About Town: Stopover on the road to Stockholm

TheCopenhagenPost

May 14, 2016

The Swedish Embassy was the scene of a pre-Eurovision soiree on April 29 where a few of this year’s entries, and even a former winner, turned up to mingle and enjoy a few performances.

Swedish ambassador Frederik Jørgensen (centre) wasn’t going to miss the chance to be photographed with his home country’s 17-year-old entry Frans Jeppson Wall (second left), who first sprung to fame aged seven with a song about Zlatan Ibrahimovic called ‘Who’s Da Man’, and Denmark’s Lighthouse X: Søren Bregendal (left), Martin Skriver (second right) and Johannes Nymark (right).

While Jørgen Olsen, who won the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest with his brother, obliged everyone present with a performance of their triumphant song, ‘Fly On The Wings Of Love’.

Meanwhile, three-time Eurovision entrant Kirsten Siggaard (centre) was among those at Trelleborg Castle near Slagelse to witness the appointment of ICC president Hasse Ferrold (left) as international ambassador of the Guild of Harald Bluetooth.

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