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.
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In 2012, he participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with the song "Take Our Hearts", written by Mads B. B. Krog, Engelina Larsen and Morten Hampenberg. He reached the Superfinal with the song at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 for a bid to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and finished runner-up behind the winning song "Should've Known Better" by Soluna Samay.
;Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Superfinal
PlaceArtistSong Norway Russia Germany AzerbaijanDanish
jury
SMS votingTotal
points
1Soluna Samay"Should've Known Better"101010121256110
2Jesper Nohrstedt"Take Our Hearts"121212101046102
3Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson"Venter"888884888

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.

Discography

Singles

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