Ronnie Atkins
Ronnie Atkins , actually Paul Christensen (born November 16, 1964 in Vejle ) is a Danish singer and guitarist.
biography
In 1981 Paul Christensen, who called himself Ronnie Atkins from now on , founded the band Pretty Maids with his friend Kenneth Hansen (alias Ken Hammer ) . This was originally only intended as a cover band, but released a demo tape with its own songs as early as 1982. The band got a record deal in England with an underground label, which is where the English-sounding pseudonyms come from. In 1984 the first album Red, Hot and Heavy was released . The band has already released 13 studio albums in their more than 30-year creative phase.
On January 10, 2013 Tobias Sammet announced that Ronnie Atkins would be heard on the sixth studio album The Mystery Of Time by the metal opera Avantasia . He sings the song Invoke The Machine together with Sammet, which was posted on the Internet on February 27th.
On February 28th, Tobias Sammet announced that Ronnie Atkins would accompany Avantasia on the tour. The The Mystery World Tour took the band from April to August, among others, according to Germany , England , Japan , Switzerland , Brazil , Argentina , Costa Rica , etc. 2014 was followed by an appearance at the Wacken Open Air . Due to scheduling conflicts with the Pretty Maids, Atkins suspended some concerts on the tour.
Ronnie Atkins is married with children.
Discography
Pretty Maids
Studio albums
- 1984: Red, Hot and Heavy
- 1987: Future World
- 1990: Jump the Gun / Lethal Heroes
- 1992: Sin Decade
- 1993: Stripped (acoustic album)
- 1994: Scream
- 1997: Spooked
- 1999: Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Overdoing
- 2000: Carpe Diem
- 2002: Planet Panic
- 2006: Wake up to the Real World
- 2010: Pandemonium
- 2013: Motherland
- 2014: Louder Than Ever
- 2016: Kingmaker
Live albums
- 1995: Screamin 'Live
- 2003: Alive at Least
- 2012: It Comes Alive (Maid in Switzerland)
Best of compilations
- 1998: The Best Of: Back To Back
More compilations
- 1999: First Cuts and Then Some (compilation of rare recordings; the entire EP from 1983, the entire Christmas EP from 1990 and the cover "Far far away" by Slade)
EPs
- 1983: Pretty Maids
- 1990: In Santa's Claws (Christmas EP)
- 1992: Offside (acoustic EP)
- 1999: Massacre's Classix Shape Edition ( Shape-CD )
Singles
- 1985: Red, Hot and Heavy
- 1985: Waitin 'for the Time
- 1987: Future World
- 1987: Love Games
- 1990: Savage Heart
- 1990: Young Blood
- 1992: Please Don't Leave Me
- 1992: In the Minds of the Young
- 1993: If It Ain't Gonna Change
- 1994: Walk Away
- 1997: Hard Luck Woman
- 1999: Hell on High Heels
- 2010: Little Drops of Heaven
- 2013: Mother of All Lies
- 2013: Sad to See You Suffer
Promo singles
- 1997: If It Can't Be Love
- 1999: With These Eyes
- 2000: For Once in Your Life
- 2000: Clay
DVDs
- 2012: Bonus DVD for It Comes Alive (Maid in Switzerland)
Music videos
- 1987: Future World
- 1987: Love Games
- 1990: Savage Heart
- 1992: Please Don't Leave Me
- 1999: Hell on High Heels
- 2010: Little Drops of Heaven
- 2013: Mother of All Lies
- 2014: Nuclear Boomerang
- 2014: My Soul to Take
Avantasia
- 2013: Avantasia - The Mystery Of Time
- 2015: Avantasia - Ghostlights
- 2019: Avantasia - Moonglow
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids) on new Avantasia album , accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ youtube
- ↑ Live cast announced for the European tour! , accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Portrait of the Pretty Maids Fanclub ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 28, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Atkins, Ronnie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Christensen, Paul (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish singer and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vejle |