Ole Anders Olsen (born 15 September 1975), known professionally as Andy LaPlegua, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, originally known for being founder and lead vocalist of

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band Icon of Coil. He also gained fame in the

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and

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scenes as founder and lead vocalist of

Combichrist Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Georgia and is ...

and Panzer AG.

Biography

Following the death of

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, LaPlegua revealed that the biggest musical impact in his life growing up in the early '80s were Bowie, Motörhead, Prince, The Cure, and Dead Kennedys. Originally a part of several scenes in Norway, LaPlegua experimented with hip-hop in the

Detroit Techno Detroit techno is a type of techno music that generally includes the first techno productions by Detroit-based artists during the 1980s and early 1990s. Prominent Detroit techno artists include Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, Jeff Mil ...

/Old School band LAW, industrial in Devils into Crime, punk in My Right Choice/Fleshfire and metal in Lash Out. He also found interest in

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

and club music making his mark on the scene with his involvement in the bands Plastic Life and Sector9. Early on, he was the vocalist in Fredrikstad based hardcore/metal band My Right Choice - who released an EP under the project name Fleshfire, as well as stand-in (and later permanent) vocalist for Lash Out. Icon of Coil was formed as a solo project in 1997. After becoming very enthusiastic about the music and its possibilities, LaPlegua invited a former bandmate of his,

Sebastian Komor Sebastian R. Komor (born 7 May 1976) is a Polish-born, Norwegian-raised electronic musician, best known for his collaborative work in Icon of Coil and Zombie Girl. A prolific artist, Komor has also released electronic music under a variety of s ...

to join Icon of Coil to perform live. After several public performances and the release of "Shallow Nation", IoC's first album, Komor joined the band full-time.

was officially launched in 2003. It was created as a more aggressive alternative to Icon of Coil. Panzer AG was officially launched in 2004. LaPlegua combined the danceability of Icon of Coil and the hard-hitting beats of Combichrist when he created Panzer AG. His fourth, most techno-oriented project, is (DJ) Scandy. His new project, Scandinavian Cock, is a

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act.

Personal life

Andy LaPlegua was married to German model and actress

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in March 2016, and they announced their divorce a year later in May 2017. In December 2018 he was engaged to Liv Blankenship.

Discography

LaPlegua performing in 2010

EP

* ''One Nation Under Beat'' (Icon of Coil) Tatra Records 2000 * ''Shallow Nation'' (Icon of Coil) Tatra Records 2000 * ''Serene'' (Icon of Coil) Tatra Records 2001 * ''Access and Amplify'' Tatra Records 2002 * ''

Kiss the Blade Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Georgia and ...

'' (as Combichrist)

Out of Line Music Out Of Line Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany. Out of Line is distributed by Rough Trade (Believe Digital) and exclusive partner to publishing giant BMG Rights Management, through sister company Edition Layer Cake. ...

2003 * ''Android'' (Icon of Coil)

Out of Line Out Of Line Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany. Out of Line is distributed by Rough Trade (Believe Digital) and exclusive partner to publishing giant BMG Rights Management, through sister company Edition Layer Cake. ...

2003 * ''

Blut Royale Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Georgia and ...

'', 12" vinyl (Combichrist) Bractune Records 2004 * '' Sex, Drogen und Industrial'' (as Combichrist)

2004 * ''Split'' (as DJ Scandy) Great Stuff Recordings 2004 * ''Rock Me / Split / So Do Eye'' (as Scandy) Maelstrom Records 2005 * ''So Do Eye'' (as Scandy) Craft Music 2005 * ''

Get Your Body Beat ''Get Your Body Beat'' is an EP by the aggrotech band Combichrist. It is considered to be the band's break-out single. The video for the song shows scenes of Combichrist playing as well as scenes from ''The Gene Generation'' movie. The intro from ...

'' (as Combichrist)

Metropolis Records Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...

2006 * '' Frost EP: Sent to Destroy'' (as Combichrist)

2008 * '' Heat EP: All Pain Is Beat'' (as Combichrist)

2009 * '' Scarred EP'' (as Combichrist)

2010 * ''Never Surrender EP'' (as Combichrist)

2010 * ''Uncut EP'' (as Scandinavian Cock)

2011 * ''Throat Full of Glass'' (as Combichrist)

2011

LP

* ''Serenity Is the Devil'' (as Icon of Coil) Tatra Records /

2000 * '' The Soul Is in the Software'' (as Icon of Coil) Tatra Records / Out of Line Music/ Metropolis Records 2002 * ''

The Joy of Gunz Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Georgia and ...

'' (as Combichrist) Out of Line Music 2003 * ''

This is My Battlefield ''This Is My Battlefield'' is a 2004 album by the Norwegian industrial music project Panzer AG. Track listing # “Introduction Of The Damned” – 1:41 # “Filth God” – 4:45 # “Battlefield” – 5:00 # “Chemical Breed” – 4:05 # “ ...

'' (as Panzer AG)

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/ Metropolis Records 2004 * '' Machines Are Us'' (as Icon of Coil) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2004 * '' UploadedAndRemixed'' (as Icon of Coil) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2004 * ''

Everybody Hates You ''Everybody Hates You'' is the second full-length studio album by the American aggrotech band Combichrist. It was released on March 8, 2005, through the Out of Line Out Of Line Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany. ...

'' (as Combichrist) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2005 * ''

Your World Is Burning ''Your World Is Burning'' is a 2006 album by the Norwegian industrial music project Panzer AG Panzer AG is the name of an aggrotech/industrial rock side-project by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua, the founder of futurepop band Icon of Coil. Formed in 2 ...

'' (as Panzer AG) Accession Records / Metropolis Records 2006 * ''13 Ways to Masturbate'' (as Scandy) Masterhit Recordings 2006 * ''What the Fuck Is Wrong with You People?'' (as Combichrist) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2007 * ''

Today We Are All Demons ''Today We Are All Demons'' is an album by the American aggrotech band Combichrist. The album is available in both one disc and two disc versions. A remixed version (Beneath the World Mix) of the title track can be found on the ''Underworld'' ...

'' (as Combichrist) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2009 * '' Noise Collection Vol. 1'' (as Combichrist) Metropolis Records 2010 * '' Making Monsters'' (as Combichrist) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2010 * '' No Redemption (Official DmC: Devil May Cry Soundtrack)'' (as Combichrist) 2013 * ''

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'' (as Combichrist) 2014 * ''This Is Where Death Begins'' (as Combichrist) 2016 * ''One Fire'' (as Combichrist) 2019

References

External links

Combichrist official webpage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laplegua, Andy 1975 births Living people Norwegian electronic musicians Norwegian rock singers Norwegian heavy metal singers Musicians from Fredrikstad Combichrist members 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian male singers