Tomas Thordarson

Tomas Thordarson
Birth nameTomas Thordarsson
Born1974 (age 50–51)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OriginDenmark and Iceland
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
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." As a result, he represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. [1] The song finished thirteenth place in the semifinal and failed to qualify.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Vision of torerance en StarOnline.com, 20 de abril de 2008
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