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Birth name | Rani Petersen |
Born | [1] Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 24 November 1997
Genres | Pop, electropop [2] |
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Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | Atlantic Records |
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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]
Petersen was born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands in 1997. [1] He started playing the piano aged six, but his focus moved towards gymnastics as a teenager. His musical interest returned a few years later after performing in a school production, and he began taking singing lessons. [4]
Petersen lives in London. As of February 2023, [update] he was temporarily residing in Copenhagen. [5]
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". [6] 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. [7] Despite this, it was later confirmed that he would not be disqualified and would compete. [8] He later went on to win the competition, becoming the representative of Denmark, the first Faroese artist to do so. At Eurovision, he performed in the second semi-final, ultimately finishing 14th with 6 points, failing to qualify for the final.
Shortly after Eurovision, it was announced that Reiley would perform at the 2023 edition of Bátastevnan, a music festival held in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands, on 19 May 2023. [9] On 25 May, Reiley released a new single, titled "Lovesongs". [10] Reiley performed at the 2023 edition of Voxbotn, a music festival held on 23-24 May 2023 in Tórshavn. [11]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"Let It Ring" [13] | 2021 | — | Non-album single |
"Superman" | — | BRB, Having an Identity Crisis | |
"YOU" | — | ||
"Strange Love" | — | ||
"Blah Blah Blah" | 2022 | — | Non-album singles |
"Moonlight" (with AB6IX) | — | ||
" Breaking My Heart" | 2023 | 31 | |
"Lovesongs" [14] | — | ||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |