Nik & Jay

Nik & Jay
Nik & Jay
	Nik & Jay in July 2010. (Photo: Lars Schmidt)
Background information
Origin	Værløse, Denmark
Genres	Hip hop; R&B; pop;
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Nexus Music
Members	Niclas Genckel Petersen; Jannik Brandt Thomsen
Website	nikogjay.dk

Nik & Jay is a Danish hip-hop/pop duo made of Niclas Genckel Petersen (born 8 November 1980 in Herlev) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen (born 16 June 1981).

Their #2 single Hot! won them Hit of the Year and Best New Artist at the Danish Music Awards in 2003. Other hits have included En Dag Tilbage (One Day Left), Lækker (Hot), Kan Du Høre Hende Synge? (Can you hear her sing?) and Boing!.

They released a CD and DVD of their concert tour from 2003.

The single "Boing!" and the album, 3: Fresh - Fri - Fly have given them even more success and a bigger variety of ages among the fans.

Nik and Jay played soccer together in Værløse, Denmark during their youth. Nik sang in a punk band and rollerbladed while Jay was a prominent skateboarder. They began to party together then eventually began to produce music.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Album details	DEN ^[1]	Certifications
Nik & Jay	Released: 2002 Label: Nexus Music/EMI/Medley	2	DEN: 6× Platinum
2	Released: April 26, 2004 Label: Nexus Music/Medley	1
3: Fresh, Fri, Fly	Released: September 25, 2006 Label: Nexus Music	2
Engle eller dæmoner	Released: January 25, 2012 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music	1
United	Released: October 28, 2013 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music	2	DEN: Gold
Længe leve drømmene	Released: December 1, 2019 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music	2 ^[2]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Album details	DEN ^[1]	Certifications
De Største	Released: 2008 Format: 2xCD + DVD	1
De første fra Nik & Jay	Released: 2008	—

Live albums

Title	Album details
Det vi gør	Released: 2003 Format: DVD

Extended plays

Title	EP details
Copenhagen Pop Cartel	Released: March 8, 2013 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music

Singles

As main artist

Title	Year	Peak position	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	DEN ^[1]	Certifications	Album
"Nik & Jay"	2002	3	Gold	Nik & Jay
"Hot"	2002	—
"Elsker hende mere"	2003	—
"Ta' mig tilbage"	2003	—
"Pop-pop!"	2004	—		2
"En dag tilbage"		—	Gold
"Lækker"		—	Gold
"Kan du høre hende synge"	2005	—
"Strip"	2005	—
"Boing!"	2006	2	Platinum	3: Fresh, Fri, Fly
"Når et lys slukkes"		4	Gold
"I Love Ya"		8	Platinum
"Et sidste kys"	2007	2	Platinum
"Op på hesten"	2007	—
"Kommer igen!"	2008	1	Platinum	De største
"Endnu en"	2008	2	Gold	De største
"Mod solnedgangen"	2011	1	Platinum	Engle eller dæmoner
"Gi' mig dine tanker"		6	Gold
"Udødelige"		7	Gold
"Mit hjerte"	2012	—
"Vi vandt i dag" (feat. Landsholdet)	2012	2		Non-album single
"United" (feat. Lisa Rowe)	2013	1		Copenhagen Pop Cartel (EP)
"Clappin'"		20
"Ocean of You" (feat. Søren Huss)		6
"#pæntnejtak"		4		United
"Forstadsdrømme"		5
"Novembervej"		20
"Stop! Dans!"		35
"De vigtigste skridt" (feat. Kristian Leth)	2014	27
"Magisk"	2016	20		Længe leve drømmene
"Skytsengel	2016	34
"Hele vejen"	2017	13
"Linje H"	2017	12 ^[3]
"Længe leve drømmene"	2019	40 ^[4]
"Det' den vibe"		28 ^[5]
"Hot Sauce"		39 ^[6]
"Magnolia" (with Morten)		18 ^[7]
"Dagslys"	2022	27 ^[8]		Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As guest artist

Title	Year	Peak position	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	DEN ^[1]	Certifications	Album
"Girl Talk" (Dhani featuring Nik & Jay)	2004	—		Non-album single
"Hvad nu hvis?" (Alex feat. Nik & Jay)	2007	1	2× Platinum	Non-album single
"Højere vildere (Skru op for den bitch)" (Rune RK and Morten Breum feat. Nik & Jay)	2008	—		Non-album single
"Domestic" (Morten Breum feat. Nik & Jay)	2009	3	Gold	Drop!
"Tættere på himlen" (Burhan G feat. Nik & Jay)	2010	1	Platinum	Burhan G
"My City" (Erik & Kriss with Nik & Jay)	2011	—		Non-album single
"Tænder en ild" (Joey Moe feat. Nik & Jay)	2012	28		Midnat
"You're My Fire" (Carpark North feat. Nik & Jay)	2014	22^[9]		Phoenix
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Appearances

2005: "Hvor små vi er (as part of charity Giv til Asien) (#1)

DVDs

2003: "Det Vi Gør" (DVD)
2008: "De største"

Awards

Best Danish Act for the NRJ Radio Awards 2003.
They were nominated for Best Danish Act at EMA06
In 2005 they won Best Danish Artist at the Nordic Music Awards.
They have won the People's Choice Award at the Danish DeeJay Awards for years 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

References

^ a b c d "Denmark's albums/singles positions for Nik & Jay". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
^ "Album Top-40 Uge 48, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 43, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 2, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 5, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 14, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 34, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 25, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "Carpark North feat. Nik & Jay – You're My Fire". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

External links

Official website
Nik & Jay discography at MusicBrainz

[den-1] "Denmark's albums/singles positions for Nik & Jay". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 2014-06-03.

[2] "Album Top-40 Uge 48, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[3] "Track Top-40 Uge 43, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[4] "Track Top-40 Uge 2, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[5] "Track Top-40 Uge 5, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[6] "Track Top-40 Uge 14, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[7] "Track Top-40 Uge 34, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[8] "Track Top-40 Uge 25, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

[You're_my_fire_chart-9] "Carpark North feat. Nik & Jay – You're My Fire". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

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