. Forest, who brands herself as the "barefoot royal,"[1] has also received media attention for her claim of being a descendant of Queen Victoria,[2] which is disputed by Marlene A. Eilers Koenig, an expert on Queen Victoria's descendants.[3]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Claim of descent from Queen Victoria

Emmelie de Forest claims to be the great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, saying that her supposed grandfather, Maurice Arnold de Forest, was an illegitimate child of King Edward VII by an Austrian Habsburg princess;[2][4] this claim is considered false by royal genealogist Marlene Eilers.[3][5] Edward VII never acknowledged any illegitimate children,[6] and other claims that he had illegitimate children have been dismissed as untrue by genealogist Anthony Camp.[7] Forest erroneously referred to her alleged ancestor as "King Edward X".[2]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[8]
2013 "Only Teardrops" 2 TBA

References

  1. ^ http://www.deforest.dk/
  2. ^ a b c Royal sangerinde i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix | EB.dk Hentet den 27. januar 2013
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference royal musings was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Participant profile". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Παρουσίαση των τραγουδιών της Eurovision 2013: 11. Δανία". storybox.gr. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. ^ Ashley, Mike (1998). The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens. London: Robinson. pp. 694–695. ISBN 1-84119-096-9.
  7. ^ Camp, Anthony (2007). Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Fact and Fiction, 1714–1936.. They are listed at http://anthonyjcamp.com/page9.htm.
  8. ^ "Discography Emmelie de Forest". Hung Medien. danishcharts.com/.
Preceded by Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2013 		Succeeded by
TBA
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