Rani Petersen (born 24 November 1997[1]), known professionally as Reiley, is a Faroese singer and social media influencer. He is scheduled to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Breaking My Heart".[2]

Career

TikTok songs

Petersen came to fame through singing on TikTok, where he has over 10 million followers making short covers of existing songs.

Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision

Reiley was announced as one of the competitors of the Melodi Grand Prix 2023, the Danish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with the song "Breaking My Heart".[3] However, he was at risk of disqualification from the competition after it was discovered that he performed the song at the Slow Life Slow Live festival in Seoul, South Korea in 2022, a violation of the competition's rules.[4] Despite this, it was later confirmed that he would not be disqualified and would compete.[5] He later went on to win the competition and subsequently became the Danish representative. He is the first person from the Faroe Islands to represent Denmark at Eurovision.[6]

Discography

EP

  • BRB, Having an Identity Crisis (2021)

Singles

References

  1. ^ a b Hansen, Hilmar Jan (11 February 2023). "Reiley knústi donsku hjørtuni". kvf.fo (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya.
  2. ^ Falk, Simon (11 February 2023). "Denmark: Reiley's "Breaking My Heart" wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Denmark: The 8 songs for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 released". Eurovision World. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Denmark: Reiley At Risk of Disqualification from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Eurovoix. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Denmark: Reiley Will Remain in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Eurovoix. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Færøerne skriver Grand Prix-historie: Her er vinderen af Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". DR (in Danish). 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  7. ^ Tyril, Búi (19 April 2021). "Faroese pop sensation Reiley conquers Korea". local.fo. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2023 		Succeeded by
TBD