Emilie Esther
Birth nameEmilie Esther Holmgaard
Born (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 24)
Aalborg, Denmark
OriginDenmark
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2015–present

Emilie Esther (born 12 May 1999) is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the eighth season of the Danish series of The X Factor.[1][2] She competed in the age 15–22 category with Remee as her mentor.[3] After she won, she was signed to Sony Music and her debut single "Undiscovered" topped the Danish Singles Chart. "Undiscovered" is written and composed by Karen Poole and Remee. Emilie Esther´s second single, "Inescapable", is produced by RedOne and TinyIsland.[4]

Performances during X Factor

Episode Theme Song Artist Result
Audition Free choice "Make You Feel My Love" Adele Through to 5 Chair Challenge
5 Chair Challenge Free choice "Break Free" Ariana Grande featuring Zedd Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp Free choice "Radioactive" Imagine Dragons Through to live shows
Live show 1 Signature "We Are Young" Fun featuring Janelle Monáe Safe
Live show 2 Grammy Nominated Hits "Chandelier" Sia Safe
Live show 3 Contemporary hits "Wild Eyes"/"Pompeii" Broiler Featuring Ravvel / Bastille Safe
Live show 4 Danish Hits "Glimpse of a Time" Broken Twin Safe
Live show 5 Songs from Movies (accompanied by DR Bigband) "Poker Face" Lady Gaga Safe
Live show 6 – Semi-final Viewers choice "Love Me like You Do" / "One Last Time" Ellie Goulding / Ariana Grande Safe
Judges choice "FourFiveSeconds" Rihanna, Kanye West And Paul McCartney
Live show 7 – Final Free choice "Nature Boy" / "If I Were a Boy" / "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Nat King Cole / Beyoncé / The Verve Safe
Duet with guest artist "Karma Town" with Stine Bramsen Stine Bramsen
Winner's single "Undiscovered" Emilie Esther Winner

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected details and chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
DEN

[5]

"Undiscovered" 2015 6 Non-album single(s)
"Hey Love" —
"Inescapable" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

References

  1. ^ Stern, Bradley (28 March 2015). "Introduucing…Emilie Esther, Winner Of 'X Factor Denmark'!". MuuMuse. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Emilie Esther vandt X Factor". Ekstra Bladet. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Emilie Esther skriver dagbog fra studiet i LA med RedOne". gaffa.dk. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ "RedOne and TinyIsland produced and co-wrote the No. 1 iTunes single, INESCAPABLE, for X Factor Denmark Winner, Emilie Esther". redoneprod.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "danishcharts.dk – Discography Emilie Esther". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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Preceded byAnthony Jasmin X Factor (Denmark)Winner 2015 Succeeded byEmbrace
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