Reiley (singer)

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Reiley
Reiley at Eurovision (cropped).jpg
Reiley at the Turquoise Carpet for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Background information
Birth nameRani Johann Petersen
Born (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 26) [1]
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Genres Pop, electropop [2]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • influencer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2019–present
Labels Atlantic Records
Website www.reileyofficial.com

Rani Johann Petersen [3] (born 24 November 1997), [1] known professionally as Reiley, is a Faroese singer and social media influencer. He represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Breaking My Heart". [4]

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Early and personal life

Petersen was born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands in 1997. [1] He started playing the piano aged six, but his focus moved towards gymnastics as a teenager. His musical interest returned a few years later after performing in a school production, and he began taking singing lessons. [5]

Petersen lives in London. As of February 2023, he was temporarily residing in Copenhagen. [6]

Career

2023: Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision

Reiley performing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 2 - Denmark - Reiley (04).jpg
Reiley performing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

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". [7] 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. [8] Despite this, it was later confirmed that he would not be disqualified and would compete. [9] He later went on to win the competition, becoming the representative of Denmark, the first Faroese artist to do so. At Eurovision, he performed in the second semi-final, ultimately finishing 14th with 6 points, failing to qualify for the final.

2023–present: after Eurovision

Shortly after Eurovision, it was announced that Reiley would perform at the 2023 edition of Bátastevnan, a music festival held in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands, on 19 May 2023. [10] On 25 May, Reiley released a new single, titled "Lovesongs". [11] Reiley performed at the 2023 edition of Voxbotn, a music festival held on 23-24 May 2023 in Tórshavn. [12]

Discography

EP

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
DEN
[13]
"Let It Ring" [14] 2021—Non-album single
"Superman"—BRB, Having an Identity Crisis
"YOU"—
"Strange Love"—
"Blah Blah Blah"2022—Non-album singles
"Moonlight" (with AB6IX)—
"Breaking My Heart"202331
"Lovesongs" [15] —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Havnarmaður í bretska X-Factor". www.in.fo (in Faroese). 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "New Music: Reiley". alfitude.com. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "BLAH BLAH BLAH". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Falk, Simon (11 February 2023). "Denmark: Reiley's "Breaking My Heart" wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Hanssen, Levi (10 January 2020). "Faroese singer-songwriter signs deal with Atlantic Records". FaroeIslands.fo. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Körner, Jan (15 February 2023). "Reiley bestormet efter triumfen: Grand Prix-vinderen helt privat". Se og Hør (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Denmark: The 8 songs for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 released". Eurovision World. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Denmark: Reiley At Risk of Disqualification from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Eurovoix. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Denmark: Reiley Will Remain in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Eurovoix. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Klakstein, Eyðun (18 May 2023). "Halda bátastevnu í Vestmanna". Info (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "SONG: Reiley - 'Lovesongs'". Scandipop. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Reddi
with "The Show"
 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
2023 		Succeeded by
Saba
with "Sand"
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