Leonora (singer)

Danish singer and figure skater

Leonora

Leonora in 2019

Background information
Birth name| Leonora Colmor Jepsen
Born|  (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)
Origin| Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation(s)| Musician, singer
Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2018–present

Musical artist

Leonora Colmor Jepsen (born 3 October 1998), also known simply as Leonora, is a Danish singer and former competitive figure skater. As a figure skater, she was a two-time national junior champion in singles in 2015, 2016 and represented her country at the 2016 World Junior Championships. As a singer, she won the 2019 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and represented Denmark at that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, finishing 12th with 120 points.

## Early life

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Born and raised in Hellerup to the north of Copenhagen where she still lives, Leonora received her high school diploma from Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium. She has written many songs of her own, performing in cafés, libraries and small school concerts.[1][2][3]

## Career

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As a figure skater, she competed in the ISU World Junior Championships in 2016 and in the ISU JGP Riga Cup 2015.[2][4] In December 2016, Leonora and her brother Linus were gold medallists at the Danish figure-skating championships. She had previously been Denmark's junior champion skating solo.[5] She now no longer competes but works as a figure-skating trainer and choreographer.[6]

She represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv with the song "Love Is Forever".[7][8] She won Danish Melodi Grand Prix 2019 after gaining 42% of the public and jury vote in the superfinal, beating favorites Julie & Nina, and Sigmund.[9] Her song "Love Is Forever", written by Lise Cabble, Melanie Wehbe and Emil Lei, combines four different languages: English, Danish, German and French.[1][10]

## Competitive highlights

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JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Event  | 14–15 | 15–16

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International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds |  | 42nd
JGP Latvia |  | 23rd J
NRW Trophy |  | 20th J
Ice Challenge | 19th J |
Nordics | 7th J | 12th J
Coupe du Printemps | 6th J |
National: Junior[11]
Danish Champ. | 1st J | 1st J
Levels: J = Junior

## Discography

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### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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DEN
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[13] | SWE
Heat.
[14] | UK
Down.
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"Love Is Forever"  | 2019  | 16 | 77 | 12 | 61  | Non-album singles
"Turquoise"  | 2020  | — | — | — | —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Leonora is Denmark's pick for Eurovision 2019". Escxtra. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
2. ^ a b "Leonora Colmor Jepsen". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
3. ^ Minana, Emil (23 February 2019). "Sådan har Leonora det med favoritrollen". Se og Hør. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
4. ^ "Fra skøjtetalent til grandprixvinder" (in Danish). B.T. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
5. ^ "Isdans: Gentofte-søskende tog DM-guld" (in Danish). Lokalavisen.dk. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
6. ^ Christensen, Mette (20 February 2019). "DMGP 2019: Portræt og interview med Leonora – 'Love is forever'". Good-Evening-Europe.dk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
7. ^ "Leonora 'Love Is Forever'". dr.dk. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
8. ^ "Find din favorit: Hør alle sangene til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix allerede nu". dr.dk. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
9. ^ "Leonora is Denmark's hopeful for Tel Aviv!". eurovision.tv. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
10. ^ "Få kulturen i din indbakke Danmarks bedste kulturredaktion samler ugens vigtigste historier for dig der elsker bøger, musik, film og kunst. 20-årig favorit vinder Dansk Melodi Grand Prix". Politiken (in Danish). 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
11. ^ a b "ISU competition results: Leonora Colmor JEPSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
12. ^ "Discography Leonora". danishcharts.dk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart: 24 May 2019 – 30 May 2019". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
14. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
15. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leonora (singer).

* Leonora on Instagram

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Rasmussen
with "Higher Ground"

|  Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2019 | Succeeded by

Ben and Tan
with "Yes"

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Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

National selection: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

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* 2014
* 2015
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* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
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Artists|

* ~~Dorthe Andersen~~
* Anja
* Anti Social Media
* Bamses Venner
* Bandjo
* Basim
* ~~Ben and Tan~~
* Katy Bødtger
* Brinck
* Brixx
* Birgit Brüel
* Debbie Cameron
* Dario Campeotto
* Chanée
* Lonnie Devantier
* DQ
* Emmelie de Forest
* Anders Frandsen
* A Friend in London
* Fyr og Flamme
* Lise Haavik
* Anne-Cathrine Herdorf
* Hot Eyes
* Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
* Trine Jepsen
* Gry Johansen
* Birthe Kjær
* Kølig Kaj
* Leonora
* Lighthouse X
* ~~Martin Loft~~
* Kenny Lübcke
* Mabel
* Malene
* Simon Mathew
* N'evergreen
* Lotte Nilsson
* Olsen Brothers
* Rasmussen
* Raquel Rastenni
* Reddi
* Reiley
* Rollo and King
* Saba
* Soluna Samay
* Tommy Seebach
* Sidsel Ben Semmane
* Sissal
* Jakob Sveistrup
* Michael Teschl
* Tomas Thordarson
* Bjørn Tidmand
* Ulla Pia
* Birthe Wilke
* Aud Wilken
* Gustav Winckler
* Ellen Winther

Songs|

* "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"
* "Hallucination"
* "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"~~

Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Countries|

| Final|

* Albania
* Australia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Malta
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

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* Armenia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Moldova
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania

Withdrawn|

* Ukraine

Artists|

| Final|

* Nevena Božović
* Chingiz
* Victor Crone
* Katerine Duska
* Luca Hänni
* Bilal Hassani
* Hatari
* Keiino
* Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl
* Lake Malawi
* Duncan Laurence
* Sergey Lazarev
* Leonora
* John Lundvik
* Mahmood
* Jonida Maliqi
* Kobi Marimi
* Michela
* Miki
* Kate Miller-Heidke
* Michael Rice
* Serhat
* Sisters
* Tamta
* Tamara Todevska
* Zena

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Semi-finals|

* Carousel
* D mol
* Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman
* Eliot
* Sarah McTernan
* Oto Nemsadze
* Anna Odobescu
* Conan Osíris
* Paenda
* Joci Pápai
* Ester Peony
* Roko
* Srbuk
* Tulia
* Jurij Veklenko

Songs|

| Final|

* "Arcade"
* "Better Love"
* "Bigger than Us"
* "Chameleon"
* "Friend of a Friend"
* "Hatrið mun sigra"
* "Home"
* "Kruna"
* "Ktheju tokës"
* "Like It"
* "Love Is Forever"
* "Proud"
* "Replay"
* "Roi"
* "Say Na Na Na"
* "Scream"
* "Sebi"
* "She Got Me"
* "Sister"
* "Soldi"
* "Spirit in the Sky"
* "Storm"
* "Too Late for Love"
* "Truth"
* "La venda"
* "Zero Gravity"

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Semi-finals|

* "22"
* "Az én apám"
* "The Dream"
* "Heaven"
* "Keep On Going"
* "Limits"
* "Look Away"
* "On a Sunday"
* ""Fire of Love (Pali się)"
* "Run with the Lions"
* "Stay"
* "Telemóveis"
* "That Night"
* "Wake Up"
* "Walking Out"

List of Eurovision Song Contest 2019 jurors

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