Esben Ullbæk Bundgaard-Jørgensen Selvig, stage name Dansken (born 17 June 1978) is a

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rapper and singer. His nickname, "The Dane", stems from his being born in Denmark, but moving to Norway as a child. Selvig is best known as a singer in Yoga Fire and rapper in Klovner I Kamp, in both bands together with Aslak "Alis" Hartberg. Klovner i Kamp won the

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizat ...

for hip hop in 2001, and the

Edvard Prize The Edvard Prize is a Norwegian music award in given by TONO, copyright organization for musicians and composers. The award, which was first awarded in 1998, is awarded annually and can only be awarded to members of the organization. The goal is t ...

in 2002 for the song lyrics «Nattens sønner». He has also written for the talkshow '' Torsdagsklubben''. In 2011 he hosted the show ''Dansken & Fingern'' together with Klovner I Kamp's DJ, Thomas "Fingern" Gullestad, and won a

Gullruten Gullruten ("Golden Screen") is an annual award for the Norwegian TV industry, founded in 1998 by ''Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening''. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV 2, TV3 and TV ...

award. In 2013 he was a judge on ''Idol'' (season 7). He married in 2012, and has one son.

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1978 births Living people Danish emigrants to Norway Musicians from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian male singers 21st-century Norwegian male singers 21st-century Norwegian singers Norwegian jazz singers Norwegian rappers Danish jazz singers Danish rappers {{Norway-music-bio-stub