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Jeppe Laursen

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Jeppe Laursen
Birth nameJeppe Breum Laursen
Born (1977-12-25) 25 December 1977 (age 46)
Thisted, Denmark
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • programming
Years active2002–present

Jeppe Breum Laursen is a Danish singer-songwriter and producer.

Career

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Early years in a duo

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Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the pop duo Junior Senior. In 2008, the British magazine Dazed & Confused praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "industrial synth-pop and bone-rattling drama".[1]

Solo career

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His first solo release was a duet with American electronic music duo Classixx entitled "I'll Get You", which was released in 2009 on Kitsuné Records. Laursen's song "Lucky Boy" was a contender for Denmark's entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.[2] Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American electropop band MEN in 2010.[3]

Works with Lady Gaga

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Laursen co-wrote and co-produced Lady Gaga's 2011 single "Born This Way", the title track from her second studio album of the same name.[4] The song reached no. one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 16 February 2011.[5]

Personal life

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Laursen is openly gay.[6]

Discography

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Singles

  • Lucky Boy (2009)
  • Big Boy (2009)
  • I Don't Know What To Do featuring The Magician (2011)

Original production

Remix work

References

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  1. ^ "Jeppe from Denmark | Dazed". Dazeddigital.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. ^ Dombal, Ryan (15 January 2009). "Ex-Junior Senior Guy Enters Danish Eurovision Finals". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. ^ "MEN". Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  4. ^ Aswad, Jem (11 February 2011). "Single Review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  5. ^ Trust, Gary (2011-02-16). "Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way'". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  6. ^ Zaleski, Annie (11 February 2011). "Queer Eye, Straight Guy'". Clevescene.com. Retrieved 5 November 2003.
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