Tessa

Theresa Ann Fallesen (born 8 September 1997), known professionally as Tessa, is a Danish rapper.

Early life Tessa was born on 8 September 1997 and grew up with her mother in Greve, Zealand. Tessa's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when Tessa was 9 years old, and they subsequently moved to Nørreby on Funen for quieter surroundings. Tessa was bullied at the new school. in early 2019. In September 2019, Tessa released her second single "Okay" and her first music video. On 15 September, Tessa supported the American rapper Machine Gun Kelly at his concert in Vega in Copenhagen. In October 2019, Tessa released the single "Ben", which has been streamed over 9 million times on Spotify (and therefore goes under "Platinum"). "Ben" was named one of the "25 Danish Songs of the Year" by the music magazine Soundvenue.

2020s In December 2020, together with Orgi-E, she released the single "Blæstegnen", a tribute song to Copenhagen's Vestegn, which i.a. attracted attention for the accompanying video in which former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt appears.

At the Danish Music Awards 2020, Earlier in 2020, she also won the award for 'New Name of the Year' at the 'ZULU Awards 2020'. At The Voice Radio Awards 2020, which was broadcast live on The Voice, Tessa walked away with all three awards she was nominated for: Role Model of the Year, Danish Streaming Artist of the Year (YouSee Music Award), and the coveted The Voice Award.

In early July 2021 Tessa performed at the Roskilde Festival for the second time, while in the following autumn season she held her first headline concerts. On 14 November 2021, she received the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Nordic Act in Budapest, Hungary, marking the first win for a Danish artist in that category in twenty years; and the following Saturday she was awarded the Danish Music Award for the live revelation artist of the year. IFPI Danmark awarded her four additional platinum and four gold albums, equivalent to 540,000 certified singles. Additionally, in the Danish Top-40, she had placed another eleven entries in the top ten in about four years.

In early 2022, Tessa released a little over a minute long diss track, in which she, somewhat surprisingly, disses Thomas Blachman in the crudest way due to an offensive comment from Blachman in 2021. In May 2023, Tessa released her debut album, which, like the documentary series about her, is called Tessas Hævn. The album includes the song "Engletårer", in which Tessa recounts two sexual assaults she suffered as a teenager.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions CertificationsDEN Tessas Hævn Released: 26 May 2023 Label: Universal Format: CD, download 3DEN: Gold Tessas Hævn (Igen Bitch) Released: 7 July 2023 Label: Universal Format: CD, download 9"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles Year Title Peak positions Certifications AlbumDEN 2020 "Sjakalina" 7DEN: Platinum "Vil Du Med"(Suspekt feat. Tessa)3 "Så'n der" 3"Tættere end vi tror" (P3 feat. Tessa, Lukas Graham, Mads Langer, Jada, Benjamin Hav, Christopher, Clara & Don Stefano)1DEN: Platinum "Glo på mig" 8 "Bål" 9 "Ghetto Fabulous" 8 "Til Banken"(Natasja x Tessa x ) 4DEN: 2× Platinum "Blæstegnen"(feat. Orgi-E)11 2021 "Mums" 5"Luftkys" (Burhan G feat. Tessa) 342022 "Engangspik" 5DEN: Gold "TCM" 352023 "Betalt"(ft. Lamin & Benny Jamz) 19Tessas Hævn "Ding Dong" 33 "Hvor som helst" 10DEN: Gold Tessas Hævn (Igen Bitch) 2024 "Rick Ross Pt. 2"(with Medina) 5 "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.