Английская Википедия:Ben and Tan
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Ben and Tan are a Danish duo consisting of Benjamin Rosenbohm (born 3 June 2002) and Tanne Balcells (born 15 January 1998). They were due to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, with the song "Yes", until it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
In 2019, they both participated in the twelfth season of the talent show X Factor and became a duo after the show ended.
Career
2019: X Factor
Шаблон:Main Rosenbohm and Balcells met in 2019 during the twelfth series of X Factor. Rosenbohm entered the competition alone, whereas Balcells competed as a part of girl group Echo. Both were successful in the auditions, 5 Chair Challenge, and Bootcamp, making it through to the live televised shows.
Balcells, as a part of Echo, made it to the semi-final, but was eliminated after the group received the fewest public votes, finishing the competition in fourth place.
Rosenbohm made it to the final where he performed three songs, including what would have been his winner's single, but was not successful and finished runner-up to Kristian Kjærlund.
Performances
Performed | Song | Original artist | Result |
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Benjamin Rosenbohm | |||
Audition | "Wait for the Moment" | Vulfpeck | Successful |
5 Chair Challenge | "Untitled" | Rex Orange County | Successful |
Bootcamp | "Home" | Bruno Major | Successful |
Week 1 | "When You Love Someone" | James TW | Safe (2nd place) |
Week 2 | "Cry Me a River" | Justin Timberlake | Safe (1st place) |
Week 3 | "Be My Mistake" | The 1975 | Safe (1st place) |
Week 4 | "Earned It" | The Weeknd | Safe (2nd place) |
Week 5 | "Crazy Love" | Future Animals | Safe |
Semi-final | "A Girl Like You" "Planets" |
Edwyn Collins Nicklas Sahl |
Safe (1st place) |
Final | "Be Alright" "Lost" "Worth a Broken Heart" |
Dean Lewis Frank Ocean Own song |
Runner-up (2nd place) |
Tanne Balcells (as a part of Echo) | |||
Bootcamp | "Secret Love Song" | Little Mix | Successful |
Week 1 | "High Five" | Sigrid | Safe (7th place) |
Week 2 | "Clocks" | Coldplay | Safe (6th place) |
Week 3 | "Blur" Final showdown: "A Thousand Years" |
MØ Christina Perri |
Bottom two (7th place) |
Week 4 | "Chiquitita" Final showdown: "Comfortably Numb" |
ABBA Pink Floyd |
Bottom two (6th place) |
Week 5 | "When I Grow Up" | Fever Ray | Safe |
Semi-final | "All the Things She Said" "Fjerne slægtninge" After elimination: "Somewhere Only We Know" |
t.A.T.u. Bisse Keane |
Eliminated (4th place) |
2020: Eurovision Song Contest
On 7 March 2020, Rosenbohm and Balcells were one of 10 acts that participated in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, an annual music competition held in Denmark to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The pair won with their song "Yes", receiving 61% of the vote, and were therefore due to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest.[3]
On 18 March 2020, the European Broadcasting Union announced the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 due to the uncertainty surrounding the spread of coronavirus throughout Europe.
2021: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
The duo tried again to represent Denmark in Eurovision trying to participate in the DMGP 2021 submitting their single "Iron Heart" as a proposal, but it was rejected by DR, the song was also rejected by SVT for Melodifestivalen 2021.
Personal life
Rosenbohm was born in Berlin, Germany to a Malagasy father and German mother and moved to Denmark at a young age. Balcells was born in Barcelona, Spain to a Spanish father and Danish mother before moving to Denmark.[4]
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||||
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DEN [5] |
SWE [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
"Yes" | 2020 | 30 | —Шаблон:Efn | ||||||||||||||||||
"Summer Nights" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Hallelujah" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Iron Heart" | 2021 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Notes
References
External links
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