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| name = Olsen Brothers (Brødrene Olsen) | image = Olsen brothers 2008.jpg | caption = "Noller" (left) and Jørgen Olsen (right) | image_size = 200 | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | years_active = 1972–present | origin = Denmark | label = | current_members = Jørgen Olsen Niels "Noller" Olsen | website = http://www.olsen-brothers.dk/ }} Olsen Brothers (Danish: Brødrene Olsen) are a Danish rock/pop music duo, formed by brothers Jørgen (born 15 March 1950) and "Noller" (Niels, born 13 April 1954) Olsen who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000. They formed their first band, The Kids, in 1965. The Kids warmed up for The Kinks in the K.B. Hallen in 1965 and released their first single in 1967. Both Jørgen and Niels Olsen participated in the musical Hair in the Cirkusbygningen in Copenhagen March 1971, and went on tour afterwards through Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The Olsen Brothers' first album was released in 1972. The Brothers have released 13 albums.Some of the biggest hit singles includes "Angelina" (1972),”For what we are”(1973) "Julie" (1977), "San Francisco" (1978), "Dans Dans Dans" (1979), "Marie, Marie" (1982) and "Neon Madonna" (1985),”wings of love”( 2000),we believe in love (2001),Look up Look down (2009 -performed with Sir Cliff Richard),Brothers to Brothers 2013. The Olsen Brothers has sold aprox 3.200.000 albums,1.500.000 singles and around 2.700.000 combilations since the released single-record in 1967. Total 7.500.000 units. The Brothers has a speciel two voice harmoni sound, which many fans,musicians and songwriters loves. Among the “ fans” are Sir Cliff Richard and Bjoern Ulveus both calls the Olsen Brothers for “ The European Everly Brothers”. Dansk Melodi Grand Prix / EurovisionThe Olsen Brothers and on occasions Jørgen Olsen on his own took part in a number of annual competitions known as Dansk Melodi Grand Prix the winner of which would represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest.
They won the annual Dansk Melodi Grand Prix song competition in 2000 in Copenhagen and went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm.[1] where they won with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" (translated from the Danish "Smuk som et Stjerneskud" (literally translated, "Beautiful as a Shooting Star"). At one stage, they sold 100,000 copies in one day, in Denmark. They became the second Danish act that won the competition. On the day of their victory, Jørgen Olsen was 50 years and 61 days of age, making him the oldest artist yet to win the contest. However, he only held the record for one year, as Dave Benton triumphed in 2001 at the age of 50 years and 101 days. The combined ages of The Olsen Brothers make them the oldest aged act ever to win the contest[2]. They opened the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen with a short reprise of their winning song from the previous year, followed by a full performance of their new release "Walk Right Back".
In 2005 for the first time since their victory, they re-entered the Danish Melodi Grand Prix, the national pre-selection for the Eurovision contest, with the song "Little Yellow Radio". It was widely reported{{who|date=August 2014}}{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} that they hoped to repeat their triumph; however this time they had to settle for second place, finishing behind Jakob Sveistrup.
Their song Fly on the Wings of Love was nominated as one of the 14 finalists for the Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 22 October 2005. They performed the song in the event finishing 6th overall in 14 songs. The winner was "Waterloo" from ABBA DiscographyAlbums
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with "Take Me to Your Heaven"}}{{s-ttl|title=Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest |years=2000}}{{s-aft|after={{nowrap|{{flagicon|Estonia}} Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL with "Everybody"}}}} References1. ^{{cite book|last=Barclay|first=Simon|title=The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfuBF7fOnyoC&pg=PA110|accessdate=16 August 2014|date=2010-06-17|publisher=Simon Barclay|isbn=9781445784151|pages=110–}} {{succession box2. ^O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official Celebration. Carlton Books, 2015. {{ISBN|978-1-78097-638-9}}. Pages 32-33 | before=Michael Teschl and Trine Jepsen with "This Time I Mean It" | title=Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | years=2000 | after=Rollo & King with "Never Ever Let You Go" }}{{s-end}}{{List of Eurovision Song Contest winners}}{{Congratulations (Eurovision)}}{{Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits}}{{Authority control}} 8 : Danish pop music groups|Eurovision Song Contest winners|Danish Eurovision Song Contest entrants|Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2000|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contestants|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners|Sibling musical duos|Musical groups established in 1972 |
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