Nanna Lüders Jensen

Nanna
Nanna at Musketer Festival in Aarhus
Born
Nanna Lüders Jensen

(1963-06-23) June 23, 1963 (age 60)
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark[1]
Years active1982–1988, 1989–2008, 2011–2017
StylePop music

Nanna Lüders Jensen (born 23 July 1963) is a Danish singer and songwriter, also known as just Nanna. She has released several albums as a solo artist since her debut in 1982. In 1984, she was made famous by her hit single "Buster", the theme song for Bille August's children's television series and movie Busters verden.[2]

In addition to her work as a solo artist, Nanna has featured on a large number of other artist's works. During the 1980s and early 90s she worked with several groups, such as Poul Krebs & The Bookhouse Boys, Hobo-Ekspressen, and Sweet Intentions. As of 2020, she reportedly has over 100 credits for release by other artists.[3] She has also appeared on several talk shows and in various documentaries.[4]

Career

In 1982, Nanna made her debut with her single Om lidt så lægger jeg dig ned.[5] She was 18 years old at the time. A demo cassette interested the record company Replay Records, which released her first three studio albums.[6] The three studio albums were produced by Kim Sagild. The debut album Nanna was released on January 21, 1983 and had sales of 10,000 copies.[7] Små, blå breve (1984) received acclaim in the media, and had sales of 200,000 copies.[8] Shi-Bu-Mi was released in November 1985. Shi-bu-mi or shibumi are transcriptions of the Japanese word 渋み, and the album had sales of 80,000 copies.[9][10]

In 1985, Nanna won a competition organized by the Danish Red Cross to write a song in connection with the relief effort for 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, which also affected Eritrea. The competition was inspired by the song We Are the World. Her song "Afrika" featured a number of major Danish artists from the mid-1980s and won a Danish grammy award. The song raised more than 3 million DKK for the Danish Red Cross, and is the most lucrative Danish relief song to date.[11][12] The next studio album Fannys hjerte was released on March 1, 1988.[13] It achieved sales of about 20,000 copies from the release date to 1990.[14] Fannys hjerte received praise in the media for breaking free from predictable pop cliches, and finding a personal style.[15]

In 2000, she was given a grant by the Danish Arts Foundation. She released the resulting album, Giv dig hen, in 2005.[16]

Personal life

After an absence from her public career, Nanna published her memoir Stjerne for altid in 2005. In the memoir, she opened up about her experiences with crippling stage fright, depression, and anxiety as a result of her rise to fame at such a young age. Nanna had to cancel in the middle of a performance in the venue Vestergade 58 in 1988, because of stage fright and it took 12 years before she performed there again. From 1990 to 1994, she only wanted to perform as backing singer as a self-described "nervous wreck with stage fright".[15] She has been open about her use of anti-depressants and has self-medicated using cannabis.[17][18]

Nanna was married to Niels Rasmusen, though they have since divorced. The couple have a daughter, Freja, who was born in 1999.[1] Nanna dated musician and producer Hilmer Hassig in the early 2000s, though their relationship was not revealed until after he died in a car accident in 2008.[19][20][21]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Nanna (1983)
  • Små, blå breve (1984)
  • Shi-Bu-Mi (1985)
  • Fannys hjerte (1988)
  • I Danmark er jeg født (1989)
  • Rocking Horse (1991)
  • Prinsesse Himmel-i-mund (1995)
  • Honey I'm Home (1997)
  • Sangen har vinger (1997, with Mikkel Nordsø)
  • Giv dig hen (2005)
  • Nødigt, men dog gerne (2011)
  • Cowboyland (2015)

Compilations

  • Pletskud & vildskud: Nanna's bedste (2005)

Singles and EPs

  • "Om lidt så lægger jeg dig ned" (1982)
  • "I Think I'll Kiss You For A Start" (1984)
  • "Buster" (1984)
  • "Helst om Kærlighed" (1984)
  • "Sammenhold, du (1984)
  • "Deja Vu" (1984)
  • "Afrika" (1985)
  • "Et sted i det blå" (1987)
  • "I skovens dybe stille ro" (1989)
  • "Go Your Own Way" (1991)
  • "Der er et yndigt land" (1993)
  • "Danny" (1995)
  • "Confidence" (1997)
  • Nannas juleguf (2014, EP)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Self Performing Marie
1985 Rock for Afrika Documentary
1990 A Modern Woman (Danish: Dagens Donna)[22] Rikke Film
1993 Talkshowet Self Episode: "Shu-bi-dua"
1993 Just a Touch (Danish: Som et Strejf)[23][24] Documentary
2001 Musikbutikken
2004 aHA! Episode: "Året 1969"
2005 Go' aften Danmark Sept. 6, 2005 episode
2005–2006 Twist & Shout 3 episodes
2008 The Bitter Taste of Tea (Danish: Flip the coin - Den bitre smag af te) Documentary
2008 Elsk mig i nat Judge on a reality show
2010 4-stjerners middag 4 episodes
2018 Nannas verden[25] Documentary
Nanna: Død eller levende Documentary

References

  1. ^ a b Schwarz, Günter (2019-07-23). "Was geschah am 23. Juli 1963 in unserem Dänemark?". Schleswig-Holstein UgeAvisen (in German). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. ^ Strunk, Espen (2014-12-04). "Nanna: Jeg er en ægte fiasko". gaffa.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ "Nanna". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ^ "Nanna Lüders Jensen". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. ^ Nanna - Om lidt så ... / Sidste chance. Discogs.
  6. ^ Lüders, Nanna (2005). Stjerne for altid (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. pp. 18–20. ISBN 978-87-595-2513-5.
  7. ^ Lüders, Nanna (2005). Stjerne for altid (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. p. 22. ISBN 978-87-595-2513-5.
  8. ^ Lüders, Nanna (2005). Stjerne for altid (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-87-595-2513-5.
  9. ^ Lüders, Nanna (2005). Stjerne for altid (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-87-595-2513-5.
  10. ^ Bille, Torben, ed. (2002). Dansk rockleksikon (in Danish) (1. ed.). Politikens Forlag. p. 348. ISBN 87-567-6525-8. I november udkom Shi-Bu-Mi (Replay, 1985), (titlen inspireret af japanske samuraiers stræben efter den perfekte personlige balance) [...] Den solgte 'kun' 80.000 eksemplarer. [English: In November Shi-Bu-Mi was released (Replay, 1985), (the title was inspired by Japanese samurais striving for the perfect personal balance) [...] It 'only' sold 80,000 copies.]
  11. ^ Petersen, Johanne Krog (2019-11-18). "Støttesangen "Afrika" og velgørenhedskoncerten Rock for Afrika, 1985". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Aarhus University. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  12. ^ Aaes, Jette (2002-01-26). "Aldrig mere stjerne". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  13. ^ Lüders, Nanna (2005). Stjerne for altid (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. p. 56. ISBN 978-87-595-2513-5.
  14. ^ Lüders, Nanna (2005). Stjerne for altid (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. p. 66. ISBN 978-87-595-2513-5.
  15. ^ a b Nielsen, Jens-Emil (2014). 80'er rock: Dansk rock 1980-1990 (in Danish) (1st ed.). Her & Nu. p. 66. ISBN 978-87-93093-85-0.
  16. ^ Hyldgaard, Rikke (2003-10-20). "En mund til prinsessen". fyens.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  17. ^ Lüders, Nanna (2005). Stjerne for altid (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. ISBN 978-87-595-2513-5.
  18. ^ Jakobsen, Torben (2005-09-03). "Succes kan gøre ondt". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  19. ^ "Jeg er fandeme lykkelig". www.nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  20. ^ Mørch, Tonie Yde (2011-03-28). "Nanna Lüders: Født under en uheldig stjerne". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  21. ^ Christensen, Pernille (1 February 2017). "Nanna lammet af angst: - Så vil jeg ikke være her mere". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  22. ^ "A Modern Woman". Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  23. ^ "Som et strejf". Den Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  24. ^ "Som et strejf". Filmcentralen (in Danish). Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  25. ^ "Nannas Verden". Den Danske Filminstitut (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.

External links

  • Official website (archived)
  • Nanna Lüders Jensen discography at Discogs
  • Nanna Lüders Jensen at IMDb
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