Reiley (singer)

Rani Petersen (born 24 November 1997),[1] known professionally as Reiley, is a Faroese singer and social media influencer. He represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Breaking My Heart",[3] failing to qualify for the final.[4]

Reiley
Birth nameRani Petersen
Born (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997[1]
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
GenresPop, electropop[2]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • influencer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2019–present
LabelsAtlantic Records
Websitewww.reileyofficial.com

Career

Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision

Reiley was announced as one of the competitors of the Melodi Grand Prix 2023, the Danish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with the song "Breaking My Heart".[5] However, he was at risk of disqualification from the competition after it was discovered that he performed the song at the "Slow Life Slow Live" festival in Seoul, South Korea in 2022, a violation of the competition's rules.[6] Despite this, it was later confirmed that he would not be disqualified and would compete.[7] He later went on to win the competition and subsequently became the Danish representative. He is the first person from the Faroe Islands to represent Denmark at Eurovision.[8]

Discography

EP
  • BRB, Having an Identity Crisis (2021)

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions
DEN
[9]
"Let It Ring" [10] 2021 —
"Superman" —
"Blah Blah Blah" 2022 —
"Moonlight" with AB6IX —
"Breaking My Heart" 2023 31
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References
  1. "Havnarmaður í bretska X-Factor". www.in.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. "New Music: Reiley". alfitude.com. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. Falk, Simon (11 February 2023). "Denmark: Reiley's "Breaking My Heart" wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. Lee Adams, William (11 May 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Semi-Final 2 results and qualifiers". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. "Denmark: The 8 songs for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 released". Eurovision World. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. "Denmark: Reiley At Risk of Disqualification from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Eurovoix. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. "Denmark: Reiley Will Remain in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". Eurovoix. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. "Færøerne skriver Grand Prix-historie: Her er vinderen af Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023". DR (in Danish). 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  9. https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?search=Reiley&cat=s. Retrieved 18 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Tyril, Búi (19 April 2021). "Faroese pop sensation Reiley conquers Korea". local.fo. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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