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===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]] and genealogists hired by [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] were unable to verify the claim.<ref name="ekstrabladet-2">{{cite web |url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/kultur/article1954008.ece |title= Slægtsforskere sår tvivl om Emmelies royale forbindelse: Grand Prix-vinderens historie om, at hun er tipoldebarn af dronning Victoria af England kan ikke bekræftes |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=[[Ekstrabladet]] |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =| archivedate =}}</ref><ref name="tv2-2">{{cite web |url=http://tvtid.tv2.dk/nytomtv/article.php/id-67250204:grand-prixvinders-royale-baggrund-er-tvivlsom.html |title= Grand prix-vinders royale baggrund er tvivlsom |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=[[TV2 (Denmark)|TV2]] |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/6FvJzd6BT | archivedate =16 April 2013 }}</ref><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> The claim of descent from Queen Victoria was originally considered as a [[marketing]] strategy, but this strategy was dropped by DR after the claim could not be proved right.<ref name="dr-1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dr.dk/melodigrandprix/Artikler/2013/0415134407.htm |title= DR: Blåt blod skal ikke markedsføre Emmelie |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/6FvKcBilm | archivedate =16 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="bt-1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.dk/melodi-grand-prix/dr-i-grandprix-panik-tvivl-om-emmelie-de-forests-baggrund |title= DR i grandprix-panik: Tvivl om Emmelie de Forests baggrund |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=BT.dk |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =| archivedate =16 April 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]] and genealogists hired by [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] were unable to verify the claim.<ref name="ekstrabladet-2">{{cite web |url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/kultur/article1954008.ece |title= Slægtsforskere sår tvivl om Emmelies royale forbindelse: Grand Prix-vinderens historie om, at hun er tipoldebarn af dronning Victoria af England kan ikke bekræftes |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=[[Ekstrabladet]] |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =| archivedate =}}</ref><ref name="tv2-2">{{cite web |url=http://tvtid.tv2.dk/nytomtv/article.php/id-67250204:grand-prixvinders-royale-baggrund-er-tvivlsom.html |title= Grand prix-vinders royale baggrund er tvivlsom |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=[[TV2 (Denmark)|TV2]] |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/6FvJzd6BT | archivedate =16 April 2013 }}</ref><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><ref>http://www.seoghoer.dk/Nyheder/FilmOgTv/Grand%20PrixEmmelie%20Tvivl%20om%20royale%20forbindelser.aspx</ref><ref>http://dk.timefor.tv/artikler/300-endnu-en-mgp-broeler-tvivl-om-emmelie-de-forests-royale-aner</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> The claim of descent from Queen Victoria was originally considered as a [[marketing]] strategy, but this strategy was dropped by DR after the claim could not be proved right.<ref name="dr-1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dr.dk/melodigrandprix/Artikler/2013/0415134407.htm |title= DR: Blåt blod skal ikke markedsføre Emmelie |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/6FvKcBilm | archivedate =16 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="bt-1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.dk/melodi-grand-prix/dr-i-grandprix-panik-tvivl-om-emmelie-de-forests-baggrund |title= DR i grandprix-panik: Tvivl om Emmelie de Forests baggrund |last1=|first1=|authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |date= April 16, 2013 |work= |publisher=BT.dk |accessdate=16 April 2013 | archiveurl =| archivedate =16 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>http://www.dagens.dk/underholdning/dr-dropper-royal-markedsf%C3%B8ring-af-emmelie-de-forest</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 15:40, 17 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
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsUniversal Music

Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest (born 28 February 1993; née Emmelie Engström), better known as "Emmelie de Forest", is a Danish singer. She will represent Denmark with the song "Only Teardrops" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The song is written by Lise Cabble and Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and produced by Thomas Stengaard.

She signed to the label Universal Music on March 25th 2013 and her first album "Only Teardrops" is set to release in May 2013.

Early life

Emmelie de Forest was born to a Danish mother and Swedish father and started singing at age 9.[1] At 14 years, she collaborated with Scottish musician Fraser Neill, including appearances in many festival and cultural centres. In 2011, she moved from Mariager, Nordjylland to Copenhagen and registered at Katrine Sadolins "Complete Vocal Institute" for singing students.[citation needed]

Music career

2013–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Only Teardrops

Emmelie 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". On 26 January 2013, she won the national selection. According to gambling sites Emmelie de Forest is the great favourite to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

On 14 April, Emmelie de Forest announced that her debut album, Only Teardrops, will be released on May 6th, a week before her performance in the Eurovision. The album will have twelve songs, including the original and symphonic versions "Only Teardrop"

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.[2]

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;[3][4] this claim is considered false by royal genealogist Marlene Eilers and genealogists hired by DR were unable to verify the claim.[5][6][2][7][8][9] Edward VII never acknowledged any illegitimate children,[10] and other claims that he had illegitimate children have been dismissed as untrue by genealogist Anthony Camp.[11] Forest erroneously referred to her alleged ancestor as "King Edward X".[3] The claim of descent from Queen Victoria was originally considered as a marketing strategy, but this strategy was dropped by DR after the claim could not be proved right.[12][13][14]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
DEN
Only Teardrops —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[15]
2013 "Only Teardrops" 2 Only Teardrops

References

  1. ^ http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/1156216/vinner-hon-eurovision
  2. ^ a b Eilers Koenig, Marlene A. (February 18, 2013). "Emmelie de Forest is NOT a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria". Royal Musings. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b Royal sangerinde i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix | EB.dk Hentet den 27. januar 2013
  4. ^ "Participant profile". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Slægtsforskere sår tvivl om Emmelies royale forbindelse: Grand Prix-vinderens historie om, at hun er tipoldebarn af dronning Victoria af England kan ikke bekræftes". Ekstrabladet. April 16, 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Grand prix-vinders royale baggrund er tvivlsom". TV2. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ http://www.seoghoer.dk/Nyheder/FilmOgTv/Grand%20PrixEmmelie%20Tvivl%20om%20royale%20forbindelser.aspx
  9. ^ http://dk.timefor.tv/artikler/300-endnu-en-mgp-broeler-tvivl-om-emmelie-de-forests-royale-aner
  10. ^ Ashley, Mike (1998). The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens. London: Robinson. pp. 694–695. ISBN 1-84119-096-9.
  11. ^ Camp, Anthony (2007). Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Fact and Fiction, 1714–1936.. They are listed at http://anthonyjcamp.com/page9.htm.
  12. ^ "DR: Blåt blod skal ikke markedsføre Emmelie". DR. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  13. ^ "DR i grandprix-panik: Tvivl om Emmelie de Forests baggrund". BT.dk. April 16, 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  14. ^ http://www.dagens.dk/underholdning/dr-dropper-royal-markedsf%C3%B8ring-af-emmelie-de-forest
  15. ^ "Discography Emmelie de Forest". Hung Medien. danishcharts.com/.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2013 		Succeeded by
TBA
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