Jul 26 2009
Danish X Factor: Linda Andrews, Mohamed Ali
Denmark X Factor is in its second season. Last year, Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, a 15 year old, won the competition. He’s something of a Danish Justin Timberlake, and does a pretty decent Moonwalk. The last three finalists this year, were 15 yr old Mohamed Ali, the Alien Beat Club, and Linda Andrews. I particularly enjoyed Mohamed Ali; both he and last year’s winner, Martin, were coached by the Danish music producer Remee (Mikkel Johan Eemer Sigvardt) (the judge with the hat). Here’s Mohamed singing a famous Michael Jackson song, “I Want You Back” (1969):
Ms. Andrews, 35, was the public’s favorite and went on to win, but I’m sure that the charismatic Mohamed Ali will have an illustrious career. She is actually from the Faroe Islands, which is an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Denmark, halfway between Scotland and Iceland. Here she is, early in the competition, singing one of Duffy’s tunes, “Mercy“(You can see her daughter in the audience.)
