# Ben and Tan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben_and_Tan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben_and_Tan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_and_Tan > Source revision: 1315537079 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Danish pop duo}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ben and Tan | image = Ben & Tan at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = | alt = | caption = Ben and Tan at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 | alias = | origin = [Denmark](/source/Denmark) | genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_music) | years_active = {{Start date|2020}}–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = * Benjamin Rosenbohm * Tanne Balcells | past_members = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Ben and Tan''' are a Danish duo consisting of Benjamin Rosenbohm (born 3 June 2002) and Tanne Balcells (born 15 January 1998). They were due to represent [Denmark](/source/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) in the [Eurovision Song Contest 2020](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2020) in Rotterdam, with the song "[Yes](/source/Yes_(Ben_and_Tan_song))", until it was cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).{{cite web |title=Ben & Tan |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/ben-tan |website=Eurovision |access-date=14 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled |url=https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation |website=Eurovision.tv |date=18 March 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020}} In 2019, they both participated in the [twelfth](/source/X_Factor_(Danish_season_12)) season of the talent show ''[X Factor](/source/X_Factor_(Danish_TV_series))'' and became a duo after the show ended. ==Career== ===2019: ''X Factor''=== {{Main|X Factor (Danish season 12)}} Rosenbohm and Balcells met in 2019 during the [twelfth](/source/X_Factor_(Danish_season_12)) series of ''[X Factor](/source/X_Factor_(Danish_TV_series))''. Rosenbohm entered the competition alone, whereas Balcells competed as a part of [girl group](/source/girl_group) Echo. Both were successful in the auditions, 5 Chair Challenge, and Bootcamp, making it through to the live televised shows. Balcells, as a part of Echo, made it to the semi-final, but was eliminated after the group received the fewest public votes, finishing the competition in fourth place. Rosenbohm made it to the final where he performed three songs, including what would have been his winner's single, but was not successful and finished runner-up to Kristian Kjærlund. ====Performances==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Performed ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Original artist ! scope="col"| Result |- ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Benjamin Rosenbohm |- | Audition | "Wait for the Moment" | [Vulfpeck](/source/Vulfpeck) | Successful |- | 5 Chair Challenge | "Untitled" | [Rex Orange County](/source/Rex_Orange_County) | Successful |- | Bootcamp | "Home" | [Bruno Major](/source/Bruno_Major) | Successful |- | Week 1 | "[When You Love Someone](/source/When_You_Love_Someone_(James_TW_song))" | [James TW](/source/James_TW) | Safe (2nd) |-style="background:lightgreen" | Week 2 | "[Cry Me a River](/source/Cry_Me_a_River_(Justin_Timberlake_song))" | [Justin Timberlake](/source/Justin_Timberlake) | Safe (1st) |-style="background:lightgreen" | Week 3 | "Be My Mistake" | [The 1975](/source/The_1975) | Safe (1st) |- | Week 4 | "[Earned It](/source/Earned_It)" | [The Weeknd](/source/The_Weeknd) | Safe (2nd) |- | Week 5 | "Crazy Love" | [Future Animals](/source/Future_Animals) | Safe |-style="background:lightgreen" | Semi-final | "[A Girl Like You](/source/A_Girl_Like_You_(Edwyn_Collins_song))"
"Planets" | [Edwyn Collins](/source/Edwyn_Collins)
Nicklas Sahl | Safe
(1st) |-style="background:silver" | Final | "[Be Alright](/source/Be_Alright_(Dean_Lewis_song))"
"[Lost](/source/Lost_(Frank_Ocean_song))"
"Worth a Broken Heart" | [Dean Lewis](/source/Dean_Lewis)
[Frank Ocean](/source/Frank_Ocean)
Own song | Runner-up
(2nd) |- ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Tanne Balcells (as a part of Echo) |- | Bootcamp | "[Secret Love Song](/source/Secret_Love_Song)" | [Little Mix](/source/Little_Mix) | Successful |- | Week 1 | "High Five" | [Sigrid](/source/Sigrid_(singer)) | Safe (7th) |- | Week 2 | "[Clocks](/source/Clocks_(song))" | [Coldplay](/source/Coldplay) | Safe (6th) |-style="background:lightblue" | Week 3 | "Blur"
Final showdown: "[A Thousand Years](/source/A_Thousand_Years_(Christina_Perri_song))" | [MØ](/source/M%C3%98)
[Christina Perri](/source/Christina_Perri) | Bottom two
(7th) |-style="background:lightblue" | Week 4 | "[Chiquitita](/source/Chiquitita)"
Final showdown: "[Comfortably Numb](/source/Comfortably_Numb)" | [ABBA](/source/ABBA)
[Pink Floyd](/source/Pink_Floyd) | Bottom two
(6th) |- | Week 5 | "[When I Grow Up](/source/When_I_Grow_Up_(Fever_Ray_song))" | [Fever Ray](/source/Fever_Ray) | Safe |-style="background:pink" | Semi-final | "[All the Things She Said](/source/All_the_Things_She_Said)"
"Fjerne slægtninge"
After elimination: "[Somewhere Only We Know](/source/Somewhere_Only_We_Know)" | [t.A.T.u.](/source/t.A.T.u.)
Bisse
[Keane](/source/Keane_(band)) | Eliminated
(4th) |- |} ===2020: ''Eurovision Song Contest''=== {{Main|Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020|Eurovision Song Contest 2020}} On 7 March 2020, Rosenbohm and Balcells were one of 10 acts that participated in the [Dansk Melodi Grand Prix](/source/Dansk_Melodi_Grand_Prix), an annual music competition held in Denmark to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The pair won with their song "[Yes](/source/Yes_(Ben_and_Tan_song))", receiving 61% of the vote, and were therefore due to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web |title=Grand Prix-vindere løfter sløret for deres Eurovision-show |date=8 March 2020 |url=https://www.dr.dk/event/melodigrandprix/grand-prix-vindere-loefter-sloeret-deres-eurovision-show |access-date=14 March 2020}} On 18 March 2020, the [European Broadcasting Union](/source/European_Broadcasting_Union) announced the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 due to the uncertainty surrounding the spread of [coronavirus](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) throughout [Europe](/source/Europe). ===2021: ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix''=== The duo tried again to represent [Denmark](/source/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) in [Eurovision](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest) trying to participate in the [DMGP 2021](/source/Dansk_Melodi_Grand_Prix) submitting their single "Iron Heart" as a proposal, but it was rejected by [DR](/source/Danmarks_Radio), the song was also rejected by [SVT](/source/Sveriges_Television) for [Melodifestivalen 2021](/source/Melodifestivalen_2021). ==Personal life== Rosenbohm was born in [Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany to a [Malagasy](/source/Malagasy_people) father and German mother and moved to Denmark at a young age. Balcells was born in [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), Spain to a Spanish father and Danish mother before moving to Denmark.{{Cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/04/05/ben-tan-10-facts-about-denmark-eurovision-2020-duo/252548/|title=Ben & Tan: 10 facts about Denmark's Eurovision 2020 duo|date=April 5, 2020|website=wiwibloggs}} ==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [Certifications](/source/List_of_music_recording_certifications) |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [DEN](/source/Hitlisten)
{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ben+%26+Tan|title=Discography Ben & Tan|website=danishcharts.dk|access-date=2 June 2020}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [SWE](/source/Sverigetopplistan)
{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=[Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan)|access-date=22 May 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| "[Yes](/source/Yes_(Ben_and_Tan_song))" | rowspan="3"| 2020 | 30 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Yes" did not enter the [Swedish Singellista Chart](/source/Sverigetopplistan), but peaked at number eighteen on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2020&dspp=21|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21|publisher=[Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan)|access-date=22 May 2020}}}} | * [GLF](/source/Swedish_Recording_Industry_Association): Gold{{cite certification|region=Sweden|source=grammotex|id=10000098|artist=Ben & Tan|title=Yes|access-date=24 April 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| "Summer Nights" | — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Hallelujah" | — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Iron Heart" | 2021 | — || — | |- | colspan="22" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |} ==Notes== {{notelist-ua}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category inline}} {{S-start}} {{s-ach}} {{Succession box | title = [Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest](/source/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) | years = [2020](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2020)
(cancelled) | before = [Leonora](/source/Leonora_(singer))
with "[Love Is Forever](/source/Love_Is_Forever_(Leonora_song))" | after = [Fyr & Flamme](/source/Fyr_%26_Flamme)
with "[Øve os på hinanden](/source/%C3%98ve_os_p%C3%A5_hinanden)" }} {{S-end}} {{Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest|state=collapsed}} {{Eurovision Song Contest 2020|state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}} Category:Danish pop music groups Category:X Factor (Danish TV series) contestants Category:Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ben and Tan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_and_Tan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_and_Tan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.