Citybois Explained

Citybois
Origin:Gentofte, Denmark
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2014-2020 (on hiatus)
Label:Epic, Sony
Associated Acts:Scarlet Pleasure
Current Members:Anthon Edwards Knudtzon
Thor Blanchez Farlov

Citybois is a Danish pop music duo from Gentofte, Denmark. The band was formed by Anthon Edwards Knudtzon & Thor Blanchez Farlov to compete in the eight season of the Danish version of the X Factor. They were eliminated in the semi-final, coming in 4th place after they received the fewest votes from the Danish public. They have released two studio album's, "What Bois About To", and "BOIS FOREVER".

Performances during X Factor

EpisodeThemeSongArtistResult
AuditionFree choice"Ain't No Sunshine"Bill WithersThrough to 5 Chair Challenge
5 Chair ChallengeFree choice"How Deep Is Your Love"Bee GeesThrough to bootcamp
BootcampFree choice"Hold On, We're Going Home"DrakeThrough to live shows
Live show 1Signature"Former"Thøger DixgaardSafe (5th)
Live show 2Grammy nominated hits"Maniac"Michael SembelloSafe (1st)
Live show 3Contemporary hits"The Strip"Scarlet PleasureSafe (2nd)
Live show 4Danish hits"Lørdag aften"Safe (3rd)
Live show 5Songs from Movies (accompanied by DR Bigband)"Earned It"The WeekndSafe (3rd)
Live show 6 - Semi-finalViewers Choice"Kongens Have"TopGunnEliminated (4th)
Judges choice"Belong to the World"The Weeknd

Discography

EPs

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
DEN
[3]
2015"Things We Do"4 What Bois About To
"Purple Light"23
"Ridin'"27
2016"Bedre End Rihanna"10 rowspan="15"
"Hånd i Hånd"
"Som Om"20
"Under 18"22
  • Gold
2017"Hjem igen"
  • Gold
"Dum Som Mig"11
"Pool" (feat. TopGunn)
  • Gold
"Jakke" 39
[7]
2018"De Eneste"33
[8]
"Ring på dig"32
[9]
"Helt Fair"28
[10]
"Synger for mig" (with Skinz)9
[11]
2019"Sig Mig" 11
[12]
"Finde tilbage" 4
[13]
"Natten rammer"
34
[15]
2020"Det kom som et chok"19
[16]
Bois Forever
"Se os"21
[17]
"Sol over København (feat Kesi)"2
[18]
"Ringer Morgen"31
[19]
"Kærlighed Gør Blind"32
[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 20, 2020. Hitlisten. 27 May 2020.
  2. Denmark. CITYBOIS . BOIS FOREVER. October 24, 2023. 13060.
  3. Web site: danishcharts.dk - Discography Citybois. danishcharts.dk. January 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: Citybois - Things We Do. IFPI. July 21, 2015.
  5. Web site: Citybois - Purple Light. IFPI. November 30, 2015.
  6. Web site: Citybois - Bedre End Rihanna. IFPI. September 13, 2016.
  7. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2017 . . September 13, 2017.
  8. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 14, 2018 . Hitlisten . April 11, 2018.
  9. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 26, 2018 . Hitlisten . July 4, 2018.
  10. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 44, 2018. Hitlisten. November 7, 2018.
  11. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 53, 2018. Hitlisten. January 9, 2019.
  12. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 6, 2019. Hitlisten. February 20, 2019.
  13. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 23, 2019. Hitlisten. June 19, 2019.
  14. Denmark. single. Citybois. Finde Tilbage. Gold. 2019. 8523.
  15. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2019. Hitlisten. November 27, 2019.
  16. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 3, 2020. Hitlisten. January 29, 2020.
  17. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 10, 2020. Hitlisten. March 18, 2020.
  18. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 18, 2020. Hitlisten. 13 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2020. Hitlisten. 20 May 2020.
  20. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 20, 2020. Hitlisten. 27 May 2020.