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Geir Rönning | |
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| Born | Geir Rønning (1962-11-05)5 November 1962 (age 63) |
| Origin | Ålesund, Norway |
| Genres | Pop,Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | web |
Geir Rönning (born 5 November 1962) is a Norwegian-Finnish professional singer-songwriter fromÅlesund. He later moved to the capitalOslo in the 1980s, and later on toStockholm, Sweden, where he found opportunity to start a musical career. He later moved toFinland, which he represented in theEurovision Song Contest in 2005. He returned to Norway in 2006 to try unsuccessfully to represent Norway in Eurovision through a joint song with Jorun Erdal. In 2010, he had a comeback trying to represent this time Finland in Eurovision. The same year he also took part in the SwedishIdol 2010, coming seventh. Rönning has also performed multiple times together with well-known Swedish pianistRobert Wells and his international Rhapsody in Rock concept. Rönnings lives inKauniainen,Finland.
In 1994 Geir's career as a composer started. That year he composed the songGi alt vi har, which was performed byJahn Teigen inMelodi Grand Prix 1994, the national selection for theEurovision Song Contest. In the years 1994 till 1997, Geir wrote four composed four songs for and performed three songs in Melodi Grand Prix.
Around the time of the millennium change, Geir settled inFinland, where he became the lead singer of a five-memberrock 'n' roll band, among them the guitarist ofLeningrad Cowboys. Geir has also toured outside the Nordic countries; he's done gigs in Albania, Romania, England and the USA.
In 2002 Geir returned to Eurovisionspin-offs. This year he participated in the Finnish national final for the first time, with the balladI Don't Wanna Throw It All Away, finishing third. He returned once again to the Finnish national final stage in 2004, this time finishing fifth withI Don't Need To Say.
Finally it was three times lucky for Geir in 2005, when he won the entire Finnish Eurovision selection with the song "Why?", a ballad concerning theBeslan terror tragedy in Russia. That didn't matter much however, neither did the heavy televoting from Norway and Sweden. Geir ended just 18th with 50 points in the semi-final of theEurovision Song Contest 2005, which that year was held in theUkrainian capitalKyiv. He had to be among the top ten to advance to the final night.
Despite his Eurovision participation in 2005, Geir wants to try again, this time representing his home countryNorway. By being one of the two most popular acts (out of six) in the semi-final inAlta, northern Norway, Geir and his companionJorun Erdal qualified directly to the final night ofMelodi Grand Prix 2006, performing the ABBAesqueschlagerLost And Found, written by three experienced Swedish composers. In the final in Norway's biggest concert hall, theOslo Spektrum they ended 4th out of 8.
Geir has also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 qualifiers in Finland.[1]
In 2010, he reached the finals of SwedishIdol 2010. He was eliminated on 5 November, placing seventh.[2]
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| Preceded by | Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | Succeeded by |
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