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Emmelie de Forest
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| Birth name | Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest |
| Born | 28 February 1993 Randers, Denmark |
| Origin | Mariager, Denmark |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest (born on February 28, 1993) is a Danish-Swedish singer and songwriter. She became famous after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 for Denmark with her song "Only Teardrops".
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Personal Life
Emmelie was born in Randers, Denmark. Her mother is Danish and her father was Swedish. After her parents divorced, she lived with her mother in Mariager, Denmark, and also spent time in Stockholm, Sweden.
For a while, there was a story that Emmelie was related to British royalty. The story claimed she was a great-granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. This story was used to promote her music, but researchers later found that it was not true.
Music Career
How She Got Started
Emmelie started singing when she was only nine years old. For several years, she sang in a gospel choir with her mother.
When she was 14, she teamed up with a Scottish folk musician named Fraser Neill. They performed together at music festivals and other small events. They even made an album, but it was not widely sold. At 18, Emmelie moved to Copenhagen to study singing at a special school called the Complete Vocal Institute.
Winning the Eurovision Song Contest
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In 2013, Emmelie competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, which is the show where Denmark chooses its singer for the Eurovision Song Contest. She performed the song "Only Teardrops" and won, earning the chance to represent her country.
Her first album, also called Only Teardrops, came out on May 6, 2013. This was just before the big Eurovision competition in Malmö, Sweden. The album had 12 songs, including different versions of her famous single.
At Eurovision, Emmelie first competed in the semi-final on May 14 and easily made it to the grand final. Many people who bet on the contest thought she would win. On May 18, she won the Eurovision final with 281 points. This was 47 points more than the singer from Azerbaijan, who came in second place.
Later that year, she performed "Only Teardrops" at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kyiv, Ukraine. She also received an award called the "European of the Year Award" from the Danish European Movement.
After Eurovision
Emmelie's career continued to grow after her big win. In 2014, she released a new single called "Rainmaker". This song became the official theme for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, which was held in Copenhagen. She performed it live during the final. Emmelie said the song is about people coming together to help each other.
In August 2014, she released another single. She later changed record labels, moving from Universal Music Group to the Swedish company Cosmos Music.
Writing Songs for Other Artists
Besides singing, Emmelie is also a talented songwriter. In 2016, she wrote the song "Never Alone" for singer Anja Nissen, who competed to represent Denmark at Eurovision. The song finished in second place in the Danish competition.
The next year, she co-wrote the song "Never Give Up on You" for British singer Lucie Jones. Lucie performed this song for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, where it placed 15th.
In 2018, Emmelie released her second album, History. She released another single, "Typical Love Song," in 2021.
Discography
- Only Teardrops (2013)
- History (2018)
- Into the Moon (2025)
See also
In Spanish: Emmelie de Forest para niños
