Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen (7 February 19471 January 2011) was a Danish pop singer and actor, best known as lead singer of the band Bamses Venner (''Teddy (Bear)'s Friends''). During the recent years he also released some solo albums, the latest being ''Tæt på'' (''Close-up'') from 2010. Bamse was part of the Danish music scene for more than 35 years, and sold more than 3.5 million albums.
Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen occasionally worked as an actor and in 1986 he received a Robert Award for best male supporting actor of the year in the movie '' Ofelia kommer til byen'' (''Ophelia comes to town''). Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen died at age 63 in the early hours of New Year's Day 2011 of a cardiac arrest in his home in Egå, a suburb to
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
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Thisted
Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,505 (1 January 2025)Thisted har fået landets første Vimmersvej. Limfjorden Update 14. september 201