Johan Olsen (musician)
Johan Gotthardt Olsen (born March 25, 1969 in Østerbro , Copenhagen ) is a Danish singer and biologist .
Career
Olsen studied at the University of Copenhagen and together with a few other students founded the band Magtens Korridorer in 1995 , one of the most successful Danish rock bands. With the band, Olsen released six studio albums, two of which went platinum in Denmark . In 2006 the band received the award for the best new band at the Danish Music Awards . In addition, he appeared several times as a guest singer, including for Red Warszawa , Revoltage , LOC and Sonja Hald .
Outside of his home country, Johan Olsen was best known for his collaboration with the band Volbeat . In 2007 he sang the song The Garden's Tale and nine years later he sang a duet with For evigt with Volbeat singer Michael Schøn Poulsen , where Poulsen sang in English and Olsen in Danish .
Olsen is a Ph.D. in molecular biology and works as a protein crystallographer at the University of Copenhagen . He is married and has four kids.
Discography
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With Magten's corridor
see Magten's corridor # discography
As a guest singer
- 2006: Red Warszawa : Ulrikkenborg plads
- 2007: Volbeat - The Garden's Tale
- 2007: Revoltage - you kender guys
- 2011: LOC - Libertine
- 2016: Sonja Hald - De Sidste
- 2016: Volbeat - For Evigt (DK:platinum, Streaming)
Web links
- Johan Gotthardt Olsen on the University of Copenhagen website
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- ↑ a b Chris Tachibana: Crystals in lab, rock on stage. The Scientist, accessed May 7, 2016 .
- ↑ "For Evigt" is the first Volbeat single from the album "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie". Universal Music, accessed May 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Johan Olsen: "Nogle bruger berømmelse som et drug - jeg har til snarere tendens paranoia". January 14, 2016, accessed August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Johan Olsen in the Danish charts
- ↑ Awards for music sales: DK
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SURNAME | Olsen, Johan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olsen, Johan Gotthardt (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish singer and biologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Østerbro , Copenhagen |