Ben & Tan

Ben & Tan are a Danish duo consisting of Benjamin Rosenbohm (born 3 June 2002) and Tanne Balcells (born 15 January 1998). They were due to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, with the song "Yes", until it was cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus throughout Europe.[1][2]

Ben & Tan
Ben & Tan at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020
Background information
OriginDenmark
GenresPop
Years active2020 (2020)–present
Members
  • Benjamin Rosenbohm
  • Tanne Balcells

In 2019, they both participated in the twelfth season of the talent show X Factor and became a duo after the show ended.

Career

2019: X Factor
Main article: X Factor (Danish season 12)

Rosenbohm and Balcells met in 2019 during the twelfth series of X Factor. Rosenbohm entered the competition alone, whereas Balcells competed as a part of girl group Echo. Both were successful in the auditions, 5 Chair Challenge, and Bootcamp, making it through to the live televised shows.

Balcells, as a part of Echo, made it to the semi-final, but was eliminated after the group received the fewest public votes, finishing the competition in fourth place.

Rosenbohm made it to the final where he performed three songs, including what would have been his winner's single, but was not successful and finished runner-up to Kristian Kjærlund.

Performances
Performed Song Original artist Result
Benjamin Rosenbohm
Audition "Wait for the Moment" Vulfpeck Successful
5 Chair Challenge "Untitled" Rex Orange County Successful
Bootcamp "Home" Bruno Major Successful
Week 1 "When You Love Someone" James TW Safe (2nd place)
Week 2 "Cry Me a River" Justin Timberlake Safe (1st place)
Week 3 "Be My Mistake" The 1975 Safe (1st place)
Week 4 "Earned It" The Weeknd Safe (2nd place)
Week 5 "Crazy Love" Future Animals Safe
Semi-final "A Girl Like You"
"Planets"		 Edwyn Collins
Nicklas Sahl		 Safe
(1st place)
Final "Be Alright"
"Lost"
"Worth a Broken Heart"		 Dean Lewis
Frank Ocean
Own song		 Runner-up
(2nd place)
Tanne Balcells (as a part of Echo)
Bootcamp "Secret Love Song" Little Mix Successful
Week 1 "High Five" Sigrid Safe (7th place)
Week 2 "Clocks" Coldplay Safe (6th place)
Week 3 "Blur"
Final showdown: "A Thousand Years"		 MØ
Christina Perri		 Bottom two
(7th place)
Week 4 "Chiquitita"
Final showdown: "Comfortably Numb"		 ABBA
Pink Floyd		 Bottom two
(6th place)
Week 5 "When I Grow Up" Fever Ray Safe
Semi-final "All the Things She Said"
"Fjerne slægtninge"
After elimination: "Somewhere Only We Know"		 t.A.T.u.
Bisse
Keane		 Eliminated
(4th place)

2020: Eurovision Song Contest
Main articles: Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and Eurovision Song Contest 2020

On 7 March 2020, Rosenbohm and Balcells were one of 10 acts that participated in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, an annual music competition held in Denmark to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The pair won with their song "Yes", receiving 61% of the vote, and were therefore due to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest.[3]

On 18 March 2020, the European Broadcasting Union announced the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 due to the uncertainty surrounding the spread of coronavirus throughout Europe. The reference group for the contest is exploring the option of letting the acts selected for the 2020 contest instead take part in the following year.[2]

Discography

Singles
Single Year Peak chart positions
DEN
[4]
"Yes" 2020 30
"Summer Nights" —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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References
  1. "Ben & Tan". Eurovision. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. "Grand Prix-vindere løfter sløret for deres Eurovision-show". Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "Discography Ben & Tan". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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