Flemming Jørgensen
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Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen (7 February 1947 1 January 2011) was a Danish pop singer
and actor
, best known as lead singer of the band Bamses Venner (Teddy (Bear)'s Friends). During the recent years he also released some solo albums, the latest being Tæt på (Close-up) from 2010. Bamse was part of the Danish music scene for more than 35 years, and sold more than 3.5 million albums.
Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen occasionally worked as an actor and in 1986 he received a Robert Award
for best male supporting actor of the year in the movie Ofelia kommer til byen (Ophelia comes to town). Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen died a month before his 64th birthday in the early hours of New Year's Day 2011 of a cardiac arrest
in his home in Egå, a suburb to Aarhus
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Live
Pop Singer
"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known as lead singer of the band Bamses Venner (Teddy (Bear)'s Friends). During the recent years he also released some solo albums, the latest being Tæt på (Close-up) from 2010. Bamse was part of the Danish music scene for more than 35 years, and sold more than 3.5 million albums.
Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen occasionally worked as an actor and in 1986 he received a Robert Award
Robert Award
The Robert statue is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the...
for best male supporting actor of the year in the movie Ofelia kommer til byen (Ophelia comes to town). Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen died a month before his 64th birthday in the early hours of New Year's Day 2011 of a cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
in his home in Egå, a suburb to Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
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Solo
- Din sang (1977)
- Solen skinner (1979)
- Lige nu (1987)
- 1988 (1988)
- Lidt for mig selv (1994)
- Jul på Vimmersvej (1995)
- Stand By Me (1999)
- Always on My Mind (2001)
- Be My Guest (2005)
- Love Me Tender (2007)
- Tæt på (2010)
- De store og de gemte (2011)
Live
- Bamse Live I (1980)
- Bamse Live II (1980)