Anti Social Media
{{Short description|Danish pop rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Anti Social Media
| image = 20150512 ESC 2015 Anti Social Media 4837.jpg
| caption = Anti Social Media in 2015
(L-R: David Vang, Philip Thornhill, Emil Vissing, and Nikolaj Tøth)
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| origin = Denmark
| genre = Pop rock
| years_active = 2014–2015
| label = RE:A:CH
| website =
| current_members = * Philip Thornhill
- Nikolaj Tøth
- David Vang
- Emil Vissing
| past_members =
}}
Anti Social Media is a Danish pop rock band that represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "The Way You Are".{{cite web|url=http://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/musik/ECE7430041/Anti-Social-media-vandt-melodi-grand-prix/ |title=Anti Social media vandt melodi grand prix |access-date=7 February 2015 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|title=Denmark: Anti Social Media Has Won|url=http://eurovoix.com/2015/02/07/denmark-anti_social-media-has-won/|last=Granger|first=Anthony|work=Eurovoix|access-date=7 February 2015|date=7 February 2015}} The group consists of Philip Thornhill, Nikolaj Tøth, David Vang and Emil Vissing.
Career
=2015: Eurovision Song Contest=
In 2015, Anti Social Media was announced as one of the ten competing musicians in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2015 with the song "The Way You Are". On 7 February 2015 Anti Social Media performed the song and won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. On 4 May 2015 Anti Social Media released the single "More Than a Friend". On 11 May 2015 they released their debut EP The Way. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 they performed during the first Semi-final on 19 May 2015, they failed to qualify for the final. This was the first time since 2007 that Denmark had failed to qualify to the final.
Members
- Philip Thornhill (10 June 1995) – vocals
- Nikolaj Tøth (17 September 1995) – guitar
- David Vang (22 November 1989) – bass
- Emil Vissing (26 October 1990) – drums
Discography
=Extended plays=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Details |
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scope="row"| The Way
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=Singles=
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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| DEN {{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Anti+Social+Media|title=Discography Anti Social Media|publisher=Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| ICE |
scope="row"| "The Way You Are"
| rowspan="3"| 2015 | 38 | 55 | rowspan="3"| The Way |
scope="row"| "More Than a Friend"
| — | — |
scope="row"| "Fire Exit"
| — | — |
colspan="13" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
References
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External links
- {{Facebook|originalantisocialmedia}}
{{commons category|Anti Social Media}}
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{{Succession box|
| before=Basim
with "Cliché Love Song"
| title=Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2015
| after=Lighthouse X
with "Soldiers of Love"
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Category:Danish pop music groups
Category:Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners
Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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