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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.

Leonora
Leonora in 2019
Background information
Birth nameLeonora Colmor Jepsen
Born (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 24)
OriginHellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present

Early life


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


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


JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Event 14–15 15–16
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds42nd
JGP Latvia23rd J
NRW Trophy20th J
Ice Challenge19th J
Nordics7th J12th J
Coupe du Printemps6th J
National: Junior[11]
Danish Champ.1st J1st J
Levels: J = Junior

Discography



Singles


Title Year Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[12]		 SCO
[13]		 SWE
Heat.
[14]		 UK
Down.
[15]
"Love Is Forever" 2019 16771261 Non-album singles
"Turquoise" 2020 ————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References


  1. "Leonora is Denmark's pick for Eurovision 2019". Escxtra. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. "Leonora Colmor Jepsen". International Skating Union. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. Minana, Emil (23 February 2019). "Sådan har Leonora det med favoritrollen". Se og Hør. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. "Fra skøjtetalent til grandprixvinder" (in Danish). B.T. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  5. "Isdans: Gentofte-søskende tog DM-guld" (in Danish). Lokalavisen.dk. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  6. Christensen, Mette (20 February 2019). "DMGP 2019: Portræt og interview med Leonora – 'Love is forever'". Good-Evening-Europe.dk.
  7. "Leonora 'Love Is Forever'". dr.dk. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  8. "Find din favorit: Hør alle sangene til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix allerede nu". dr.dk. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  9. "Leonora is Denmark's hopeful for Tel Aviv!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  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. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. "ISU competition results: Leonora Colmor JEPSEN". International Skating Union.
  12. "Discography Leonora". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart: 24 May 2019 – 30 May 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  14. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  15. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2019.


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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2019		 Succeeded by
Ben and Tan
with "Yes"

На других языках

[de] Leonora (Sängerin)

Leonora (eigentlich Leonora Colmor Jepsen, * 3. Oktober 1998 in Hellerup) ist eine dänische Sängerin und Eiskunstläuferin.[2]
- [en] Leonora (singer)

[es] Leonora Colmor Jepsen

Leonora Colmor Jepsen (nacida el 3 de octubre de 1998), también conocida simplemente como Leonora, es una cantante y galardonada figura del patinaje danesa. Representó a Dinamarca en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2019 en Tel Aviv con la canción "Love is forever".[1][2] Leonora ganó el Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019 con el 42% de los votos del público y el jurado, desbancando a las favoritas Julie & Nina, y Sigmund.[3]

[it] Leonora (cantante)

Leonora Colmor Jepsen (Hellerup, 3 ottobre 1998) è una cantante danese.

[ru] Леонора (певица)

Леонора Кольмор Йепсен (дат. Leonora Colmor Jepsen, также известна просто как Leonora; род. 3 октября 1998) — датская певица. Она представляла свою страну на конкурсе песни «Евровидение-2019» в Тель-Авиве с песней «Love Is Forever»[2][3], после того как она выиграла Гран-При датской Мелоди 2019 после получения 42 % голосов зрителей и жюри[4].


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