Johnny Deluxe is a
Danish music band. Formed in
London by the
lead singer Noam Halby,
bassist
A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...
Jakob S. Glæsner and
guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...
Søren Itenov in 2000, the group was later joined by
Morten Lynggaard in 2002.
The band took part in ''KarriereKanonen'' run by Danish radio station
P3 in 2003, and released the
EP ''Elskovspony'' in November of the same year. In January 2004, the group signed a contract with
Copenhagen Records and subsequently released their debut album, ''Johnny Deluxe'' on 24 May 2004. The album has been certified two times
platinum for having sold more than 60,000 copies. The group was awarded "Best Danish Debut" at the
Zulu Awards in November 2004.
In 2005, the group played more than 100 concerts, including the ''Grøn Koncert'' tour, and released their second album, ''LUXUS'', in October 2005. As their debut album, this album has also been certified platinum with more than 40,000 sold.
In 2008, Johnny Deluxe released their third album, ''
De knuste hjerters klub''.
In 2009, they took part in
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the Danish national selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
.
In the beginning of 2010 drummer Morten Lynggaard and Guitarist Soren Itenov parted with the band and JD signed a deal with the label Black Pelican
In August 2010, JD released a greatest hits album with 8 old hits and 2 new songs. The first single from that album is called Flex and is out June 14, 2010.
On January 27, 2012 the band announced the split up of the band.
During spring 2015 the band was reunited, and through the summer 2015 they went on tour to festivals and clubs.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Johnny Deluxe'' (2004)
* ''
LUXUS'' (2005)
* ''
De knuste hjerters klub'' (2008)
* ''De største af de første'' (2010)
Singles
* "Elskovspony" (
EP) (2003)
* "Drømmer jeg?" (feat.
Anna Nordell) (2004)
* "Vi vil ha' mer" (2004)
* "Sommeren er forbi" (2005)
* "Det du gør" (2005)
* "Drenge som mig" (2005)
* "En for alle" (2006)
* "Så er det sommer" (2008)
* "Aldrig" (feat. Szhirley) (2008)
* "Sindssyg" (2009)
* "Flex" (2010)
* "Vild med din veninde" (2011)
* "Til Verdens ende" (2016)
* "Systembolaget" (feat.
Mange Schmidt) (2017)
* "Er du hos ham nu" (2017)
* "Så blir Drenge til mænd" (feat.
Emmelie de Forest) (2018)
External links
Johnny Deluxe
Danish rock music groups
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contestants
Musical groups established in 2000
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