Hanne Boel (born 31 August 1957 in Bagsværd, Copenhagen) is a

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singer. Boel covers in her songs a range of styles including pop, soul, gospel, rock, and jazz. Over the course of her career, she has sold over 2.5 million records, and has had great success on the Scandinavian charts, although her work is less well known throughout the rest of the world.

Life

Boel graduated from the

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in 1980, and then spent a year at the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

in Boston, Massachusetts. In the five years following her return to Denmark, she divided her time between singing with the Danish funk band Blast, performing as a choir soloist, and teaching music at a variety of schools and clinics. In 1987, Boel recorded a jazz album, ''Shadow of Love'', with

Jørgen Emborg Jørgen Emborg (born 29 March 1953) is a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmar ...

Mads Vinding Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist. Music career Vinding began his professional career when he was 16 as the house bassist for Jazzhus Montmartre, a jazz club in Copenhagen. He has played o ...

, and

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. The following year Boel released her own album, ''Black Wolf'', which featured performances in the R&B/soul vein. The album was a great success, winning her the

Danish Music Award The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called ''IFPI-prisen'' ("IFPI-Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to ''Dansk Grammy'' ("Danish Grammy"). It was chang ...

for Danish Female Singer of the Year. Her 1990 follow-up album, Dark Passion, won four 1991 Danish Music Awards: Album of the Year, Singer of the Year, Hit of the Year (I Wanna Make Love to You), and Producer of the Year (Poul Bruun). Over the subsequent two decades, Boel has released 15 additional albums, and continues to enjoy success in Scandinavia. Her two most recent albums mark a return to a more jazz-influenced genre.Thomsen, Anders Houmøller. "Hanne Boel: The Shining of Things". ''Jyllands-Posten'', March 14, 2011
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Discography

Blast albums

* 1983: ''Blast'' * 1986: ''Blast 2'' * 2005: ''Replay''

Solo albums

* 1987: ''Shadow Of Love'' (Boel/Emborg/Winding/Riel) * 1988: ''Black Wolf'' * 1990: ''Dark Passion'' * 1992: ''My Kindred Spirit'' * 1992: ''Kinda Soul'' * 1994: ''Misty Paradise'' * 1995: ''Best Of Hanne Boel'' * 1996: ''Silent Violence'' * 1998: ''Need'' * 1999: ''Strangely Disturbed'' * 2000: ''Boel & Hall'' (with Martin Hall)

Other work

* 1989: Bakerman by

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