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deelix
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 21:52    Post subject: Norway, Sweden and Finland...
...Have made so much great music

Sup Denmark Confused
Except for Volbeat, there isn't really much to brag about :/

Edit: Oh sorry, I forgot about this one Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 22:15    Post subject:
Denmark too busy with their sexclubs! Cool Face

Edit: Deelix was that just an example how bad Denmark is at music? xD
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deelix
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 22:26    Post subject:
Well, its a hated and loved song Wink
It became a hit in Norway after it won ESC tho Wink
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inz




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 23:08    Post subject:
I can name a few danish bands, but yeah they can't really compete with the other nordics.

Mercyful Fate & KD rule tho! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 23:12    Post subject:
Not many danish bands make it overseas(Who besides Aqua were really huge ever at any point?). Very few have had the quality, imo.

Early D:AVery Happy, they were signed to a big american label when they were like 19 and were called Disneyland After Dark, but bla bla long story short: their early stuff pretty good.

Also Loveshop made some good pop songs...some other danish guys help me out?

Sort Sol kinda good too

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deelix
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 23:32    Post subject:
I got it confirmed at Roskilde this year; My danish friends agree with my statement Wink We're of course talking mainstream now Smile I know there are some great less known danish bands. I mean 70% of the bands playing at Roskilde is totally unknown to most Smile

About other bands making it overseas id say: Aha Wink
Other than that... Rybak and Maria mena Very Happy

But yeah, its hard to get big in USA Smile
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 23:43    Post subject:
zipfero wrote:
Also Loveshop made some good pop songs...some other danish guys help me out?

Well, if we're going down that route: Alphabeat, Infernal, Safri Duo, Toy-Box? Just to name a few Wink

You Danes have had a fair number of dance/house bands do very well internationally.


And Metallica has some Danish in it? Cool Face


deelix wrote:
About other bands making it overseas id say: Aha Wink
Other than that... Rybak and Maria mena Very Happy

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inz




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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 23:46    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:

And Metallica has some Danish in it? Cool Face


Yeah, the crappy part.
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deelix
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Jul 2013 23:53    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:

Well, if we're going down that route: Alphabeat, Infernal, Safri Duo, Toy-Box?
Toy-Box is he only one of them really known tho.
When it comes to 90s eurodance; Germany, NL, Sweden and Belgium are way bigger Wink
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PostPosted: Tue, 16th Jul 2013 00:10    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
Toy-Box is he only one of them really known tho.
When it comes to 90s eurodance; Germany, NL, Sweden and Belgium are way bigger Wink

Yeah of course (the NL-BE-DE triangle is where most dance, trance and harder variants comes from Razz), but Denmark still had plenty to offer.

And both Alphabeat and Safri Duo are more successful than you think. Alphabeat have had a song in the charts here every year for the past 5-6 years I think. Safri Duo's Played A-Live was a huge hit back then as well and they still play a lot of festivals. Not sure about sales though Razz

I can tell you this at least; more people will be able to identify either of these 2 than they will Toy-Box or even Aqua, as those were really nothing unique. Popular, but not unique Wink
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