Rollo and King

Danish pop duo
Rollo & King
OriginDenmark
GenresPop
Years active2000-2002
MembersSøren Poppe
Stefan Nielsen

Rollo & King was a Danish group, formed by Søren Poppe and Stefan Nielsen, who represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The two men named themselves after two dog names. They topped the charts with their first album Midt i en løbetid which stayed in the charts for 13 weeks in 2000–2001.

Before Søren Poppe got famous with the band, he was a teacher in a school in Valby, in Copenhagen teaching music and mathematics.

Eurovision

Danmarks Radio invited them to enter the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2001. They won with their song Der står et billede af dig på mit bord (literal translation, "There's a picture of you on my desk"). Together with female singer, Signe Svendsen, who had joined the group, they performed the song (translated into English as "Never Ever Let You Go") at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 and received 177 points ranked second out of 23 entries.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
DEN
[1]
2000 Midt i en løbetid 1[2] 2× Platinum[2]
2001 Det nye kuld 25

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
DEN
[1]
2001 "Der står et billede af dig på mit bord" 1
"Never Ever Let You Go" 3
"Kvinder & mænd som os" 13

References

  1. ^ a b "Rollo & King discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Hitlisten.NU".
Preceded by
Olsen Brothers
with Fly on the Wings of Love
 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2001 		Succeeded by
Malene Mortensen
with Tell Me Who You Are
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "All Night Long"
  • "Alt det som ingen ser"
  • "Angelique"
  • "Believe Again"
  • "Boom Boom"
  • "Breaking My Heart"
  • "Cliche Love Song"
  • "Dansevise"
  • "Det var en yndig tid"
  • "Det' lige det"
  • "Disco Tango"
  • "Drama Queen"
  • "Du er fuld af løgn"
  • "Fly on the Wings of Love"
  • "For din skyld"
  • "Fra Mols til Skagen"
  • "Hallo Hallo"
  • "Higher Ground"
  • "In a Moment like This"
  • "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog"
  • "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
  • "Kloden drejer"
  • "Krøller eller ej"
  • "Kun med dig"
  • "Lige der hvor hjertet slår"
  • "En lille melodi"
  • "Love Is Forever"
  • "Never Ever Let You Go"
  • "New Tomorrow"
  • "Only Teardrops"
  • "Øve os på hinanden"
  • "Sand"
  • "Sangen om dig"
  • "Shame on You"
  • "Should've Known Better"
  • "The Show"
  • "Skibet skal sejle i nat"
  • "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?"
  • "Soldiers of Love"
  • "Stemmen i mit liv"
  • "Stop – mens legen er go'"
  • "Tænker altid på dig"
  • "Talking to You"
  • "Tell Me Who You Are"
  • "This Time I Mean It"
  • "Twist of Love"
  • "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"
  • "Under stjernerne på himlen"
  • "Vi maler byen rød"
  • "Video-video"
  • "Vuggevise"
  • "The Way You Are"
  • "Where I Am"
  • "Yes"
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