Olsen Brothers were a Danish rock/pop music duo, formed by brothers Jørgen and Niels "Noller" Olsen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000. 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 was released in 1972 and in total they have released 13 albums. Some of the biggest hit singles include "Angelina", ”For What We Are”, "Julie", "San Francisco", "Dans Dans Dans", "Marie, Marie", "Neon Madonna", ”Wings Of Love”, "We Believe In Love", "Look Up Look Down" and "Brothers To Brothers". The Olsen Brothers have sold approx 3.2 million albums, 1.5 million singles and 2.7 million compilations. They have a two-voice harmony and among their “fans” are Sir Cliff Richard and Björn Ulvaeus who both call the Olsen Brothers the "European Everly Brothers”.
The Olsen Brothers and on occasions Jørgen Olsen on his own took part in a number of annual competitions known as Dansk Melodi Grand Prix the winner of which would represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest. ;Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2000 / Eurovision Song Contest 2000 They won the annual Dansk Melodi Grand Prix song competition in 2000 in Copenhagen and went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm. where they won with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love". At one stage, they sold 100,000 copies in one day, in Denmark. They became the second Danish act to win the competition. On the day of their victory, Jørgen Olsen was 50 years and 61 days of age, making him the oldest artist to win the contest. However, he only held the record for one year as Dave Benton triumphed in 2001 at the age of 50 years and 101 days. The combined ages of The Olsen Brothers make them the oldest aged act ever to win the contest. 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". ;Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005 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. ;Congratulations - 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Their song Fly on the Wings of Love was nominated as one of the 14 finalists for the Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 22 October 2005. They performed the song in the event finishing 6th overall from 14 songs. The winner was "Waterloo" from ABBA ;Later Years In 2019, the brothers called an end to their musical career following Niels being diagnosed with brain cancer.
