Jonas Flodager Rasmussen (born 23 January 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".
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| Birth name | Jonas Flodager Rasmussen |
| Born | 23 January 1985 Viborg, Denmark |
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Early and personal life
editRasmussen 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
editRasmussen is the lead singer and frontman of the 1980s cover band Hair Metal Heröes, which performs covers of songs by artists such as Van Halen, Europe, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and Scorpions among others. 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 2018, and went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 May 2018,[7][8] where he placed 9th overall with a score of 226 points.[9]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||||
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| DEN [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) Tip [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
SCO [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK Down. [18] | ||||||||||||||
| "Higher Ground" | 2018 | 9 | 49 | 43 | 65 | 88 | 38 | 29 | 43 | 34 | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| "Go Beyond" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Stand By Each Other" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Rasmussen - Higher Ground". Danmarks Radio. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Denmark: DR reveals the ten Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 hopefuls" (in Danish). DR. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Weaver, Jessica (22 January 2018). "Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 finalists revealed". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Halpin, Chris (22 January 2018). "Denmark: Ditte Marie and Sannie – aka Whigfield – amongst Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 acts". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Kovalj, Mila (22 January 2018). "Denmark: Ten Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Finalists Revealed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Farren, Neil (5 February 2018). "Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 Entries Revealed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Weaver, Jessica (10 February 2018). "Denmark: Rasmussen wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ LaFleur, Louise (10 February 2018). "Rasmussen wins Melodi Grand Prix in Denmark". eurovision.tv. EBU. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (14 May 2018). "The results of Eurovision 2018: Let's dive into the numbers!". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Discography Rasmussen". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Rasmussen". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Discografie Rasmussen". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Rasmussen". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Rasmussen – German Charts". GfK. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 18 May 2018 – 24 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Discography Rasmussen". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Rasmussen". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.