Lars Ankerstjerne Christensen, better known as Ankerstjerne (born on 15 August 1984), is a Danish rapper and songwriter from Hundige. From 2007 to 2010, the rapper was known as Jinks, but returned to using his birth name Lars Ankerstjerne with the release of his self-titled album ''

Ankerstjerne Lars Ankerstjerne Christensen, better known as Ankerstjerne (born on 15 August 1984), is a Danish rapper and songwriter from Hundige. From 2007 to 2010, the rapper was known as Jinks, but returned to using his birth name Lars Ankerstjerne with th ...

''.

Jinks

Lars Ankerstjerne debuted in 2007 under the pseudonym Jinks signed on

Nexus Music Nexus Music is a Danish record label and production company that was founded in 2002 by producers Jon & Jules (Jon Andersson Ørom and Johannes Jules Wolfson). With more than 20 number 1s and more than 150 gold and platinum certifications, Nexus ...

record label. He became known for the single "One Night" by Jinks featuring Billy Beautiful which was used for the soundtrack of the 2007 youth movie ''Rich Kids''. His charting solo success was "Yo-Yo Pt. 2", a joint 2009 single credited to

Joey Moe Joey Lanni Moe Lynghave (born 8 June 1985) is a Danish singer and producer. During his career, he has collaborated with a number of other Danish artists. Career Joey Moe graduated from Sankt Annae Gymnasium (high school) in 2004. In 1996, when ...

, Jinks,

Nik & Jay Nik & Jay is a Danish hip-hop/pop duo made of Niclas Genckel Petersen (born 8 November 1980 in Herlev) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen (born 16 June 1981). Their #2 single ''Hot!'' won them Hit of the Year and Best New Artist at the Danish Music A ...

. It reached No. 11 in the Danish Singles Chart. His single "Pssst! (Det på mode at være grim)" did not chart. Other notable songs from this period included " aito the Beat" and "In the æd (2009) and "Orn'li!" (2010) Jinks was also known for a number of collaborations with other artists related to the Nexus label. These included in addition to

and

, Aligator and ChriZ. In 2007, he was featured in Joey Moe's "If I Want To". Joey Moe's 2010 single "Det går ned i nat" featuring Jinks reached No. 28 in the Danish Singles Chart, Alligator's 2010 hit "Gi' det til dig" also featuring Jinks reached No. 33 and ChriZ's 2010 hit "Lighters Up" featuring both Joey Moe and Jinks reached No. 16.

Lars Ankerstjerne

Lars Ankerstjerne broke with Nexus and decided to join

ArtPeople PeopleGroup, 2015-09-20. ArtPeople is a Danish arts and entertainment company specializing in book and music publishing and also acting as a booking agency. ArtPeople runs a music company that, among other things, includes the distribution of rec ...

. In May 2011 the release of the single "Tag hvad du vil" (meaning Take what you want in Danish), a joint effort credited to Ankerstjerne and

Burhan G Burhan Genç Koç (), known as Burhan G (born 20 January 1983), is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer. He has released three albums including '' Burhan G'' in 2010 and ''Din for evigt'', both certified platinum in Denmark. Hit ...

became his best-selling single reaching No. 2 in June 2011 on the Danish Singles Chart. The single went platinum with 30,000 downloads. The single was the precursor for Lars Ankerstjerne's self-titled debut album ''

'', released on 10 October 2011 with Artpeople. The album was produced in collaboration with Burhan G, who contributes three songs on the album. Other collaborations include Rasmus Seebach, Xander, Alberte and Sarah West. With the release of the album, Ankerstjerne released the same month his follow-up single to "Tag hvad du vil" entitled "Nattog" hitting the top ten. The vocal chorus is sung by Peter Bjørnskov.

As songwriter

As a songwriter, Lars Ankerstjerne has written songs for Nik & Jay, Burhan G and Rasmus Seebach. He co-wrote 6 of the 12 songs on Seebach's multi-platinum-selling debut self-titled album ''

Rasmus Seebach Rasmus Seebach (; born 28 March 1980) is a Danish singer-songwriter and record producer who had his solo-debut with the Danish-language single "Engel" ( en, "Angel") in April 2009. Seebach has written and produced songs for Danish and internat ...

'' from 2009. He was credited as Jinks on the album. On Seebach's follow-up album ''

Mer' end kærlighed ''Mer' end kærlighed'' is the second studio album by the Danish singer-songwriter Rasmus Seebach released on 17 October 2011 at ArtPeople label, as a follow-up to the hugely successful debut album ''Rasmus Seebach''. The album received platinum ...

'' in 2011, he co-wrote 11 of the 12 songs on the album. On this album, he is credited as Lars Ankerstjerne. Ankerstjerne is also featured in Seebach's 2011 song, "Millionær" on the Seebach ''Mer' end kærlighed'' album.

Discography

Albums

;As Lars Ankerstjerne / Ankerstjerne

Extended plays

Singles

All peak positions in parenthesis on the Danish Singles Chart ;As Jinks ;As Lars Ankerstjerne / Ankerstjerne

Other appearances

;Featured in as Jinks: ;Featured as Ankerstjerne

References

External links

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