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| Born | Jonas Flodager Rasmussen (1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (age 40) Viborg, Denmark |
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Jonas Flodager Rasmussen (born 23 January 1985), known professionally as simplyRasmussen, is a Danish singer and actor. Herepresented Denmark in theEurovision Song Contest 2018 inLisbon, Portugal, with the song "Higher Ground".
Rasmussen was born inViborg. He lives inLangå with his wife and two children. He studieddramaturgy and music atAarhus University, and works as a teacher at both the School of Performing Arts at Viborg Cultural School and Aarhus Theatre Learning.[1]
Rasmussen is the lead singer and frontman of the 1980scover band Hair Metal Heröes, which performs covers of songs by artists such asVan Halen,Europe,Bon Jovi,Def Leppard, andScorpions among others. He has also worked as a stage actor, performing in stage productions of musicals such asWest Side Story,Rent andLes Misérables inAarhus andHolstebro.[1] In January 2018, he was confirmed to be taking part inDansk 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 theEurovision Song Contest 2018 inLisbon, Portugal on 12 May 2018,[7][8] where he placed 9th overall with a score of 226 points.[9]
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | Succeeded by |
