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Rollo & King was a Danish group, formed by Søren Poppe and Stefan Nielsen, who represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The two men named themselves after two dog names. They topped the charts with their first album Midt i en løbetid which stayed in the charts for 13 weeks in 2000–2001.
Rollo & King | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Denmark |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2000-2002 |
| Members | Søren Poppe Stefan Nielsen |
Before Søren Poppe got famous with the band, he was a teacher in a school in Valby, in Copenhagen teaching music and mathematics.
Eurovision
editDanmarks Radio invited them to enter the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2001. They won with their song Der står et billede af dig på mit bord (literal translation, "There's a picture of you on my desk"). Together with female singer, Signe Svendsen, who had joined the group, they performed the song (translated into English as "Never Ever Let You Go") at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 and received 177 points ranked second out of 23 entries.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [1] | |||
| 2000 | Midt i en løbetid | 1[2] | 2× Platinum[2] |
| 2001 | Det nye kuld | 25 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [1] | |||
| 2001 | "Der står et billede af dig på mit bord" | 1 | |
| "Never Ever Let You Go" | 3 | ||
| "Kvinder & mænd som os" | 13 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Rollo & King discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Hitlisten.NU". Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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