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.
Daydream Believer
Olsen Brothers Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Daydream Believer' by these artists:
Alan Merrill Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Anne Murray & Nelly Furtado Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings Of the bluebird as…
Anne Murray/Nelly Furtado Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings of the bluebird…
Atomic Kitten Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Benny and the No-Goods A dreaming bird falls down below He doesn't notice When is h…
Boyle Susan Oh I could hide neath the wings Of the bluebird as…
Boyzone Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Celtic Pride Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings Of the bluebird as…
Danielle White Oh I could hide beneath the wings of a blue…
Davy Jones Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Glee Cast Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings Of the bluebird as…
Hoblin's Choice Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
KIDS BOSSA もう今は彼女はどこにもいない 朝早く目覚ましがなっても そう、いつも彼女と暮らしてきたよ 喧嘩したり、仲直りしたり …
Kokone Morikawa もう今は 彼女はどこにもいない 朝はやく 目覚しがなっても そういつも 彼女とくらしてきたよ ケンカしたり 仲直りしたり…
Lee Newman Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Lobo I could hide 'neath the wings Of the bluebird as she…
Lord Sitar Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Monkees (The) 7-A What number is this to? 7-A Okay, don't get excited m…
Nice Little Penguins Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Peter Tork & James Lee Stanley Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Priscilla Ahn もう今は 彼女はどこにもいない 朝はやく 目覚ましがなっても そういつも 彼女とくらしてきたよ ケンカしたり 仲直りした…
Robson Jerome Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Shonen Knife Oh, I could hide beneath the wings Of the bluebird…
Simply Red & White Oh I could hide beneath the wings of a blue…
Stewart John Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Susan Boyle Oh I could hide neath the wings Of the bluebird as…
The Ballroom Band Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
The Cashburys Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings of the bluebird…
The Four Tops Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
The Monkees 7-A What number is this, Chip? 7-A Okay, know what I mean, l…
The Residents Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
U2 Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings of the bluebird…
少年ナイフ/Shonen Knife Oh, I could hide beneath the wings Of the bluebird…
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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