Rönning has also performed multiple times together with well-known Swedish pianist Robert Wells and his international Rhapsody in Rock concept.

Around the time of the millennium change, Geir settled in Finland, where he became the lead singer of a five-member rock 'n' roll band, among them the guitarist of Leningrad Cowboys.

This year he participated in the Finnish national final for the first time, with the ballad I Don't Wanna Throw It All Away, finishing third.

Geir ended just 18th with 50 points in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, which that year was held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

By being one of the two most popular acts (out of six) in the semi-final in Alta, northern Norway, Geir and his companion Jorun Erdal qualified directly to the final night of Melodi Grand Prix 2006, performing the ABBAesque schlager Lost And Found, written by three experienced Swedish composers.