Bent Fabricius-Bjerre

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Alley Cat
  US 13 10/27/1962 (39 weeks)
With livs melodi
  DK 2 02/02/2001 (15 weeks)
Jukebox
  DK 21st 04/30/2004 (3 weeks)
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre og Hans Musik
  DK 8th 11/28/2014 (6 weeks)
Singles
Alley Cat
  DE 17th 11/01/1962 (8 weeks)
  US 7th 07/28/1962 (18 weeks)
Chicken feed
  US 63 01/12/1963 (8 weeks)
Jukebox
  DK 3 08/29/2003 (6 weeks)
shake
  DK 10 12/12/2003 (7 weeks)

Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (born December 7, 1924 in Frederiksberg ; † July 28, 2020 ), better known internationally as Bent Fabric , was a Danish pianist and composer .

Life

From an early age, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre was active as a jazz musician and made numerous recordings with his band for the Swedish Metronome Records , which were among the first jazz records in Scandinavia. After the Second World War he studied piano at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music for three years, among other things. He then founded a music magazine publisher and continued to play in various jazz and dance bands. He was also active as a professional composer, switching more and more from jazz to pop music. He has composed the music for numerous Danish films over the years. In 1950 he took over the record label Metronome and worked as a music producer until his death.

Soon he got his own show Omkring et flygel (All about the piano) on Danish television , to which he invited musical guests and played himself. A special feature was the tune he composed for the show (under the pseudonym Frank Björn), which he performed with his guest at the end.

German single by Alley Cat , 1962

This melody became a world hit when it was released internationally in 1962 under the title Alley Cat . In the USA alone, the piano instrumental was a million seller and reached number 7 on the pop charts. In addition, Bent Fabric, as he called himself internationally, was awarded a Grammy for it. The song is still one of the most played Danish songs in the world today. There were also some successful sung versions of the song, among others by Bobby Rydell , Peggy Lee (both English) and Siw Malmkvist (Black Cat Stanislaus) .

The follow-up single Chicken Feed also hit the US charts and the album Alley Cat reached the top 20.

Fabricius-Bjerre was also a musician for the Danish royal family and played on official occasions, including the wedding of Queen Margrethe in 1967.

Internationally known is also his theme song of one of the most successful Danish film exports, the Olsen Gang (see: Olsen-banden (piece of music) ). In later years he had a big hit in his home country with the title Jukebox (2003), which also came to Germany via the Coca-Cola advertisement, and the follow-up single Shake . Both were top 10 hits in the Danish sales hit parades and even came in at number 5 and 2 in the airplay charts.

Most recently he was on the board of several companies and theaters in Denmark. For example from Multitone A / S, Børnefonden, Betty Nansen Teatret, Bellevue Teatret, Metalvarefabrikken Baltic A / S, Scandinavien Medical Supply A / S and Zimmer of Scandinavia A / S.

In autumn 2019, Fabricius-Bjerre was diagnosed with leukemia , of which he died on July 28, 2020.

Awards

Film music

  • 1958: Partly for love because of part 1 (Poeten og Lillemor)
  • 1959: Helle for Helene
  • 1960: In love with Copenhagen (Forelsket i København)
  • 1960: Partly for love because of part 2 (Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte)
  • 1961: Circus Buster
  • 1961: Flemming på kostskole
  • 1962: Svinedrengen og Prinsessen på ærten
  • 1963: Støvsugerbanden
  • 1963: Partly for love because of part 3 (Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør)
  • 1963: Three girls in Paris (Tre piger i Paris)
  • 1963: Whenever she went swimming (Hvis lille pige he du?)
  • 1964: 2 × 2 in a four-poster bed (Halløj i himmelsengen)
  • 1964: Death at the table (Døden kommer til Middag)
  • 1965: Put the Playboy in the closet (Pigen og millionæren)
  • 1965: caliber 7.65 - thieves greetings from Copenhagen (Slå først, Frede!)
  • 1966: Slap af, Frede!
  • 1967: Jeg er sgu min egen!
  • 1967: Martha
  • 1968: Det var en lørdag aften
  • 1968–1998: Film series - Olsen Gang
  • 1969: Money for the second breakfast (Tænk på et tal)
  • 1970: Rend mig i revolutions
  • 1970–1999: Film series - Olsen Gang (Norway)
  • 1970–1977: Oh, these tenants (Huset på Christianshavn)
  • 1971: Ballade på Christianshavn
  • 1976: Families Gyldenkål sprænger banks
  • 1976: Hintertupfinger Grand Prix (Flåklypa Grand Prix)
  • 1978–1981: Matador (TV series)
  • 1984: House of Darkness (Min farmors hus)
  • 1986: Angels in love (Når engle elsker)
  • 1990: Peter von Scholten
  • 1990: Let the polar bears dance (Lad isbjørnene danse)
  • 1992: It's me, Jasper (Det skaldede spøgelse)
  • 2000: Blinking Lights (Blinking lygter)
  • 1999–2000: Olsen-bandens første kup (TV series)
  • 2001: Olsen Gang Junior (Olsen Gang Junior)
  • 2001–2010: Film series - Olsen Gang Junior (Norway)
  • 2008: Make My Day (short film)
  • 2008: Grisen (short film)
  • 2009: Ole & Jarl (TV series)
  • 2010: Klovn: The Movie
  • 2010: The Olsen gang in good company ( Olsen-banden på de bonede gulve , computer-animated 3D film)
  • 2012: Gledesarbeiderne (documentary film)
  • 2013: The Olsen Gang on the High Seas ( Olsen Gang på dybt vand , computer-animated film)
  • 2010: Good Luck (short film)
  • 2015: Albert and the diamond thieves (Albert)
  • 2017: Mens vi lever
  • 2019: collision

Discography

Albums

  • 1962: Alley Cat (Atco Records)
  • 1964: Organ Grinder's Swing (USA, Atco Records)
  • 1966: Never Tease Tigers (USA, Atco Records)
  • 1967: Operation Lovebirds (USA, Atco Records)
  • 1968: Relax with Bent Fabric (USA, Atco Records)
  • 1997: The Very Best of Bent Fabric
  • 2001: With Liv Melodi (EMI EUROPE)
  • 2003: Fabric Live 11 - Bent
  • 2004: Jukebox (Universal)
  • 2005: Kan du kende melodies (Universal)

Singles

  • 1962: Alley Cat
  • 1963: Chicken Feed
  • 2003: Jukebox
  • 2003: Shake
  • 2006: Sweet Senorita

literature

  • Bent Fabricius-Bjerre: Klaver med mer (1994)

Web links

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE US DK1 DK2
  2. ↑ Chart source US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  3. ↑ https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/lise-noergaard-jeg-er-meget-ked-af-det
  4. ↑ Rådhuspladsen 37 1785 København V. Telephone: 33111313: Nær ven: Bent døde af kræft. Retrieved July 28, 2020 (Danish).
  5. ↑ Cacomorphocerus bentifabrici (Fabrizio Fanti & Anders Leth Damgaard, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Fabricius-Bjerre, Bent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fabric, Bent; Björn, Frank (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish pianist and film music composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Frederiksberg , Denmark
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 2020