Funkstar De Luxe (born Martin Aulkjær Ottesen in 1973) is a

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producer and

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er. He is best known for his million-selling reworking of

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's " Sun Is Shining".

Work

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hurried to release his own remixes, but Funkstar had already moved on and had another hit with a remix of Marley's "Rainbow Country." He has since recorded other remixes for artists including Tom Jones,

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, and

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, the most notable of which appeared on "Keep on Movin: It's Too Funky in Here". In 2003, Funkstar released an album of his own material, "Funkturistic". Dubbed "The Danish King of the Remix" by

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, after two sabbaticals away from the music industry during the 2000s, Funkstar returned to the scene in 2013 charting with a remix of

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's "You Keep Me Hanging On". In 2014, his long-time label Lifted House released a rework of his Marley hit "Sun Is Shining - 15th Anniversary" which reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Chart. His 2015 single "Million Miles" featured

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collaborator Geoffrey Williams. The single reached No. 8 on the British Dance Chart and spent ten weeks in the UK Dance Top 20.

Discography

Albums

*''Keep On Moving'' (1999) *''Keep On Moving (It's Too Funky in Here)'' (2000) *''I'm a Rainbow too'' (2000) *''Funkturistic'' (2002)

Singles

References

External links