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6 things about Denmark’s Eurovision entry

Anti Social Media's quest to bring the Eurovision crown back to Denmark begins in Vienna on Tuesday – here's what you need to know about the Danish entry in the song contest.

6 things about Denmark's Eurovision entry
Anti Social Media at their Eurovision rehearsal. Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU)

The four-piece band Anti Social Media is representing Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna and will perform in Tuesday's initial semi-final round. 

Here is what you need to know about them:

1. The basics
Anti Social Media is made up of vocalist Philip Thornhill, guitarist Nikolaj Tøth Andersen, bassist David Rønne Vang and drummer Emil Vissing Christensen.

2. They actually play their own instruments
Eurovision is best known for cheesy pop and over-the-top ballads so the fact that Denmark's entry actually plays their own instruments sets them apart from most of the other entries. 

To see them in action, here is the performance at the national contest that sent Anti Social Media to Vienna:

3. They're very young (both as individuals and as a band)
Two of the youngest members of Anti Social Media are just 19 and the oldest is only 25. In addition to their young age, they've only been playing together as a band for mere months. Despite that short history, the band has already released a six-song EP, 'The Way You Are'. 

4. Their name may be a bit hypocritical
You’d think that the name Anti Social Media was a wry commentary on the sad state of our modern technology-obsessed world. You know, that we’re supposed to be more connected than ever before but are actually more alienated and alone? You’ve heard it before. But the band doesn’t really stick to that message with its active Facebook and Instagram accounts. 
 
5. Their song was written by ringers
'The Way You Are' was penned by Remee, a producer and songwriter best known for his role as a judge on the Danish version of X Factor. Remee has written songs for international acts like Robyn and Jamelia and domestic performers including Outlandish and Jokeren. 'The Way You Are' was co-written by producer and songwriter Chief 1, a member of the late 1980s rap group Rockers By Choice. 

Remee. Photo: Lars E Andreasen

Remee. Photo: Lars E Andreasen

6. Danish public broadcaster DR probably hopes they don't win
If Anti Social Media repeats Emmelie de Forest's 2013 success and win Eurovision, it's unlikely that the bigwigs at DR – or the Danish tourism industry – will jump for joy. De Forest's win brought the 2014 contest to Copenhagen and DR and Wonderful Copenhagen managed to massively overshoot their budgets and falsely inflate tourism figures as they put on the second most expensive Eurovision ever. So while Anti Social Media will have Denmark's support in Vienna, there may also be a big collective sigh of relief if they come up short. 

Anti Social Media with last year's winner, Conchita Wurst: 

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Sweden among favourites after leaping through to Eurovision final

Cornelia Jakobs, Sweden's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, burst into tears and jumped onto presenter Mario Acampas, after shooting through to the final on Thursday night.

Sweden among favourites after leaping through to Eurovision final

Jakobs was emotional at the press conference after her victory, telling the story of her progress from an “largely unknown” indie artist to the Eurovision stage. 

“There are a lot of feelings right now in this little body, an extremely large amount of feelings that can’t really fit in, so they’re exploding,” she said, before beginning to cry. “But I’m so happy and overwhelmed by all the support I’ve got from all these fantastic countries.” 

When the time came to pick lots for which half of the final she would appear in, she leapt onto Mario Acampas, the presenter asking questions at the press conference, wrapping her legs around his waist and clasping herself tightly to his torso. 

He then walked her over to the bowl where the lots were lying. 

“I want you to choose the second half,” she said to him. “Imagine that I have a pistol here and on the count of three I’m going to shoot you if you don’t choose.”

He refused to pick for her so she took one herself and got the second half. 

Jakobs, with her song, “Hold me closer”, was the clear favourite to go into the final, and will go through alongside Finland’s The Rasmus, and his song Jezebel, Serbia’s Konstrakta with “In corpore sano”, as well as entries from Belgium, Czechia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Estonia, Australia, and Romania. 

You can see her performance on Thursday in the video below. 

In the final, she will meet the other favourites, which include Ukraine, Italy, and the United Kingdom. 

The final will be shown on Sweden’s state broadcaster SVT at 9pm on Saturday. 

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