Jonas Bjerre Terkelsbøl (born 21 September 1976) is a musician and visual artist from

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, best known as the lead singer of Danish rock band Mew. Bjerre creates animated videos for Mew's live shows. He has an uncommon vocal range, above the average pitch, which has helped contribute to Mew's unique sound, and earned him a

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for Danish Male Singer in 2006. He went to school at the international school of Bernadotteskolen''Hvem vil ikke gerne være kat? Interview: Jonas Bjerre, Mew'' Politiken , 22.03.2003 , Kultur , Side 1 , and was a student of Aurehøj Amtsgymnasium. Bjerre is also in a band called

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. Apparatjik was originally formed to write and record a song for a charity album called ''

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'' linked with the BBC Documentary called '' Amazon with Bruce Parry''. Their contribution to the album became the main theme for the television series. Since then, Apparatjik have expanded into the field of art, exhibiting visual arts and performing inside a glass cube at various galleries and art festivals. In 2010 they released the album '' We Are Here'' via their official website, and later, in June 2010, through iTunes. In 2021 Jonas Bjerre announced a new collaboration with musician and producer Tobias Wilner called Tachys. They released their first single ''When The World Wakes Up'' in June 2021. Bjerre has also appeared as a featured vocalist on songs by artists such as

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. Outside of band commitments, Bjerre has also recorded songs and written scores for films and television. In 2011, Bjerre composed the soundtrack for the movie ''Skyscraper'' by Rune Schjøtt. The music was released on the album ''Songs and Music from the Movie Skyscraper''. In 2020 Jonas composed and recorded the music for the tv series ''Scandinavian Star'' and released the score as a soundtrack album. In 2021, Bjerre wrote and recorded music for the documentary film ''President'' about the 2018 presidential election in Zimbabwe, directed by Camilla Nielsson. Bjerre has also directed music videos for artists

Agnes Obel Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 28 October 1980) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and musician based in Berlin. Her debut album, '' Philharmonics'' (2010), was released by PIAS Recordings, and was certified gold in June 2011 by the Belgian En ...

, and Mew.

Albums

With Mew

¹ The name in its entirety is: ''No More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories / The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away''.

With Apparatjik

As Jonas Bjerre, film composer

* Vi Der Blev Tilbage (We Who Stayed Behind) (2008) * Girl In The Water (2011) * Bosporus (2011) * Skyscraper - Skyskraber (2011) * Scandinavian Star (2020) * President (2022)

Other appearances

References

External links

Mew official website

Jonas Bjerre official website
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Apparatjik official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjerre, Jonas 1976 births Living people Danish rock guitarists Danish rock singers English-language singers from Denmark 21st-century Danish male singers 21st-century guitarists Apparatjik members Singers from Copenhagen