Jesper Nohrstedt
Jesper Nohrstedt Boesgaard 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.
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.;Performances
- Audition: Coldplay – "A Message"
- SuperBootcamp: U2 – "One"
- Bootcamp: The Beatles – "Blackbird" / Coldplay - "Life In Technicolor"
- Live Show 1: Muse – "Uprising"
- Live Show 2: Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney – "Say Say Say"
- Live Show 3: Dúné – "Dry Lips"
- Live Show 4: Owl City – "Fireflies"
- Live Show 5: Duran Duran – "A View to a Kill"
- Live Show 6: Gasolin' – "Kvinde Min" / Coldplay - "Speed of Sound"
- Final: Steppenwolf – "Born To Be Wild", Dúné - "Let Go Of Your Love"
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (2012)
;Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Superfinal
| Place | Artist | Song |  Norway |  Russia |  Germany |  Azerbaijan | Danish jury | SMS voting | Total points |
| 1 | Soluna Samay | "Should've Known Better" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 110 |
| 2 | Jesper Nohrstedt | "Take Our Hearts" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 102 |
| 3 | Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson | "Venter" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 88 |
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.