Tim Christensen (born 2 July 1974 in
Copenhagen
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) is a Danish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is known both as the singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Danish
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is an alternative rock band from Denmark formed in 1988. The power trio consists of Tim Christensen (vocals, guitar, songwriter), Martin Nielsen (bass guitar) and Søren Friis (drums). Between 1994 and 1997, they were highly su ...
(1988–1998, 2010, 2014–current) and as a solo artist.
[Elsnab, Peter (2000)]
"Guldfuglen er landet på begge fødder"
(Golden bird has landed on both feet). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 2000(10), 19–20. Since 2014, he has primarily focused on Dizzy Mizz Lizzy.
Christensen's solo career spans four studio albums, two EPs, and two live DVDs.
[''VEGA'' (2011)]
"Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals"
Retrieved 8 November 2011. It is characterized as rock music with pop and
folk
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influences.
His biggest musical influences include
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
,
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...
,
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognit ...
,
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...
,
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
,
The Zombies
The Zombies are an English rock band formed in the early 1960s in St Albans and led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group had a British and American hit in 1964 with "She's Not There". In the US, two fu ...
,
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and ...
,
XTC
XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals), the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in ...
,
Crowded House
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,
Jellyfish
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and
Elliott Smith
Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of hi ...
.
Career
Early years (1974–1982)
At the age of two or three, Christensen was already fond of his father's
LP record
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s of
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
.
['']Elle
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'' (23 January 2010)
"Interview: Tim Christensen"
He was six years old when
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
was murdered, and many documentaries and performances of The Beatles appeared on television.
Christensen was impressed by how The Beatles played, which inspired him to start playing on his father's acoustic guitar.
He received his first guitar from a distant uncle.
[Kentorp, Maria (25 April 2016)]
"Dizzy Mizz Lizzy – Den lille løgn med den lange hale er tilbage"
''Børsen
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Pleasure''.
Christensen's parents were divorced, and his half-sister lived up in
North Denmark.
[Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (6 November 2015)]
"Grundig Dizzy Mizz Lizzy-biografi byder på flere afsløringer"
(Thorough Dizzy Mizz Lizzy biography offers more insights). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. His family wasn't very wealthy, but when he was eight years old, his father received a one-time sum of money and gave Christensen two choices: either to build a pool in the back yard or to go on vacation to Lennon's hometown of
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
and to the legendary
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music c ...
in London.
[Molin, Theis (2004)]
"Tim Christensen: From Roskilde to Abbey Road"
Documentary. Christensen chose the latter, and recalls that this was the only time his family went on a vacation.
At that age he also played in a children's rock band that performed at schools
and he started writing his own songs.
Playing the guitar felt natural to Christensen, and he did not feel like taking lessons and having to practice "stupid children's songs".
However, at the recreation center in
Espergærde Espergærde is a town situated in North Zealand near Øresund in Denmark and is statistically considered part of the larger urban area Espergærde-Snekkersten- Elsinore, some 5 to 8 km south of the centre of Elsinore and in reality separated fr ...
he met Bent, a musician who practiced there and became a sort of mentor to Christensen.
He arranged that Christensen was allowed to play in the basement of the recreation center and start the children's rock band Crep,
which he formed with some friends in 1982. They released a three-track recording in 1985 called ''En aften i fredagscafeen'' (An evening at Friday Café) and recorded a 4-song demo. Crep disbanded when Christensen's family moved from the village of Espergærde to the
Valby
Valby () is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, and has a mixture of different types of housing. This includes apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single ...
district of
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
in 1988.
[Skaaning, Jesper (1994)]
"Rock and roll anno 1994"
''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 1994(3), 8. ["Tim Christensen – The past"](_blank)
Retrieved 28 April 2011. He received his first
Fender Stratocaster
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as a gift.
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (1988–1998)
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is an alternative rock band from Denmark formed in 1988. The power trio consists of Tim Christensen (vocals, guitar, songwriter), Martin Nielsen (bass guitar) and Søren Friis (drums). Between 1994 and 1997, they were highly su ...
was founded in 1988 by Christensen, his classmate
Martin Nielsen, whom he had become friends with on the first day of school,
and drummer
Søren Friis
Søren Engell Friis (born 13 December 1976) is a former Danish professional football midfielder.
Friis played a big part in AC Horsens' promotion to the Superliga in 2004/05, when he was a regular starter at the left wing scored the cruisial d ...
, who was recommended to them by a friend.
[Molin, Theis (2010)]
"Lost inside a dream: The story of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy"
Documentary. Nielsen took on the bass guitar because Christensen already played electric guitar.
Critics would explain: "From the outset it was clear that Tim Christensen was the group's undisputed center, but the band benefited significantly from the collective dynamics."
[Tuxen, Henrik (1998)]
"Stopper på toppen: Dizzy opløst"
(Stop at the top: Dizzy dissolved). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 1998(4), 8. They initially played
glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...
but were inspired by
Nirvana
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's music to switch to
power rock
Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and ch ...
.
They were signed with
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...
-Medley after winning Denmark's largest rock talent contest, ''DM i Rock'', in 1993. Their
eponymous debut album, released in 1994, has sold over 250,000 copies in Denmark and 100,000 copies in Japan. The band toured through Denmark, Europe and Japan. They recorded the album ''
Rotator'' at the Abbey Road Studios and released it in 1996, selling 100,000 copies in Denmark and Japan,
[Poulsen, Jan (February 2010). "Dizzy Mizz Lizzy – Rotator" (foreword in reissued Rotator CD booklet, part of the Dizzcography box set).] followed by another extensive tour.
The band decided to take a year off in 1997,
[Winther, Anne (2003)]
"Tim Christensen: Giv ham en million, og han vil investere i et nyt køkken"
(Tim Christensen: Give him a million and he will invest it in a new kitchen). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 2003(9), 58. during which time Christensen performed in a television show with
B.B. King
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,
and helped with the start-up of
Swan Lee, the band of his then-girlfriend
Pernille Rosendahl
Pernille Rosendahl (born 22 March 1972) is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm.
Rosendahl was born in Aalborg and started music at ...
.
[Tuxen, Henrik (1999)]
"Fremadpegende retrohjerte"
(Progressive retro heart). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 1999(11), 4. Rosendahl was a major support for him when recording Dizzy Mizz Lizzy's second album ''Rotator'' in London as the other band members did not share Christensen's enthusiasm,
nor could they appreciate the unique symbolism recording in these legendary studios as much as Christensen.
This meant Christensen had no one to share his palette of emotions with,
[Poulsen, Jan (October 2004). "Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004" (complimentary booklet).] causing him to turn to Rosendahl in and out of the studio.
This further added to the crisis and caused Christensen to become increasingly estranged from the band.
Nielsen and Friis even went as far as labeling the couple as "John and Yoko", referring to the supposed detrimental influence of
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Ono grew up i ...
on
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
that contributed to the
break-up of the Beatles
From August 1962 to September 1969, the Beatles had a lineup that consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their break-up was a cumulative process attributed to numerous factors. These include the strain of the ...
.
Christensen and Rosendahl had formed the band
Swan Lee in 1996 with guitarist Jonas Struck and drummer Emil Jorgensen, and entered the
Tomorrow Never Dies soundtrack contest by writing a song of the same name.
The contest was won by
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...
. It was around that time Christensen first bought and experimented with a
Mellotron
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...
,
which would continue to feature on many of his songs. Christensen also
produced Rosendahl's 1997 demo ''Dream Away'', and wrote arrangements for and played several instruments on some of Swan Lee's earlier songs. When Christensen met with his bandmates from Dizzy Mizz Lizzy on 10 March 1998 at the
Rosenborg Castle Gardens
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, they decided to split up because they were fatigued.
Because Christensen was "bitten by a mad Mellotron" and was involved with several music projects, critics speculated he would come up with something before too long.
''Secrets on Parade'' (1998–2003)
Due to the break-up of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Christensen became even more introverted, while his girlfriend could not handle him being in a crisis.
Christensen considers the time after his break-up with the band and then Rosendahl to be the deepest low point in his career,
which also inevitably led him to step out of Swan Lee in 1999. He had not seen all this coming, as he was living in a dream: "We believed that we were still down to earth, but that was very unrealistic. Only afterwards did we learn we were skating around on a silver platter. Since day one, we had solely tasted success, and it is very unhealthy for such a young band to have so much going for them from the start."
Nevertheless, he was deeply grateful about the way his career had evolved, but describes it as "a typical example of how you don't know what you've got till it's gone."
Christensen became involved in various projects. He was a stand-in guitarist for the Danish
Led Zeppelin
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cover band Led Zeppelin Jam and co-wrote the
Inside the Whale 1998 hit "Hvor Er Tiden Der Ta'r Os" ("Where Is The Time That Takes Us"). This was the start of the ongoing collaboration of Christensen with Inside the Whale singer and guitarist
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, who contribute to each other's music to date. Christensen furthermore played Mellotron and
Wurlitzer electric piano
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on
Kashmir
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's 1999 album ''The Good Life'',
and Mellotron on
Mew's 2000 album ''
Half the World Is Watching Me
''Half the World Is Watching Me'' is the second album by Danish alternative rock band Mew, released on their own record label Evil Office in 2000. The album was originally printed in about only 5,000 copies, but has been reissued twice for wi ...
''. He performed three songs on Mellotron with Kashmir at the 1998
Roskilde Festival
The Roskilde Festival is a Danish music festival held annually south of Roskilde. It is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in the Nordic countries. It was created in 1971 by two high school students and a promoter. In 1 ...
, and would continue to perform there as a solo act in 1999, 2001, 2004 (on his 30th birthday), 2009, and 2016 (on his 42nd birthday). In 2010, he played there again with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (on his 36th birthday), as he previously had done from 1993 through to 1996. The 1994 performance at Roskilde, which was held shortly after their big breakthrough and on his 20th birthday, is named by Christensen as a special highlight in his career.
Christensen used songwriting as a form of therapy to overcome his break-ups with both Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and Pernille Rosendahl, with whom he was involved for five years.
Although he had originally been writing these songs for a possible new band, he ended up starting a solo career, which gave Christensen the added benefit of being fully in control.
By this time, Christensen had attained a new outlook on his future. The money he earned with living his boyhood dream was largely spent, causing him to shift his ambitions to starting a stable and ongoing career to earn his living, while being able to develop himself both personally and musically.
The circumstances had also changed his approach to songwriting. In 1994 he considered music as having first priority and words coming in second, as he is a composer and not an author or a poet,
but by 2003 he put equal emphasis on lyrics and music, where his songwriting borrows from his own experiences, thoughts and feelings,
making the lyrics more direct.
With his approach being comparable to writing a diary, the title of his first solo album ''
Secrets on Parade
''Secrets on Parade'' is the debut solo album by Danish singer-songwriter Tim Christensen, released on 5 October 2000 on CD and vinyl. It is considered the transitional work between the music he made with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and his solo music. Bef ...
'' was explained by a reviewer as: "instead of lying hidden in a drawer somewhere, his secrets are literally on display."
He gathered musicians to record the album with. Before entering the studio in December
for four months,
they performed six shows, the first being held on 28 June 1999. The public had to get used to the idea of Christensen no longer heading a
power trio
A power trio is a rock and roll band format having a lineup of electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit (drums and cymbals), leaving out a second rhythm guitar or keyboard instrument that are often used in other rock music bands that are quartet ...
combined with him choosing a wider musical horizon. At that time, Christensen described the audience's response as follows: "Many run away screaming when they hear that there are two guitarists in the band. But performing live, we have seen that people really like to hear rock music."
He had to challenge the expectations of people that were based on his reputation as the driving force of a successful power rock band, and he had to refuse to let that control him and trust his own gut feeling on what he was doing.
["Press release: Superior – new CD, November 2008"](_blank)
Retrieved 28 April 2011. Although the majority of the material on the album has been written after Dizzy Mizz Lizzy disbanded, the title track "Secrets on Parade", along with "Prime Time" and "Caterpillar", were originally intended for a third Dizzy Mizz Lizzy album that was never made.
The album was launched in the autumn of 2000 and the single "Love is a Matter of...." became a hit single. The song "21st Century High" appeared on the soundtrack of the Danish movie
Flickering Lights
''Flickering Lights'' (Danish: ''Blinkende Lygter'') is a 2000 Danish black comedy crime film directed and written by Anders Thomas Jensen, and starring Søren Pilmark, Mads Mikkelsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Iben Hjejle, and Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
Plot
...
(2000).
''Honeyburst'' and ''Abbey Road'' (2003–2008)
By the time ''Secrets on Parade'' was released, some songs were seven years old,
and Christensen was eager to move on from this transition album.
A year ahead of the release of his second studio album, in 2002, the song "Right Next to the Right One" became a national hit when it was used as the theme song for the
Emmy Award
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winning
DR1
DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the DR (broadcaster), Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a we ...
drama series ''
Nikolaj og Julie
''Nikolaj og Julie'' is a 2002 Danish drama television series created by Adam Price and produced by DR1, and starred Peter Mygind and Sofie Gråbøl.
Plot
Nikolaj and Julie, form a young couple who reunite in Copenhagen, marrying soon after ha ...
''.
[Tuxen, Henrik (2003)]
"På grænsen af det banale"
(Bordering to banal). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 2003(9), 20. Christensen picked this song from the demos he had ready when the producer told him what the series were about.
It is a quiet ballad; one Christensen considers a masterpiece of his own,
but it far removed from the sound of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. In 2007, this song was covered by
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
, for which Christensen provided the instrumental tracks.
[Fogde, John (9 September 2007)]
"Céline Dion indspiller Tim Christensen"
(Celine Dion records Tim Christensen). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''.
After his successes with two ballads, the general audience for a time got a rather awkward impression of the music he was making: "I sense that the entire general population knows about Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and about Nikolaj og Julie, but nothing of what's in between. That feels very strange because ''Secrets on Parade'' after all did sell nearly 60,000 copies and I even scored several hits."
It did help him attract a far wider audience than he had before: "I get stopped on the streets by everything from five-year-old children to 60-year-old ladies."
He got another wake-up call when over 60.000 people attended his concert at
Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampe ...
on 30 May 2003; the only time a greater number of visitors attended one of the amusement park's live shows was when
Sting
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* Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself
Fictional characters and entities
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performed there.
Christensen also discovered his fame as a solo artist was different from the time he headed Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: "There is obviously much more attention being directed towards me than before. It is not something I have worked towards. I had not experienced it before, not even with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy; we were just a band — we were three long-haired guys who looked like all the others, and it was actually pretty anonymous. Now, 10 years later, there is a face to me, while I am also the face that people associate with the band that was big once, and no longer exists."
A downside to his public image was that he received more direct criticism: "Most people that come over say sweet things, and then there is someone who just can't keep his mischief to himself. (...) Annoyingly, after a while it is the negative things that hit the hardest. I don't get why I didn't just push that aside and think of the good, but that one negative thing tends to overshadow everything else."
Especially some fans of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy could not appreciate the change in musical style: "
hey
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* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
do not understand that I sit down with an acoustic guitar and a hat on, and sing love songs; then I am suddenly a faggot and so on."
Christensen thinks this can be explained to some extent: "Now that I sing more ballads, more girls are starting to like it, so the boys get extremely envious. Now I'm gay rock or whatever."
The second single, "Whispering At the Top of My Lungs", received heavy airplay on
DR P3
DR P3 (referred to in Denmark simply as P3) is a Danish current-based hit music radio station operated by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. It is broadcast on FM radio, DAB, and Internet radio.
It commenced broadcasting on 1 January 1963 as '' ...
in the summer of 2003.
''Honeyburst'' was released on 1 September 2003 and sold over 130,000 copies.
[Tuxen, Henrik (27 November 2008)]
"Tim Christensen – Jeg tror på mit talent"
(Tim Christensen – I believe in my talent). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. It was described as being quieter and more mature, sometimes offering an explosion of rock, more folkish and with a little twinge of country.
It contains more ballads, because Christensen considers these more timeless.
He recorded almost every instrument himself; only several songs feature Nicolai Munch-Hansen on bass, and Olaf Olsen or Laust Sonne on drums. The ''Honeyburst'' tour went through Denmark and the
Netherlands
)
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, with a finale on 3 September 2004 at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. The concert was released on DVD/2CD and 2LP under the name ''
Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004
''Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004'' is a live 2CD and limited edition DVD/2CD and vinyl record by Danish singer-songwriter Tim Christensen, released in 2004. It is the first officially released live solo recording of Christensen. The DVD appear ...
'', and includes the documentary "Tim Christensen: From Roskilde to Abbey Road".
In 2003, several key figures at EMI-Medley departed from the label and started
Copenhagen Records
Copenhagen Records is a Danish record label formed on 5 January 2004Copenhagen Records (2011)Info & Kontakt. Retrieved 26 April 2011. by former EMI Recorded Music Denmark staff members to give artists more artistic autonomy. It houses artists spr ...
to give artists more
artistic freedom
Artistic freedom (or freedom of artistic expression) can be defined as "the freedom to imagine, create and distribute diverse cultural expressions free of governmental censorship, political interference or the pressures of non-state actors." Gener ...
. Christensen had been signed with this label since the start from his career, but the people he used to work closely with at EMI had been replaced by new people he did not know, so he joined them in 2005 after his contract with EMI expired. When his long-time friend and producer Nick Foss started
Mermaid Records
Mermaid Records is a Copenhagen, Denmark based record label, and a sublabel of Sony Music Entertainment Denmark. The company was started as an independent record label by Mik Christensen and Nick Foss in 2005.Rustrup, S. (2008, November 27)Sony M ...
together with former EMI-colleague Mik Christensen, he switched to their label prior to the release of his next album, ''Superior''.
[Rustrup, Sune (27 November 2008)]
"Sony Music køber sig ind i Mermaid Records"
(Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...
Denmark later bought a part of Mermaid Records.
An unreleased song by Christensen called "Maybe Not Anyhow" has been covered in several versions, all crediting Christensen using the pseudonym Charlie Dinsdale. Danish musician Gunnar Mikkelsen rewrote the lyrics for his 2004 song "Haunted Honeymoon", which Dutch rock band
Di-rect
Di-rect is a rock music, rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, which was formed in 1999. The current line-up consists of Jamie Westland (drums), Frans "Spike" van Zoest (guitar), Bas van Wageningen (bass), Paul Jan Bakker (guitar) and Marc ...
later covered as "I Forget Your Name" on their live-cd ''Live & Acoustic'' (2008),
[''FaceCulture'' (2008)]
"Di-Rect"
. of which the single release failed to catch on. In 2006, Danish boy band Unite covered the song with even different lyrics under the title "Need to Know". Christensen revealed the original lyrics in 2013, and occasionally plays "Maybe Not Anyhow" in acoustic settings.
[Christensen, Tim (25 August 2013)]
"TIM CHRISTENSEN - Maybe Not Anyhow - LOW KEY/LATE NIGHT SESSION"
''YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...
''. Charlie Dinsdale is also credited as co-writer on "Lille Søster" (2000) by
Søs Fenger
Charlotte Fenger (born 2 December 1961), known by the stage name Søs Fenger, is a Danish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. Since the mid 1980s she has been one of the most successful names in Danish music. She has released numerous albums, bot ...
. Under the pseudonym C.S. Son, Christensen also co-wrote "Find Her" (1997) by YouKnowWho.
Christensen was officially asked to write the people's gift to the wedding of
Crown Prince Frederik
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, (Frederik André Henrik Christian; born 26 May 1968) is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. He is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Prince Henri ...
and
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson
Mary (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Frederik X.
In 2000, Mary met Frederik (then Crown Prince of Denmark) while attending the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They married on 14 May ...
on 14 May 2004,
[Tuxen, Henrik (2005)]
"Året, der gik: Tim Christensen"
(The year that went: Tim Christensen). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 2005(1), 22–23. but he turned it down: "It was flattering, but I thought it sounded a little too corny. The task was much better placed in the hands of
Erann DD
Erann David Drori ( he, ערן דוד דרורי; born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 7 September 1967), better known as Erann DD, is a Danish singer and songwriter of Yemeni-Jewish origin.
As a 12-year-old, Erann was sent to a religious school in Is ...
."
Crown Prince Frederik has attended many shows by Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, and Crown Princess Mary is known to love Christensen's solo work.
[Tuxen, Henrik (2004)]
"Året, der gik: Tim Christensen"
(The year that went: Tim Christensen). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 2004(1), 22.
On 16 August 2006, Christensen briefly reunited with his Dizzy Mizz Lizzy bandmates for a 5-song performance at the charity event ''Brandalarm'' (Fire Alarm).
![Tim Christensen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Tim_Christensen.jpg)
Distributed activities (2008–2014)
After Christensen noticed that the cycle of releasing records and going on tours became repetitive, he started diversifying his work.
[Andersen, Christian Voldborg (25 October 2014)]
"Tim Christensen: Jeg holder Dizzy-butikken åben nu"
(Tim Christensen: I now consider the Dizzy-shop opened). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. He split his solo career into full-band and acoustic settings, played with the reunited Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, started collaborating with other artists such as
Mads Langer, the
DR UnderholdningsOrkestret,
Gemma Hayes
Gemma Hayes (born 11 August 1977) is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments, including the piano and the harmonica. She is also a m ...
,
Mike Viola
Michael A. Viola is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at The Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music has been featured on soundtracks ...
and
Tracy Bonham
Tracy Bonham (born March 16, 1967) is an American alternative rock musician, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother".
Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist, and is also a self-taught guitarist. Sh ...
, and presented a radio show on
DR P6 Beat
DR P6 Beat is one of DR's digital radio stations in Denmark. It launched on 11 April 2011 as the second of five new digital-only stations.
History
In November 2010, DR announced it would significantly lower the number of digital radio stations ...
.
Solo work
During work on his third solo album, entitled ''
Superior
Superior may refer to:
*Superior (hierarchy), something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind
Places
*Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state
*Lake ...
'', the success of its predecessor ''Honeyburst'' and the expectations that followed, laid a burden on his shoulders.
It was released on 24 November 2008. He again played almost all instruments himself and experimented with several uncommon instruments such as a
baritone guitar
The baritone guitar is a guitar with a longer scale length, typically a larger body, and heavier internal bracing, so it can be tuned to a lower pitch. Gretsch, Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP Guitars, PRS Guitars, Music Man, Danelectro, Schec ...
and a
dulcimer
The word dulcimer refers to two families of musical string instruments.
Hammered dulcimers
The word ''dulcimer'' originally referred to a trapezoidal zither similar to a psaltery whose many strings are struck by handheld "hammers". Variants of ...
. Olaf Olsen and Laust Sonne played drums on selected songs. Besides touring through Denmark and the Netherlands, he also recorded a show for
Rockpalast
''Rockpalast'' (''Rock Palace'') is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). ''Rockpalast'' started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock, heavy metal and jazz ...
on 25 March 2009.
On 10 October 2010, Christensen was the closing act at the annual Ken Gudman Prisen award ceremony, where his guitarist Lars Skjærbæk received that year's award. He played the songs "Surfing the Surface", "Tell Me What You Really Want", "Jump The Gun", "Isolation Here I Come", "Superior", and "Whispering at the Top of My Lungs. The only solo performances with a full set Christensen played in 2010 were held in the
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
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on 4–7 November, for which he received the Inner Ear Media Award for ''Best Live Show 2010''.
On 12 November 2010, EMI released the compilation albums ''Big-5: Tim Christensen'' and ''Big-5: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy'' as part of their Big-5 series, containing their artists' five best tracks.
Christensen's fourth studio album was released on 25 November 2011. It bears the title ''
Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals'', giving credit to his solo band.
[Sjørvad, Rune Melchior (24 October 2011)]
"Hør Tim Christensens nye band"
(Listen to Tim Christensen's new band). ''Ekstra Bladet
''Ekstra Bladet'' is a Danish tabloid newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen.[About](_blank)
(in Danish) ''E ...
''. The album is a collaborative effort between Christensen and his backing band
The Damn Crystals.
[Fogde, John (23 February 2011)]
"Tim Christensen har indspillet nyt"
(Tim Christensen has recorded new material). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. About the relation of this album to the 2010 reunion and tour of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Christensen said: "I have not tried to suck juice from the Dizzy-reunion and use it on my next solo project. To me, Dizzy has been extremely separated from my ongoing development as an artist, musician, or whatever you call it. The reunion was a pit stop to celebrate music. But already one week after the last concert – and I am not lying here – Dizzy was already completely out of my system again. Weird huh?"
[Svendsen, Emil Møller (23 November 2011)]
Tim C. rejser sig fra slumretæppet
(Tim C. rises from slumber blanket). ''Urban
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to:
* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
Urban may also refer to:
General
* Urban (name), a list of people ...
''
The album's first single "Surprise Me" was previewed to the fans for 48 hours on 21 October 2011
['']SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming se ...
'' (2011)
"Tim Christensen & The Damn Crystals // Surprise Me"
Retrieved 21 October 2011. and officially released on 24 October 2011.
[Hansen, Tine Godsk (24 October 2011)]
Tim Christensen & The Damn Crystals: Surprise Me (DK)
DR P3
DR P3 (referred to in Denmark simply as P3) is a Danish current-based hit music radio station operated by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. It is broadcast on FM radio, DAB, and Internet radio.
It commenced broadcasting on 1 January 1963 as '' ...
. . During its first week, DR P3 chose it as "Single of the Week".
According to Christensen, "the single might be the most classic rock-track of the bunch."
[Christensen, Tim (21 October 2011)]
"Will the album contain more of the same rock stuff as Surprise Me?"
''Facebook''. On 14–24 July 2011, they were in the line-up of the
Grøn Koncert
Grøn Koncert (literally "Green Concert") is an annually recurring series of Danish one-day music festivals. Taking place in July, the concerts are performed by a selection of bands who tour around Denmark for about ten days. The concerts have bee ...
tour, as in 2002, 2005 and 2009. At the 2011
Danish Music Awards
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 ...
, they performed "Surprise Me" and "Get the Fuck out of My Mind".
[Vejrup, Morten Steen (3 November 2011)]
Tim Christensen og band offentliggør turné
(Tim Christensen and band publish tour). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. From 26 January through to 7 April 2012, they held 27 performances throughout Denmark,
and performed many more dates on international legs of the tour, including Japan.
In the fall of 2011,
[ DR Presse (10 January 2011)]
"DR opretter et sangskriverværksted"
(DR starts a songwriting workshop). In October 2011, Christensen participated as a mentor in the
DR project ''Dr.dk/Sangskriver'', which aims to get children and teenagers to sing more. Each week, he would provide feedback to three of the songs that were uploaded to the project's website.
On 17 December 2012, Christensen released ''
The EP Series, Volume 1: Acoustic Covers'',
[Gonzalez, Michael Jose (3 November 2011)]
"Seks akustiske hyggestunder fra Tim C og forbillederne"
(Six acoustic cozy moments from Tim C and idols). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. a 6-track album with only Christensen singing and playing acoustic guitar, and one duet with Gemma Hayes. Christensen's first two solo albums, ''Secrets on Parade'' and ''Honeyburst'', were re-released on vinyl on 19 April 2014 through
Parlophone
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 192 ...
.
From 21 October 2014 onwards, parts of the song "If You Wanna Talk" were revealed as part of the "Knæk Cancer" (Break Cancer) campaign.
[Jensen, Mads (21 October 2014)]
"Hør Tim Christensens Knæk Cancer-sang"
("Hear Tim Christensen's Break Cancer song"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. A short documentary with interviews was released on 27 October via YouTube.
Christensen performed in the tribute concert for the
DR UnderholdningsOrkestret (DR Chamber Orchestra) on 26 October 2014.
[Jensen, Mads (21 October 2014)]
"Store navne til hyldestkoncert for UnderholdningsOrkestret"
("Big names to the tribute concert for the Chamber Orchestra"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. He had played with the orchestra on several occasions and was set to play with them again in 2015 before the announcement of the orchestra's disbanding was made.
On 7 October 2018, Christensen performed the song "Som et strejf af en dråbe" at the memorial concert held for
Gasolin'
Gasolin' were a Danish rock band from Christianshavn, Copenhagen, formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee, and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971. At their formatio ...
frontman
Kim Larsen
Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a Danish rock and pop musician. He was a major selling Scandinavian act with over 5 million albums sold.
Career
Kim Larsen was born in Copenhagen. Inspired by The Bea ...
, who had died of prostate cancer on 30 September 2018. It was attended by around 35,000 people and included performances of several major Danish musicians and groups covering songs of Gasolin' and Larsen.
![Tim Christensen - Dizzy Mizz Lizzy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Tim_Christensen_-_Dizzy_Mizz_Lizzy.jpg)
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy reunion
Between 18 March and 29 September 2010, Christensen went on a reunion tour through Denmark and Japan with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, playing almost 50 concerts. During the final two concerts in Japan on 28–29 September, Christensen played the solo songs "Love is a Matter Of..." and "Surfing the Surface" acoustically as a precursor to a select few solo shows in Japan later that year. After this, they disbanded amically,
[Christensen, Tim (29 September 2010)]
"Facebook: Tim Christensen"
''Facebook''. though they appeared one more time in public at the film festival
CPH:DOX, where a documentary about the band entitled ''Lost Inside a Dream'' premiered. Here it received the Politiken Publikumspris (people's choice award).
Collaborations with other artists
Around the time Christensen worked on the album ''Superior'', he co-wrote the song "Say No More" with
Mads Langer, and on 28 February 2009, he performed with Danish indie rock band
Figurines
A figurine is a small statuette that represents a human, deity or animal.
Figurine or Figurines may also refer to:
*Figurine (band), American electronica band
*Figurines (band), Danish indie rock band
*''The Figurine
''The Figurine: Araromire' ...
on the TV show ''DR2 Backstage''.
Christensen played guitars for Heidi Svelmøe Herløw's second album ''Talisman'' (2011,
Playground Music
Playground Music Scandinavia AB (PGM) is Scandinavia’s biggest independent record company and distributor founded in 1999. The company operates in Scandinavia with offices in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and with local distribution partne ...
), among others on the single "Angerholic" which was released on 29 November 2010, and the song "Shame on Us" on which Christensen features with vocals and guitars. As a contestant for
X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
in 2008, she sang Christensen's song "Whispering at the Top of My Lungs" in the first live show.
Christensen performed a show with
Gemma Hayes
Gemma Hayes (born 11 August 1977) is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments, including the piano and the harmonica. She is also a m ...
on 25 August 2011. A year later, she also sang a duet with Christensen on the song "A Way to Say Goodbye", released on ''
The EP Series, Volume 1: Acoustic Covers''.
On 18 June 2012, Christensen,
Mike Viola
Michael A. Viola is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at The Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music has been featured on soundtracks ...
(with whom Christensen previously co-wrote the songs "One of these Days" and "Superior"),
Tracy Bonham
Tracy Bonham (born March 16, 1967) is an American alternative rock musician, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother".
Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist, and is also a self-taught guitarist. Sh ...
, and The Damn Crystals, played a
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
tribute
A tribute (; from Latin ''tributum'', "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conqu ...
concert at Vega in Copenhagen, in celebration of McCartney's 70th birthday that same day. The show included the entire album ''
Ram
Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to:
Animals
* A male sheep
* Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish
People
* Ram (given name)
* Ram (surname)
* Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director
* RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch
* Ra ...
'', as well as several post-
Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...
songs.
[Christensen, Tim (22 January 2013)]
"DVD-release: The Pure McCartney-tribute show"
''The Official Tim Christensen Blog''. The show was recorded and released on 12 February 2013 as ''
Pure McCartney''.
On 19 July 2014, the EP ''
Side Effects
In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequence ...
'' by
Mads Langer and Tim Christensen was released. The first single off the EP, "Bringing Back Tomorrow", was released in June. The duo performed the songs during the 2014 Grøn Koncert tour together with bassist Søren Balsner of
Carpark North
Carpark North is a Danish electronic rock band. The band was formed in Aarhus, Denmark on 28 July 1999 by Lau Højen (vocal, guitar), Søren Balsner (bass, synthesisers) and Morten Thorhauge (drums). The name "Carpark North" was created from th ...
and drummer Birk Nevel. The collaboration garnered them a
GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
Award for "Danish rock band of the year", while ''Side Effects'' was awarded the "Danish rock album of the year".
[Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (4 December 2014)]
"GAFFA-Prisen: Og vinderne er..."
(GAFFA Awards: And the winners are...). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''.
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy's second era (2014–current)
After a four-year hiatus, Christensen wrote the abbreviation "DML2015" on his Facebook wall on 20 October 2014, suggesting another Dizzy Mizz Lizzy reunion.
[Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (20 October 2014)]
"Dizzy Mizz Lizzy vender tilbage"
("Dizzy Mizz Lizzy returns"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. Shortly thereafter, they resumed touring as a band, and revealed new material.
[Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (22 October 2014)]
"Dizzy Mizz Lizzy tager på turné – med nye sange"
("Dizzy Mizz Lizzy goes on tour – with new songs"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. At the time, Christensen did not exclude continuing to record and release a new solo album while also fronting Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, because for example his heavy guitar riffs do not fit in his solo work, while
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
covers do not fit in with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy.
However, except for occasional (acoustic) solo tours, his solo career and his work with The Damn Crystals seems to effectively be put on hold, as he has fully dedicated himself to Dizzy Mizz Lizzy.
On 7 November 2015, the band performed at the Danish Grammy ceremony, where Christensen received the IFPI's Ærespris (Honorary Award), which is considered the most prestigious prize a Danish musician can be awarded.
[Veirum, Kristoffer (2 April 2016)]
"Hør: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy frister med ny single"
("Dizzy Mizz Lizzy deadline with new single"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''.
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy released their third studio album ''
Forward in Reverse'' on April 29, 2016
iTunes
iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ...
(2016)
"Forward in Reverse by Dizzy Mizz Lizzy"
to critical acclaim, receiving 2016 GAFFA Awards for both "Danish album of the year" and "Danish rock album of the year".
[Kallehave, Cæcilie (12 March 2017)]
"De dobbelte GAFFA-Prisvindere Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: Vi er hotte igen"
("Double GAFFA Award winners Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: We are hot again"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. According to critics, it helped the band regain their position as Denmark's most popular rock band.
[Poulsen, Jan Opstrup (2017)]
"Toptunet rocktrio på sejrstogt"
("Toptuned trio triumphs"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. The band's fourth studio album ''
Alter Echo'', released on 20 March 2020, was lauded with the GAFFA Award for "Danish rock album of the year", while Christensen received the award for "Songwriter of the year" for the first time in his career.
[Gonzalez, Michael Jose (6 March 2021)]
"GAFFA-Pris-vinderne Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: Vi er supertaknemmelige for, at så mange stadig er med på vores vogn"
("GAFFA Prize winners Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: We are super grateful that so many are still on our bandwagon"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. Fans appear to have embraced the new songs as much as the classics.
[Broksø, Keld (2 April 2022)]
"Opvisning i vellyd til fuld plade. Punktum."
("A display of musicality across the board. Period."). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''. [Pristed, Mads (19 April 2022)]
"I gør mig rundtosset, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy!"
("You make me feel dizzy, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy! "). ''Metal A Day''.
Equipment
Christensen uses two
Vox AC30
The Vox AC30 is a guitar amplifier manufactured by Vox. It was introduced in 1958 to meet the growing demand for louder amplifiers. Characterised by its "jangly" high-end sound it has become widely recognized by British musicians and others, su ...
amplifiers from the 1960s on top of
Marshall
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Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
* Marshall Islands, an i ...
4x12 G1275
cabinet
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* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
* Filing ...
s
[Dorvil, Peter (8 January 2009)]
"AAGE – Forum – Guitar – Tim Christensens forstærker..."
(Tim Christensen's amplifier...). ''Musikhuset Aage Jensen''. which he got from his parents for his 18th birthday,
and plays among others on a 1974
Gibson Hummingbird
The Gibson Hummingbird is an acoustic guitar model/series produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.
Unlike the other flat-top Gibson acoustics, the Hummingbird was Gibson's first square-shoulder dreadnought, similar to the dreadnoughts produce ...
, an old
sunburst
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Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is an electric guitar produced by Fender. Together with its sister model the Esquire, it is the world's first mass-produced, commercially successful Les Paul had built a prototype solid bo ...
, a white
Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed from 1952 into 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously ...
, a red
Gibson ES-330
The Gibson ES-330 (1959-1972) is a thinline hollow-body electric guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. It was first introduced in 1959 and the guitar had the same dimensions as the ES-335.
History
Sales of Gibson’s Electric S ...
, a deep red
Gibson ES-125
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Model history
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, and three
Rickenbacker
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480 guitars from 1973 and 1974 in white or black.
[Facebook (1 February 2011)]
"Videos placed by Tim Christensen"
He also uses Henning Hansen guitars, and had a worn red
Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is an electric guitar produced by Fender. Together with its sister model the Esquire, it is the world's first mass-produced, commercially successful Les Paul had built a prototype solid bo ...
body revised by them in 2008. In his living room, he keeps a
Höfner
Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG is a German (originally Austro-Bohemian) manufacturer of musical instruments, with one division that manufactures guitars and basses, and another that manufactures other string instruments, such as violins, violas, cell ...
bass guitar.
The Damn Crystals
The Damn Crystals are Christensen's backing band,
both in the studio and on tour. The opening track of the album ''Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals'' is named after them.
History
Christensen had put together a band to record his first solo album, ''Secrets on Parade''.
This was "decidedly a solo album"
but the band would support Christensen during nearly every live performance. This is why around this time, Christensen did consider resuming in a band formation like with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: "We actually spent a lot of time finding a band name, for a band that in reality does not even exist!"
It is likely that ''Secrets on Parade'' established the name Tim Christensen sufficiently so that there was no longer a need for naming the band. As a result, the band remained nameless
until 2011, although fans and Christensen would sometimes refer to it as TeamC as a near-
homophone
A homophone () is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. A ''homophone'' may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, for example ''rose'' (flower) and ''rose'' (p ...
of TimC. The subsequent studio albums ''Honeyburst'' and ''Superior'' were not recorded in formation, although current and former band members would contribute on select songs. Because the recording sessions for the fourth solo album were done in a band setting
and the band members contributed importantly to the album,
the band received an official name: The Damn Crystals. This name was introduced on 21 October 2011 with the preview release of the single "Surprise Me".
Members
![Tim Christensen Band](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Tim_Christensen_Band.jpg)
The band with whom Christensen recorded ''Secrets on Parade'' consisted of
Lars Skjærbæk from Inside the Whale on guitar, keyboard and Mellotron,
Fredrik Damsgård on bass and
Laust Sonne
D-A-D is a Danish rock band. They were originally named Disneyland After Dark, but changed their name to avoid a lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company.
History
In the early 1980s in Copenhagen, D-A-D started playing together under their origi ...
on drums.
After the completion of the album, Sonne was offered a position as drummer in the hard rock band
D-A-D
D-A-D is a Danish rock band. They were originally named Disneyland After Dark, but changed their name to avoid a lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company.
History
In the early 1980s in Copenhagen, D-A-D started playing together under their origi ...
,
after which Christensen thought it impossible to find a proper replacement,
[Tuxen, Henrik (2001)]
"Årets GAFFA-prisvindere"
(This year's GAFFA prize winners). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 2001(1), 24. nor could he find one right away.
As a result, his record company EMI-Medley placed an
ad in the June issue of
GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
requesting applications for "a drummer for an established Danish rock artist."
Since the album had already been recorded, it asked for an experienced, energetic and technically good drummer between 20 and 30 years old that enjoys both hard and melancholic rock, and is available for a year ahead starting July 2000 for a domestic and international tour and related promotional activities.
This call did not remain unanswered, as Christensen explains: "I spent endless difficult nights listening through the applications, but before I had to decide, one of my friends told me about a drummer who had just left his Norwegian band
BigBang
Big Bang (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment. The group consists of four members: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, and Daesung. Originally a five-piece band, Seungri retired from the entertainment industry ...
, which seemed a fantastic opportunity to me. And it went well during a tryout, so we went with him."
This was
Olaf Olsen, who subsequently moved to Copenhagen for Christensen's cause
and Christensen would later admit that "
lsenhas saved the band"
Nicolai Munch-Hansen replaced Damsgård on bass and Skjærbæk stayed. In this setting, the band contributed to ''Honeyburst'', played in the ensuing tour, of which one performance was recorded as ''
Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004
''Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004'' is a live 2CD and limited edition DVD/2CD and vinyl record by Danish singer-songwriter Tim Christensen, released in 2004. It is the first officially released live solo recording of Christensen. The DVD appear ...
''.
Johan Lei Gellet Johan
* Johan (given name)
* ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller
* Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group
** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group
* Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Jo-Han, a manu ...
has stood in for Olsen during the summer of 2002.
[Christensen, Tim (2010)]
"Tim Christensen: Info"
Retrieved 12 November 2010. ''Facebook''.
Olsen left the band in 2005 to focus on BigBang, to which he had returned in 2001. He was replaced by
Jesper Lind
Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer".
Some notable people with the name Jesper include:
Music
* Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer
* Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fi ...
, who first performed with the band during the July 2005
Grøn Koncert
Grøn Koncert (literally "Green Concert") is an annually recurring series of Danish one-day music festivals. Taking place in July, the concerts are performed by a selection of bands who tour around Denmark for about ten days. The concerts have bee ...
series.
[Tuxen, Henrik (2005)]
"Tim Christensen spiller på Grøn Koncert"
(Tim Christensen plays at Grøn Koncert). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
'', 2005(7), 61. At the time, Lind played on drums in the band Kira and the Kindred Spirits,
led by singer
Kira Skov
Kira Skov (born 6 June 1976) is a Danish singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of rock band Kira & The Kindred Spirits.
Early life
Kira was born in the town of Rødovre, and became interested in classical music through her aunt ...
who is married to bassist Munch-Hansen. Later in 2005, Munch-Hansen left the band so he and Skov could start a new band, named Kira and the Ghost Riders. He was replaced by
Søren Koch, who was a bandmate of Skjærbæk in the band
Boat Man Love.
Christoffer Møller joined the band on keys, allowing Skjærbæk to focus entirely on playing guitar. This formation has contributed to ''Superior'' and its tour, and went into the studio in early 2011 to work with Christensen on his next album. They took on the name The Damn Crystals prior to the release of ''Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals''.
Discography
Studio albums
;Tim Christensen solo
;Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals
Live albums, EPs and compilations
;Tim Christensen solo
;Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, with The Damn Crystals
;Tim Christensen and Mads Langer
Singles
;Tim Christensen solo
*2000: "Get the Fuck Out of My Mind" (
promo
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*Promo (professional wrestling), a televised interview in which a wrestler's on-screen personali ...
), EMI
*2000: "21st Century High" (radio version) / "21st Century High" (album version), EMI
*2001: "Love Is a Matter of..." (promo), EMI
*2001: "Love Is a Matter of..." / "Misty Mono" / "Get the Fuck Out of My Mind" (live), EMI
*2001: "Watery Eyes" (promo), EMI
*2001: "King's Garden" / "Prime Time", EMI
*2002: "Right Next To the Right One" (promo), EMI
*2003: "Whispering at the Top of My Lungs" (promo), EMI
*2004: "How Far You Go" (promo), EMI
*2004: "Jump the Gun" (promo), EMI
*2004: "Surfing the Surface" (promo), EMI
*2008: "Superior", Mermaid
*2009: "Hard to Make You Mine", Mermaid
*2009: "India", Mermaid
*2009: "Tell Me What You Really Want", Mermaid
;Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals
*2011: "Surprise Me", Mermaid / Sony Music
*2012: "Happy Ever After", Mermaid / Sony Music
*2012: "Far Beyond Driven", Mermaid / Sony Music
;Tim Christensen and
Mads Langer
Cover versions by other artists
* "Love is a Matter of..." from ''Secrets on Parade'' was covered by
Will Young
William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 Pop Idol (series 1), inaugural series of the ITV (TV network), ITV talent contest ''Pop Idol'', making him the f ...
on his December 2003 album ''
Friday's Child'' as "Love is a Matter of Distance".
*
Maggie Chiang
Maggie Chiang Mei-chi () is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter. She is dubbed a "therapeutic singer" (療傷系歌手) by the Chinese-language media for her heartfelt delivery of ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to ...
recorded "Right Next to The Right One" from ''Honeyburst'' in Chinese for her 2004 album ''Beautiful But Lonely''. It is titled "Ni Bu Gong Ping" ("Unfair to You").
*
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List.
In 2006 Chan's Cantonese album ''U87'' was named one of ''Time'' magazine's "Five Asian Albums W ...
had performed the song ''How far you go'' and changed it into Chinese version. In that version, the name is adapted as "sonata loneliness" (寂寞奏鳴曲),which was inside one of his albums,''Black,white,grey'', released in 2003.
* An Italian version of "Right Next to The Right One" titled "Giorni d'estate" ("Summer days") was recorded for
Dolcenera
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She rose to fame in 2003, after winning the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival, but she achieved commercial success in Italy o ...
's fourth album, ''
Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie
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'' ("Dolcenera in Wonderland").
*
Celine Dion
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covers "Right Next to The Right One" on her album ''
Taking Chances
''Taking Chances'' is the tenth English-language and twenty-third studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 7 November 2007. Dion returned to the music scene after almost five years of performing ''A New Day...' ...
'' (2007).
Producer
Christopher Neil
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He has produced records for A-ha, Amazulu, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Cher, Dollar, Edyta Górniak, Gerry Rafferty, Jennifer Rush, José C ...
requested the song to be played by Christensen to retain the original ''feel'' of the song, and Celine laid down the vocal track later on.
Although not released as a single, it entered the Danish Singles Chart on 23 November 2007 at number 13, due to strong
digital downloads.
* As a contestant to the first season of
X Factor
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in 2008,
Heidi Svelmøe Herløw sang "Whispering at the Top of My Lungs" in the first live show. She would reach third place.
* Auditioning for
Voice: Danmarks største stemme on 2 December 2011, Noa Sophie sang "How Far You Go", and was accepted by three jury members.
['' TV 2'' (3 December 2011)]
Noa Sophie synger Tim Christensen
(Noa Sophie sings Tim Christensen). .
Awards
;Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
* 1994 ''Danish group of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
* 1995 ''Danish group of the year'' (
Danish Grammy)
* 1995 ''Danish newcomer of the year'' (Danish Grammy)
* 1995 ''Danish rock album of the year'' (Danish Grammy for ''Dizzy Mizz Lizzy'')
* 1995 ''People's choice award'' (Danish Grammy)
* 1996 ''Danish live group of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
* 1997 ''Danish live group of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
* 1997 ''Danish rock album of the year'' (Danish Grammy for ''Rotator'')
* 1997 ''Danish producer of the year'' (Danish Grammy for Nick Foss for ''Rotator'')
* 2016 ''Danish album of the year'' (GAFFA Award for ''Forward in Reverse'')
* 2016 ''Danish rock album of the year'' (GAFFA Award for ''Forward in Reverse'')
* 2021 ''Danish rock album of the year'' (GAFFA Award for ''Alter Echo'')
[Gonzalez, Michael Jose (6 March 2021)]
"GAFFA-Pris-vinderne Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: Vi er supertaknemmelige for, at så mange stadig er med på vores vogn"
("GAFFA Prize winners Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: We are super grateful that so many are still on our bandwagon"). ''GAFFA
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and ...
''.
* 2021 ''Songwriter of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
;Tim Christensen solo
* 2000 ''Singer of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
* 2000 ''Newcomer of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
* 2003 ''Singer of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
* 2004 ''Danish DVD of the year'' (GAFFA Award for ''
Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004
''Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004'' is a live 2CD and limited edition DVD/2CD and vinyl record by Danish singer-songwriter Tim Christensen, released in 2004. It is the first officially released live solo recording of Christensen. The DVD appear ...
'')
* 2004 ''Danish album of the year'' (
Danish Grammy for ''Honeyburst'')
[Olsen, Kasper (15 October 2007)]
"Danish Music Awards – Forum 28 Feb 2004"
''Alt om København.''
* 2004 ''Danish singer of the year'' (Danish Grammy)
* 2004 ''Danish producer of the year'' (Danish Grammy for ''Honeyburst'', shared with Rune Nissen-Petersen)
* 2015 IFPI's Ærespris (Danish Grammy, Honorary Award)
;Tim Christensen and Mads Langer
* 2014 ''Danish band of the year'' (GAFFA Award)
* 2014 ''Danish rock album of the year'' (GAFFA Award for ''
Side Effects
In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequence ...
'')
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1974 births
Danish rock musicians
Living people
Musicians from Copenhagen
Singers from Copenhagen
Danish women singer-songwriters
21st-century Danish male singers