Cut 'N' Move were a Danish dance/ hip hop group from

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Career

1989-1992: Origins and debut album

The group was founded in 1989 by keyboard player Per Holm, disc jockey Jørn K (Jørn Kristensen), and rapper MC Zipp (Jens Kjær Larsen). In December 1990 singer Thera Hoeymans joined the group. Their debut single "Take No Crap" featured vocals by Danish singer Christine Christiansen and was released in 1990. The following year the single was released internationally as "Get Serious". The song became a moderate hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and a top 10 hit on the dance chart. Their debut album, ''Get Serious'', was released on Epic Records in 1991 and was a moderate success in dance clubs in Europe. The album sold 53.000 copies in Denmark, with an additional 200.000 copies worldwide. In 1992, the group was awarded three

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for Danish Newcomer of the Year, Danish Hit of the Year ("Get Serious"), and Danish Rap/Dance Album of the Year (''Get Serious'').

1993-1994: Second album: ''Peace, Love & Harmony'' and departure of Thera Hoeymans

For their second album, ''Peace, Love & Harmony'' (1993),

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singer Zindy Laursen joined the group. On the album Zindy provided lead vocals on four tracks, while Thera Hoeymans sang lead vocals on two tracks. Their

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of the

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song " Give it Up" went to number-one in Australia for four weeks in 1994. The track reached number 61 in the

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. In March 1994, Thera Hoeymans left the group to pursue a career as a theatre actor.

1995: Third and final album: ''The Sound of Now''

Cut 'N' Move released their third and final studio album, ''The Sound of Now'', in 1995. They scored a minor hit in the US with lead single "I'm Alive", which went to number 46 on the

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chart. The song reached number 49 in the UK chart.

1996: Greatest hits and disbanding

In 1996 Cut 'N' Move released the greatest hits album ''Into the Zone '91-'96'' which included three new songs. The album was awarded Danish Dance Album of the Year at the

. The group disbanded in 1997. In a retrospective article in 2009, ''

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'' called Cut 'N' Move "a kind of big sister to the 90s' biggest Danish hit group

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" and wrote: "18 years later the band still stands as a milestone in Danish music. Cut 'N' Move was simply the band that brought

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to the country".

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation ALbums

Singles

References

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