Mich Hedin Hansen (born 9 April 1968), known professionally as Cutfather, is a Danish

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and DJ based in

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. Cutfather has a studio in Njalsgade, Copenhagen.

Career

Cutfather is perhaps best known for his remix of " Return of the Mack" by

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(1996), and the song "

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" recorded by Christine Milton (2002) and

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(2003). Cutfather has previously worked with Joe Belmaati in the songwriting and production team Cutfather & Joe. As part of the Cutfather & Joe partnership, he wrote, produced and remixed for

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, Another Level,

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and

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. Cutfather has also worked with Danish producer

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. Together they wrote and produced for the

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, and

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. In 2004, Cutfather received a prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting award for Best Performing song, for his composition "

" by Jamelia (which he also co-produced), which was the most performed song in the United Kingdom that year. In 2015, " Up", performed by

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featuring

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, written and produced alongside Daniel Davidsen and Peter Wallevik, became an international hit.

Writing and producing collaborations

*Cutfather produced, wrote and remixed songs with his former production partner Joe Belmaati, as Cutfather and Joe. *Cutfather was one half of the Danish producer team

Soulshock & Cutfather Soulshock & Cutfather was a Danish production duo active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, made up of Carsten Schack, better known as Soulshock, and Cutfather, Mich Hedin Hansen, better known as Cutfather. As a production and DJ duo, they remixed ...

in partnership with Carsten Schack (a.k.a. Soulshock). *They founded together the Danish label Soulpower Productions in 1990. *Cutfather regularly collaborates with songwriters worldwide and many other Danish songwriters and producers, including PhD (Peter Wallevik & Daniel Heloy Davidsen),

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, Jacob Ubizz, Jeppe London Bilsby and E&B.

''The X Factor'' in Denmark

On 24 September 2010, it was announced that Cutfather would replace

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in season four of the Danish ''

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''. He joined returning judge

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and former judge

Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman (born 1963) is a Danish jazz musician, composer, and judge on the Danish version of ''X Factor''. Biography Blachman is the son of Henning and Annie Blachman. One of his grandfathers is Isak Blachman, a Jewish immigrant from Vit ...

. Cutfather won in his first season with

Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Noah Skaalum Jørgensen (born Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen; 6 July 1995) is a Danish singer who won the fourth season of the Danish version of ''The X Factor'' on 25 March 2011 at the age of 15. Assigned female at birth, Skaalum publicly came out a ...

. After completing the fifth season (his second season), Cutfather left ''The X Factor'' and was replaced by

Anne Linnet Anne Kristine Linnet (born 30 July 1953) is a Danish singer, musician and songwriter. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of the bands Tears, Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, Marquis de Sade and Bitch Boys. Ann ...

.Who is … Cutfather?
, Copenhagen Post, 10 February 2012

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control 1968 births People from Holbæk Municipality Danish record producers Danish songwriters Ivor Novello Award winners Living people Remixers