Geir Rönning
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Geir Rönning | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Geir Rønning |
Born | 5 November 1962 |
Origin | Ålesund, Norway |
Genres | Pop, Soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1994–present |
Website | web |
Geir Rönning (born 5 November 1962) is a Norwegian-Finnish professional singer-songwriter from
Musical career
Melodi Grand Prix (1994–1997)
In 1994 Geir's career as a composer started. That year he composed the song Gi alt vi har, which was performed by Jahn Teigen in Melodi Grand Prix 1994, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. In the years 1994 till 1997, Geir wrote four composed four songs for and performed three songs in Melodi Grand Prix.
Moving to Finland
Around the time of the millennium change, Geir settled in
Finnish Euroviisut 2002, 2004
In 2002 Geir returned to Eurovision spin-offs. This year he participated in the Finnish national final for the first time, with the ballad I Don't Wanna Throw It All Away, finishing third. He returned once again to the Finnish national final stage in 2004, this time finishing fifth with I Don't Need To Say.
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Finally it was three times lucky for Geir in 2005, when he won the entire Finnish Eurovision selection with the song "
Melodi Grand Prix 2006
Despite his Eurovision participation in 2005, Geir wants to try again, this time representing his home country
Finnish Euroviisut 2010
Geir has also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 qualifiers in Finland.[1]
Swedish Idol 2010
In 2010, he reached the finals of Swedish
Discography
Albums
- 1996: Første gang
- 2005: Ready for the Ride
- 2008: Bare du som vet
Singles
- 2002: "I Don't Wanna Throw It All Away"
- 2004: "I Don't Need to Say"
- 2005: "Why?"
- 2006: "Lost and Found" (Jorun Erdal and Geir Rönning)
See also
References
- ^ "yle.fi | Arkistoitu". Euroviisut. Retrieved 18 October 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Österbottens Tidning – Online". Ot.fi. Retrieved 18 October 2013.[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Geir Rönning at Wikimedia Commons