Mek Pek (born 4 January 1964) is a Danish singer and actor from

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. Mek started his career in 1979 in the punk band ''Lost Kids'' in which he played the bass. ''Lost Kids'' eventually dissolved as a band and in 1982 he started his own band called ''Mek Pek Party Band''. In 1995 he started The Allrights which he performed with under the name Mek Pek & The Allrights. Between 1990 and 2000 he worked with

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and

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from the band

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. In 1999 he published the album ''Pek'en Passer'', a tribute to

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. Mek Pek has been active as an actor in several movies such as ''Casanova'' and ''Hvor kommer mælk fra?'' and television ads. He has published albums for children and has been voted the sexiest man in

in 1987.

Timeline

* 1979: Lost Kids * 1982: Mek Pek Party Band * 1995: The Allrights * 1999: Pek'en Passer * 2003: Hvor kommer mælk fra? * 2004: Ann & Aberne * 2005: Anton & Sassabassa * 2011: Mek Pek Party Band 30 år jubilæum

References

External links

www.mekpek.dk
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pek, Mek 1964 births Danish musicians People from Aarhus Living people 20th-century Danish musicians 21st-century Danish musicians