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Artist
Thomas Helmig
12+ albums
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Thomas Helmig is a Danish singer songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer. He was born in Aarhus on the 15th October 1964. Thomas Helmig leves the school bench in 1981 to pursue a carreer in music. He becomes the lead singer in “Kaksi Kuggas Band”. During 1981-82 he is an exchange student in Detroit, Michigan. Here he gets into motown and soul . In 1983 he becomes lead singer in the band Elevatordrengene that grow a steady live reputation in the following years. In 1985 he releases his first album, named "Thomas", accompanied by the core of Elevatordrengene (now known as "Thomas Helmig Brothers"). The same year he also sings the first verse in the song “Afrika” (by Nanna), a charity song in the wake of Band Aid. Both records immediately becomes major hits and the 20 year old Thomas Helmig becomes a teen-idol. The following year the second album, "2", is released which is a bit more funky than his first record. The album is credited to "Thomas Helmig Brothers". Meanwhile Thomas Helmig gets married to Søs Fenger and the two become a young celebrity couple for 3 years (divorce) - they also record a few duets: Søs Fenger & Thomas Helmig The succesful album “Vejen Væk” from 1988, contains one of Thomas Helmig’s best known songs “Nu hvor du har brændt mig af” and the album is sold in more than 160,000 copies. The album establishes him as a mainstream established pop artist on the danish scene - a position he has had since. He also got a reputation as an energetic
