 Frandsen was not a trained actor, but he appeared in theatre performances during the 1980s.He later became a TV presenter on Danish Kanal 2, alongside Camilla Miehe-Renard.In 1991 he came to fame when he won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (the Danish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest) with the song "Lige der hvor hjertet slår", composed by Michael Elo.