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.

We Believe In Love
Olsen Brothers Lyrics

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Now its christmas again
There are things to explain
Full of love to ease the pain
And the chrildren will hear
The message so clear
Sing cross the sky
Where the big eagles fly
Over rivers and great mountains high

We Believe in love
We believe in you
Full of Weihnacht to Meller in Kindern der bett
And all children merry christmas to you

There is snow in the wind
There is sleighbells again¨
Full of songs we love to sing
And the chrildren will hear
The message so clear
Sing cross the sky
Where the big eagles fly
Over rivers and great mountains high

We Believe in love
We believe in you
Full of Weihnacht to Meller in Kindern der bett
And all children merry christmas to you

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

We Believe in love
We believe in you
Full of Weihnacht to Meller in Kindern der bett
And all children merry christmas to you

We believe in love
We believe its true
Vor ist Neujahr yes allen in Kindern der bett
And all children happy new year to you

WE BELIEVE IN LOVE

Overall Meaning

The Olsen Brothers' song "We Believe in Love" is a festive anthem that celebrates the joys of the Christmas season. The song opens with the perspective of the singers that it is once again Christmas, and there are things to clarify. The singers emphasize the importance of love in easing the pain of the year gone by. The message of Christmas is clear, and the children will be able to hear it loud and clear. The song describes the jubilant celebration of the occasion, with sleighbells ringing and songs being sung. The singers describe the beauty of nature during this time, with eagles soaring high over rivers and mountains.

It is clear that love is at the heart of the holiday season, and the Olsen Brothers emphasize the importance of believing in it. They urge their listeners to believe in themselves as well and to spread joy to others, especially the children. The chorus of the song repeats the message that the singers believe in love and they believe in their listeners. They send a message of Christmas greetings to all the children and wish them a happy time.

Overall, the song is a heartfelt expression of the spirit of Christmas and the importance of love and joy. The Olsen Brothers have successfully conveyed the message of hope and goodness that is so central to the festive season.

Line by Line Meaning

Now its christmas again
The holiday season has come around again

There are things to explain
There are things we need to communicate and share

Full of love to ease the pain
The holiday season is full of love to help alleviate any suffering

And the chrildren will hear
The message is directed towards the children

The message so clear
The message is easily understood

Sing cross the sky
Sing loudly and joyfully to the heavens

Where the big eagles fly
In the places where majestic eagles soar

Over rivers and great mountains high
Across great natural obstacles far and wide

We Believe in love
We have faith in the power of love

We believe in you
We have confidence in you and your abilities

Full of Weihnacht to Meller in Kindern der bett
Weihnacht, a German word for Christmas, brings joy to the children in their beds