A Friend in London was a Danish pop rock band formed in Vostrup in 2005. Lead singer Tim Schou won the contest Danish Young Talent which led to the band recording their first single. Soon, Danish radio picked up on their sound and used their music in promotions.
In 2008, they won a Battle of the Bands which led to recognition in the United States. They soon toured there extensively also taking in Canada.
In 2011, they won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and represented their home country at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf with the song New Tomorrow, which finished in fifth place in the final.
The band released their album "Unite" in January 2013, which featured vocals by Backstreet Boys member Howie D and Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen.
In January 2014, it was announced that the band hand split.
Tim Schou entered Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2025 with his song "Proud". He finished in 2nd place, just 1% of the vote separating him in the superfinal from winner Sissal.
Trivia[]
- Tim Schou was the voice of Branch in the Danish dub of the Dreamworks film Trolls World Tour, replacing Christopher Nissen from the first film. He is one of four Eurovision representatives to have voiced the character in a foreign-language dub of the film, the others being Eyþór Ingi, Vaidas Baumila and Dima Bilan in the film's Icelandic, Lithuanian and Russian dubs respectively.
- Additionally, he along with Eyþór Ingi and Vaidas reprised his roles in the film's sequel Trolls Band Together, with Dima Bilan being replaced by Daniil Postnikov (dialogue) and Rakhmatulla Amirov (songs) in Band Together.