Rani Johann Petersen (born 24 November 1997), 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".
Early and personal life Petersen was born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands in 1997. 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.
Petersen lives in London. he was temporarily residing in Copenhagen.
Petersen has 10.4 million followers on TikTok.
Career 2023: 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". 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. Despite this, it was later confirmed that he would not be disqualified and would compete. 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.
2023–present: after Eurovision Shortly after Eurovision, it was announced that Reiley would perform at the 2023 edition of , a music festival held in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands, on 19 May 2023. On 25 May, Reiley released a new single, titled "Lovesongs". Reiley performed at the 2023 edition of , a music festival held on 23-24 May 2023 in Tórshavn.
Discography
EP
BRB, Having an Identity Crisis (2021)
Singles Title Year Peak chart positionsAlbum DENESTAir.LTUAir. "Let It Ring" 2021 — rowspan="6" colspan="2" "Superman" —BRB, Having an Identity Crisis "YOU" — "Strange Love" — "Blah Blah Blah" 2022 — rowspan="7" "Moonlight" (with AB6IX) — "Breaking My Heart" 2023 31 — — "Lovesongs" — 81 91"Feeling"2026———"Funny I Don’t Miss You"———"Freak Show"——— "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released."*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.
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