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Artist
Zindy Laursen
6+ albums
scandinavianpopdanishamericannordic
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Zindy Laursen is a Danish American singer, songwriter, performer, model and actress. After beginning her career with the Danish band Smallstars that performed Laursen's original tunes, Laursen made her television debut in 1992 on Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the Danish preselection program for the Eurovision Song Contest, which earned her a second place finish. This paved the way for Laursen's rise to a lead singer in the dance/pop group Cut 'N' Move. Already well known in Denmark, the group sold over one million copies of their single, "Give It Up" (a KC and the Sunshine Band cover), from their album Peace, Love & Harmony. Their next album, The Sound of Now, was also a hit, and propelled Laursen and the band on tours of Scandinavia, Germany, England, Scotland, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Australia. In 1995, Laursen performed in Hair in Danish and continued on with the show at the Mogador Theater in Paris. The cast played daily to full houses of 1,800 seats. As the production of Hair ended, Laursen returned to Denmark and began working on her first solo album. In 1998, she released her debut single, "Round n Round", which went straight up the charts to number one. It continued to be the most played song on the Radio Airplay chart for eight weeks. Her follow-up single, "Don't Wanna Say Goodbye", was equally successful, remaining on top of the charts for six consecutive weeks. Laursen toured Denmark for a year in support of the new album. She was then offered a ro
