Bamses Venner
Bamses Venner (German: Teddybärs Freunde ) was a Danish music group around the singer and bassist Flemming Jørgensen . The group existed from 1973 until Jørgensen's death in 2011.
Career
They competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 for their country Denmark and achieved 14th place with their ballad Tænker altid på dig (German: I always think of you ). At that time, Jørgensen Mogens Balle (organ), Bjarne Green (guitar) and Arne Østergaard (drums) formed the band. From 2004 the members were Jørgensen, Peter Bødker (organ / guitar), Frank Thøgersen (drums), Torben Fausø (keyboards) and Jes Kerstein (guitar). The band's lyrics were Danish throughout .
Jørgensen died of cardiac arrest on January 1, 2011 . The remaining band members then decided to break up the group.
Discography (selection)
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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DK | |||
2003 | Rolig nu |
DK17 (6 weeks) DK |
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30 af de bedste |
DK9 (13 weeks) DK |
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2005 | Completely 1973-1981 |
DK2 (9 weeks) DK |
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Completely 1982-1994 |
DK13 (5 weeks) DK |
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2006 | Kysser the vi holder |
DK4 (8 weeks) DK |
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2009 | Vi er levende lys |
DK3 (12 weeks) DK |
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2011 | Complete 1995-2010 - bronze bushes |
DK26 (3 weeks) DK |
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2013 | 40 af de fede |
DK4 (19 weeks) DK |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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DK | |||
2006 | Klip i with kørekort Kysser the vi holder |
DK4 (14 weeks) DK |
Web links
- Website of the band
- Bamses Venner at Discogs (English)