Genres Pop, House music Name Jesper Nohrstedt Instruments Vocals, guitar Role Singer | Years active 2010 – present Record label disco:wax Labels Disco:wax Albums Take Our Hearts | |
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Birth name Jesper Nohrstedt Boesgaard Born 20 September 1994 (age 29)
Denmark ( 1994-09-20 ) Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician Similar People Morten Hampenberg & Alexan, Morten Hampenberg, Hampenberg, Soluna Samay, Christian Brons | ||
Jesper Nohrstedt - "Take Our Hearts" | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012
Jesper Nohrstedt Boesgaard (born 20 September 1994) is a Danish singer. He made his debut on the Danish X Factor in 2010. Two years later he reached second place in the music contest Dansk Melodi Grand Prix; had he won, he would have represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. He is currently making music with Danish producer and DJ Morten Hampenberg.
Contents
- Jesper Nohrstedt Take Our Hearts Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012
- Beginnings
- Danish X Factor 2010
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012
- Singles
- References
Beginnings
Jesper was born on Amager island, but grew up in Taastrup, near Copenhagen where he lived with his Danish father Carsten, Swedish mother Gudrun and sisters Linn and Fie.
Danish X Factor (2010)
At the age of 16, while a student, he took part in Season 3 of the Danish X Factor in 2010 reaching the Final 3 before being eliminated in the final coming third overall behind Thomas Ring Petersen and runner-up Tine Madsen.
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (2012)
In 2012, he participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with the song "Take Our Hearts", written by Mads B. B. Krog, Engelina Larsen and Morten Hampenberg. He reached the Superfinal (final three) with the song at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 for a bid to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and finished runner-up behind the winning song "Should've Known Better" by Soluna Samay.
Despite not winning in his bid to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, Jesper's song proved very popular and charted at #4 immediately after the final.