Anne Linnet Band was a

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Anne Linnet Anne Linnet (born 30 July 1953 in Århus, Denmark) is a Danish singer, musician composer، and writer. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of several bands, such as Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, and Marquis d ...

Sanne Salomonsen Sanne Salomonsen (born 30 December 1955), is a Danish singer. She has been performing since 1973, and various songs by her band Sneakers were on the charts continuously from 1979 to 1985. She was also a member of the Anne Linnet Band. Salomonsen ...

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Lis Sørensen Lis Sørensen (born 28 May 1955) is a Danish pop singer. In the 1970s she worked with Anne Linnet in Shit & Chanel and Anne Linnet Band. In 1983 she released her first solo album. She is also known for being the first artist to record Edna ...

. Anne Linnet Band was formed in 1979, and recorded the all-time ballad "Det er ikke det du siger" with Sanne Salomonsen on vocals. Anne Linnet, Sanne Salomonsen and Lis Sørensen all had a successful solo career in the 1980s after Anne Linnet Band dissolved.

Career

Anne Linnet Band began its debut tour on March 27, 1980, at Skråen in Aalborg. The tour was a great success and there were many subsequent concerts. In 1981, their first album ''Anne Linnet Band'' was released, followed by the final album ''Cha cha cha'' in 1982. Anne Linnet's then husband Holger Laumann played saxophone on both albums. Anne Linnet had stated in the 2018 documentary film ''Anne, Sanne & Lis'' that a reunion of Anne Linnet Band would "not be in this life". However, the same documentary film rekindled conversation among the three singers, which ended up convincing them that a tour would be fun and a party for the fans. Even though Anne Linnet Band only existed for a few years in the '80s, they were successful. They went on a reunion tour in May 2019 to perform at five concerts in total across Denmark. At these popular reunion concerts after a 37-year break from Anne Linnet Band, they were still regarded as some of the greatest singers of Denmark from the '80s. The sold-out concert at

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with 15 000 spectators received acclaim in the media.Anne, Sanne og Lis forædlede kroppens forfald ved en potent koncert i Royal Arena
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Discography

Albums

* ''Anne Linnet Band'' (CBS Records, 1981) * ''Cha cha cha'' (CBS Records, 1982)

Singles

* ''Måne, sol & stjerner / Det er ikke det du siger'' (CBS Records, 1981) * ''Cha cha cha'' (CBS Records, 1982)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Danish rock music groups