Tomas Thordarson

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Tomas Thordarson
Birth nameTomas Thordarsson
Born1974 (age 4950)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OriginDenmark and Iceland
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2001–present

Tomas Thordarson (born 1974) is a Danish-Icelandic singer, he won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004 with the song "Shame on You". [1] The song finished thirteenth place at semifinal and Denmark failed to qualify.

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Musical career

Thordarson started his musical career at Blaagaard Statsseminarium. Then he joined a band which makes funk and soul music as a lead singer. In 2001, he participated in DR's TV program Star for a Night. [1]

In 2004, he was nominated for LGBT Denmark's LGBT award in the category of gay of the year.

Personal life

Thordarson is openly gay. [2]

He and his partner are in a registered partnership since 2003, and they had adopted a child since 2002. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tomas Thordarson | Biography | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  2. Gibson, Owen; Correspondent, Media (21 May 2005). "Discord in Ireland over Eurovision failure". The Guardian . Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. Vision of torerance en StarOnline.com, 20 de abril de 2008