The Olsen Brothers became the oldest winners of the Eurovision Song Contest… Read Full Bio ↴The Olsen Brothers became the oldest winners of the Eurovision Song Contest when they achieved Denmark's second title in 2000 with "Fly on the Wings of Love". The song was later voted one of the 14 greatest Eurovision entries ever.
In 2005, the brothers returned to the Danish national final with "Little Yellow Radio", but had to settle for second place behind Jakob Sveistrup.
The Olsen Brothers (Danish: Brødrene Olsen) are a Danish rock/pop music duo, and are brothers Jørgen (born March 15, 1950) and "Noller" (Niels, born April 13, 1954) Olsen. They formed their first band, The Kids, in 1965. The Kids warmed up for The Kinks in the K.B. Hallen in 1965 and released their first single in 1967.
Both Jørgen and Niels Olsen participated in the musical Hair in the Cirkusbygningen in Copenhagen March 1971, and went on tour afterwards through Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
The Olsen Brothers' first album came out in 1972. To date they have released 12 albums.
Their big hit singles include "Angelina" (1972), "Julie" (1977), "San Francisco" (1978), "Dans Dans Dans" (1979), "Marie, Marie" (1982) and "Neon Madonna" (1985).
After having won the annual Dansk Melodi Grand Prix song competition in 2000 in Copenhagen they went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm, where they stormed to a landslide victory with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" (translated from the Danish Smuk som et Stjerneskud (literally translated, "Beautiful as a Shooting Star"). At one stage, they sold 100,000 copies in one day, in Denmark.
They opened the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen with a short reprise of their winning song from the previous year, followed by a full performance of their new release "Walk Right Back".
In 2005 for the first time since their victory, they re-entered the Danish Melodi Grand Prix, the national pre-selection for the Eurovision contest, with the song "Little Yellow Radio". It was widely reported that they hoped to repeat their triumph; however this time they had to settle for second place, finishing behind Jakob Sveistrup, a student teacher from Odense and former finalist on Danish television's talent competition Stjerne for en aften ("Star for a Night").
Their song Fly on the Wings of Love was nominated as one of the 14 finalists for the 50th anniversary Eurovision concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, at which they also performed.
Eurovision Song Contest 2000 - Stockholm
Entry for Denmark
Performer: Olsen brothers
Song title: Fly On The Wings Of Love
Song writer(s):
Song composer(s): Jørgen Olsen
Sang in Position: 14
Final Position: 1
Total Points: 195
25 participating countries were intended for the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, but Greece decided not to participate, so only 24 took part as the European Broadcasting Union did not find a replacement in time for the last spot. Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania and Bosnia & Herzegovina were not allowed to take part due to their bad average scores. Latvia made its debut this year, and the entry My Star performed by the group Brainstorm did really well, finishing in third position. Estonia finished fourth with Ines' Once In A Lifetime which was the bookmaker's favourite. Internet polls also had the United Kingdom and the Netherlands as favourites but these countries only finished 16th and 13th respectively.
13,000 spectators were at the final in the Globen Arena in Stockholm, which was a new record. This record did not last long, though. Already at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen 2001, the record was exceeded. The Israeli participants caused a stir when members of the group Ping Pong started waving the Syrian flag during their performance. The Netherlands had to use a back-up jury for their votes because of a large fireworks disaster in the city of Enschede, which meant that only half of the song contest was aired live on Dutch television.
About the winner
Despite the fact that Denmark's song Fly On The Wings Of Love by the Olsen Brothers climbed in the predicted rankings in the week prior to the final, the Scandinavian country was only thought to finish in 18th position. Therefore it came as a huge surprise for many that the charming Olsen Brothers won - and with a large margin to the runner-up, Russia. Fly on the wings of love went on to become a huge hit in Scandinavia and the German-speaking countries. The Russian delegation petitioned the disqualification of the winner, Denmark, because a vocoder had been used to give one of the performers in the Danish duo, Jørgen Olsen, an electronic sound to his voice during one part of their performance.
Facts & figures
For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, an official CD was released which included all 24 songs. Since then, CDs with all entries have been released every year.
In 2005, the brothers returned to the Danish national final with "Little Yellow Radio", but had to settle for second place behind Jakob Sveistrup.
The Olsen Brothers (Danish: Brødrene Olsen) are a Danish rock/pop music duo, and are brothers Jørgen (born March 15, 1950) and "Noller" (Niels, born April 13, 1954) Olsen. They formed their first band, The Kids, in 1965. The Kids warmed up for The Kinks in the K.B. Hallen in 1965 and released their first single in 1967.
Both Jørgen and Niels Olsen participated in the musical Hair in the Cirkusbygningen in Copenhagen March 1971, and went on tour afterwards through Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
The Olsen Brothers' first album came out in 1972. To date they have released 12 albums.
Their big hit singles include "Angelina" (1972), "Julie" (1977), "San Francisco" (1978), "Dans Dans Dans" (1979), "Marie, Marie" (1982) and "Neon Madonna" (1985).
After having won the annual Dansk Melodi Grand Prix song competition in 2000 in Copenhagen they went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm, where they stormed to a landslide victory with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" (translated from the Danish Smuk som et Stjerneskud (literally translated, "Beautiful as a Shooting Star"). At one stage, they sold 100,000 copies in one day, in Denmark.
They opened the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen with a short reprise of their winning song from the previous year, followed by a full performance of their new release "Walk Right Back".
In 2005 for the first time since their victory, they re-entered the Danish Melodi Grand Prix, the national pre-selection for the Eurovision contest, with the song "Little Yellow Radio". It was widely reported that they hoped to repeat their triumph; however this time they had to settle for second place, finishing behind Jakob Sveistrup, a student teacher from Odense and former finalist on Danish television's talent competition Stjerne for en aften ("Star for a Night").
Their song Fly on the Wings of Love was nominated as one of the 14 finalists for the 50th anniversary Eurovision concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, at which they also performed.
Eurovision Song Contest 2000 - Stockholm
Entry for Denmark
Performer: Olsen brothers
Song title: Fly On The Wings Of Love
Song writer(s):
Song composer(s): Jørgen Olsen
Sang in Position: 14
Final Position: 1
Total Points: 195
25 participating countries were intended for the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, but Greece decided not to participate, so only 24 took part as the European Broadcasting Union did not find a replacement in time for the last spot. Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania and Bosnia & Herzegovina were not allowed to take part due to their bad average scores. Latvia made its debut this year, and the entry My Star performed by the group Brainstorm did really well, finishing in third position. Estonia finished fourth with Ines' Once In A Lifetime which was the bookmaker's favourite. Internet polls also had the United Kingdom and the Netherlands as favourites but these countries only finished 16th and 13th respectively.
13,000 spectators were at the final in the Globen Arena in Stockholm, which was a new record. This record did not last long, though. Already at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen 2001, the record was exceeded. The Israeli participants caused a stir when members of the group Ping Pong started waving the Syrian flag during their performance. The Netherlands had to use a back-up jury for their votes because of a large fireworks disaster in the city of Enschede, which meant that only half of the song contest was aired live on Dutch television.
About the winner
Despite the fact that Denmark's song Fly On The Wings Of Love by the Olsen Brothers climbed in the predicted rankings in the week prior to the final, the Scandinavian country was only thought to finish in 18th position. Therefore it came as a huge surprise for many that the charming Olsen Brothers won - and with a large margin to the runner-up, Russia. Fly on the wings of love went on to become a huge hit in Scandinavia and the German-speaking countries. The Russian delegation petitioned the disqualification of the winner, Denmark, because a vocoder had been used to give one of the performers in the Danish duo, Jørgen Olsen, an electronic sound to his voice during one part of their performance.
Facts & figures
For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, an official CD was released which included all 24 songs. Since then, CDs with all entries have been released every year.
Bye Bye Love
Olsen Brothers Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Bye Bye Love' by these artists:
2BiC baby don\'t let me be alone 돌아와 줘 제발 오늘 밤만은 나를 안아…
Abella Leung Bye Bye love O Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye love Bye…
Alejandra Guzmán Me cansé de tu amor mi pasión se agotó para qué perder…
Anita Kerr Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody When you croon croo…
Anne Murray Bye bye love, bye bye happiness Hello loneliness, I think I'…
B2ST & BTOB Be My love 너만을 원해도 Be My love 넌 고개를 돌려 숨이…
Baby Universal You got your guns straight by your side You know how…
Backstreet Boys Yeah, yeah, oh, Yeah, yeah, You should be right here laying…
Billy Burnette Bye bye, love Bye bye, happiness Hello, loneliness I thin…
Billy May No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Bob Luman You hurt me and you made me blue Why, why You say…
Bobby Bare Bye bye love bye bye happiness hello loneliness I think…
Bobby Vee (One last kiss, one last kiss, give me one last…
Bobby Vee & The Shadows Pinta Nike, Que lo que tu dice? chora con la…
Brdr. Olsen No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Brian Hyland Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I…
Brian Setzer Bye bye love Bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I feel like…
Bryant No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Buddy Holly Well, rock a-baby rock rock rock I just love the way…
Carry & Ron World is in trouble Anytime Buju Banton come Batty bwoy…
Cars The I can't feel this way much longer Expecting to survive With …
Chuck Berry She drew out all her money out of the Southern…
Claude Kelly | www.Marvin-Vibez.com Eu sempre te amei de mais Ter você pra mim foi…
Connie Francis Chorus Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I thi…
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Bye bye love bye bye happiness hello loneliness I think…
Count Basie No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Dale & Grace Uh Vänder om och den första jag ser e dig Och…
Daniel O'Donnell (Boudleaux Bryant - Felice Bryant) Bye, bye love, bye, by…
David Lindley [Chorus] Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I…
De-Phazz Dime Que pretende Diciendo Que …
Denise & Johnny Bach Bye, bye love, bye, bye happiness Hello loneliness, I think …
Denise And Johnny Bach No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Dion Bye, bye love, bye, bye happiness, hello loneliness I think …
Ditty Bops The Bye, bye, love, bye, bye happiness Hello, loneliness, I thin…
Duo Dinamico Bye, bye, love, Dulce amor adiós, Ya no te diré, Jamás te ol…
Eddy Mitchell Bye-bye, James Dean des années '50 Bye-bye, les ice-creams, …
Enoch Light and His Orchestra No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Ervinna and Charlie & His Boys I got a big surprise when I saw you smile I…
Everly Brothers Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'ma…
FAMILY ROOM - The Cars I can't feel this way much longer Expecting to survive With …
Flavio Cesar En el sesenta se conocieron, Un rock 'n' roll fue quien…
Foster & Allen Wanted to show my full range God took His natural born…
Gene Rockwell Bye bye, love Bye bye, happiness Hello loneliness I think I'…
Gene Summers You know I really have to go But before I do…
George Harrison Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I…
George Harrison & Paul Simon Bye bye love Bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I think I'm…
Greg and Junko MacDonald No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
H&L "最初のKiss, and Bye Bye Bye" 使い古したいつものハーモニー 一度だけのNo.1歌うから微笑んで …
Hank Williams Jr. & Connie Francis Chorus Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I thi…
harmony.fm: Everly Brothers I know wassup you been peepin out me and if you really…
Hits cYMD ! cttends c'est quoi les bails On s'était dit bye bye…
Horn Shirley Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness Hello loneliness, I think …
Houston Yeah, she said, "You don't wanna do right", yeah Now I…
J.A.C. Redford Nada es como vez Pense yo en mi ex Y ya no…
Jimmy & Johnny Day by day I feel a little stronger You so far…
John Leyton & The Western All-Stars (はっと見りゃ湘南御母堂) 華やかな女が通る まぼろしの世界は 陽に灼けた少女のように 身も心も溶ける Every n…
Johnnie & Jack At first the obsession was crazy The chemistry, our chemistr…
Johnny Bach & Denise No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Josef Laufer Bye, Bye Love Bye, Bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'…
KDima kdm Me dejaste ir me dejaste ir Perdiste la oportunidad de ser…
Kenny Vance I'm through with romance, I'm through with love I'm through…
Landser Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm …
Lindley David [Chorus] Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I…
Livingston Taylor Nail and stone it was my life And dreams were always…
Liz Anderson Bye bye love bye bye happiness hello loneliness I think…
Luca & Lando Ihle Já falei pra ela que eu não vou conseguir mais…
M.H. Stanley Intermediate School J'ai capté ce que tu veux J'ai cramé ton petit jeu Depuis…
Madeleine Peyroux There goes my baby With someone new She sure looks happy, I …
Matt Hurter Bye bye, love Bye bye, happiness Hello loneliness I think I'…
Michael Francis Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop When the wind blows, the cra…
Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness Hello loneliness, I think …
Patty Medina You kicked your luck Just like a rock You pushed it to…
Paul Simon & George Harrison Bye bye love Bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I think I'm…
Paul Simon and George Harrison Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I…
Peters & Lee 여느 때랄 것 없이 높디높은 하늘 조금 시원한 바람 신기하게도 이별이란 아픔보다 지금…
Puhdys Bye bye, love. Bye bye, happiness. Hello, loneliness. I t…
Ralph Burns No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Ray Charles Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm …
ray stevens Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness Hello loneliness, I think …
Ray! Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm …
Reggae´s Greatest Hits.Vol.8 No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Ricky Nelson Bye-bye, love Bye-bye, happiness Hello, loneliness I think I…
Rita Coolidge Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I…
Rock & Roll Bye bye baby I'm going off for some time now I'm restless…
Roger Chapman There goes my baby She's gone with someone new She sure lo…
Rory Storm & The Hurricanes No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Roy Orbison Bye bye love bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think Im…
s&g Yeah Sometimes you just gotta take it Sometimes it be like t…
Shirley Horn Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness Hello loneliness, I think …
Simon & Garfunkel Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm …
Sylvie Vartan Bye-bye, love Adieu, je m'en vais Il faut se quitter Ça deva…
T.Y. Sometimes you think is hard to let people go from…
TEE-M (Ja) Ich fahr' durch die City, ich bin high, ich bin…
The Anita Kerr Singers Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody When you croon croo…
The Browns No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
The Cars I can't feel this way much longer Expecting to survive With …
The Corduroy Blue When you were all mine, Innocent and kind, but in…
The Deans Pack up all my care and woes Here I go, singin'…
The Ditty Bops Bye, bye, love, bye, bye happiness Hello, loneliness, I thin…
The Everly Brothers CHORUS: Bye bye love Bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I t…
The Everly Brothers & The Everly Brothers Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'ma…
The Everly Brothers with;Simon & Garfunkel Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm …
The Everly Brothers. Bye bye love Bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I think I'm…
The Fouryo's Bye bye love vaarwel tederheid Hallo eenzaamheid ik vecht te…
The jars Jumped in the car which is loaded so far With more…
The Magic Time Travelers If you hate me after what I say Can't put it…
The New Cars I can't feel this way much longer Expecting to survive With …
The Proclaimers Bye bye love bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm…
The Righteous Brothers Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm-…
The Starlite Orchestra & Singers I got a big surprise when I saw you smile I…
The Statler Brothers (Bob Miller) Oh, bye and bye bye and bye Oh, when I…
Tim Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top When the wind blows the…
Trini Lopez No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
United Life goes bye, don't ask why Life goes bye, don't ask…
v.a. J'ai capté ce que tu veux J'ai cramé ton petit jeu Depuis…
Vartan Sylvie Bye-bye, love Adieu, je m'en vais Il faut se quitter Ça deva…
Webb Pierce Bye bye, love, bye bye, happiness Hello loneliness, I think …
梁佑嘉 Bye Bye love O Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye love Bye…
투빅 baby don\'t let me be alone 돌아와 줘 제발 오늘 밤만은 나를 안아…
Madeleine Peyroux There goes my baby With someone new She sure looks happy, I …
We have lyrics for these tracks by Olsen Brothers:
Angelina She flashed through the mirrors of my mind, Entered as a…
Dreamworld If you're a winner, who's always winning, What will you cho…
Fly on the wings In the summer night When the moon shines bright Feeling lo…
Fly on the Wings of Love In the summer nights When the moon shines bright Feeling lov…
I have to dance In the land of thousand dances, in the world that rules…
Little Johnny Little Johnny knows it, he's such a lucky boy, His world…
Little Yellow Radio “This is your little yellow radio” (Listen to my little yell…
marie marie Marie - senorita - listen to me Marie I'm begging upon…
Neon Madonna She drinks cappuccino at Café Flamingo, The scene is hot fo…
Non So Che Darei Se ti perdo Non so che farei Ricorderò sempre Ogni piccolo i…
One Woman Two Lovers All the time I think i's too bad, She's the same…
San Francisco When I look back, along the track, That left me here,…
San Francisco - du bist die Stadt für mich When I look back, along the track that left me here,…
Smuk som et stjerneskud I den varme nat Fyldt med drømmen at Lykken varer evigt L…
Sunday Morning I've been waiting on a Sunday Morning, Waiting for my…
Suzy I'm workin' all night, workin' all day, My job is hard…
Walk Right Back Walk right back Whenever you need me Every time I feel s…
We believe in love Now its christmas again There are things to explain Full of …
Wings Of Love In the summer nights When the moon shines bright Feeling lov…
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