Caroline Henderson (born 28 February 1962) is a Danish–Swedish pop and

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singer. She moved to

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from Sweden in 1983 and spent her youth singing in various jazz bands. Her breakthrough was in 1989 as part of pop group Ray Dee Ohh. After the group disbanded, Henderson launched a solo career with multi award-winning album ''Cinemataztic'' (1995) featuring smash hits "Kiss Me Kiss Me" and "Made in Europe". Follow-up ''Metamorphing'' (1998), disco cover album ''Dolores J - The Butterfly'' (2000) and the more experimental ''Naos'' (2002) didn't have the same commercial impact. A new turn saw Henderson develop into a full-fledged jazz singer on albums ''Don't Explain'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''Love Or Nothin’'' (2006) and ''No. 8'' (2008). Henderson has also appeared as an actress in plays and films.

Personal life

Henderson was born in Sweden to an African-American father and a Swedish mother. She moved to Denmark in 1983, and has spent most of her life there with two children.

Awards

*2010: Order of the Dannebrog

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

*2006: ''Der var engang en dreng – som fik en lillesøster med vinger'' as Snow White *2007: '' Tuya siempre'' as Gloria Cole *2008: ''Max Pinlig'' as Ofelias tante *2012: ''Julestjerner'' (TV series, 24 episodes) as Kim *2022: '' Vikings: Valhalla'' as

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References

External links

Official siteCaroline Henderson at MyspaceCaroline Henderson at last.fmCaroline Henderson at IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Caroline 1962 births Living people Danish jazz singers 20th-century Danish women singers Danish pop singers Swedish emigrants to Denmark Swedish people of African-American descent Danish people of American descent English-language singers from Denmark 21st-century Danish women singers RCA Records artists Stunt Records artists