Nik & Jay
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Nik & Jay is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

  R&B / Hip-Hop / pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 duo made up of Niclas Genckel Petersen (born on 8 November 1980 in Herlev
Herlev
Herlev Kommune is a suburban municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 26,567 . Its mayor is Kjeld Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...

) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen (born on 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 in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

), 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.

Albums

Top positions all in Danish Singles Chart
  • 2002: Nik & Jay
    Nik & Jay (album)
    Nik & Jay is the self-titled, first studio album by the Danish Pop duo Nik & Jay.-Track listing:#"Det vi gør" - 2:30#"Hot!" – 3:12#"Elsker hende mere" – 3:44#"Ryst din røv" – 3:21#"Nik & Jay" – 3:42#"Tch-Tching" – 4:04#"Tag mig tilbage" – 4:52...

     (#2)
  • 2004: 2
    2 (Nik & Jay album)
    -Track listing:# "Pop-Pop!"# "En Dag Tilbage"# "Baby"# "Lækker"# "Når Du Græder"# "Rock 'N' Roll"# "Jeg Drømte"# "Ryst Din Røv" # "Cruise"# "Strip"# "Kan Du Høre Hende Synge"-Singles:...

     (#1)
  • 2007: 3: Fresh, Fri, Fly
    3: Fresh, Fri, Fly
    -Track listing:#"Alt Hvad Du Gør Mig Til"#"Boing!"#"Når Et Lys Slukkes"#"I Love Ya"#"Nu Er Det For Sent"#"Fresh, Fri, Fly"#"Årstiderne Skifter"#"Op På Hesten"#"Et Sidste Kys"#"Gi'r Dig Mer'"#"Vidne Til Det Hele"-Singles:...

     (#2)
  • 2011: Engle eller dæmoner (#1)

Live albums
  • 2003: Det vi gør (DVD format)

Compilations
  • 2008: De Største (#1) (2 CDs and 1 DVD)

Singles

Top positions all in Danish Singles Chart
  • 2002: "Nik & Jay" (#3)
  • 2002: "Hot" (—)
  • 2003: "Elsker hende mere" (—)
  • 2003: "Ta' mig tilbage" (—)
  • 2004: "Pop-pop!" (—)
  • 2004: "En dag tilbage" (—)
  • 2004: "Lækker" (—)
  • 2005: "Kan du høre hende synge" (—)
  • 2005: "Strip" (—)
  • 2006: "Boing!" (#2)
  • 2006: "Når et lys slukkes" (#4)
  • 2006: "I Love Ya" (#8)
  • 2007: "Et sidste kys" (#21)
  • 2007: "Op på hesten" (—)
  • 2008: "Kommer igen!" (#1)
  • 2008: "Endnu en" (#8)
  • 2008: "Du gør mig høj" (#29)
  • 2009: "En dag tilbage" (#37)
  • 2009: "Xtra Nummer" (#27)
  • 2009: "Drømmemusik" (#34)
  • 2011: "Mod solnedgangen" (#1)
  • 2011: "Gi' mig dine tanker" (#6)
  • 2011: "Bølgerne ved vesterhavet" (featuring Eivor and Burhan G
    Burhan G
    Burhan Genç known as Burhan G is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish/Turkish origin from Turkey. His father is Turkish origin and his mother kurdish origin. He has three albums including Burhan G in 2010. that was certified platinum in Denmark...

    )
  • 2011: "Luder i kirke"
  • 2011: "Gi' mig dine tanker"
  • 2011: "Udødelige"

http://danishcharts.com/search.asp?search=nik+%26+Jay&cat=s

featured in
  • 2004: "Girl Talk" (Dhani feat. Nik & Jay) (—)
  • 2007: "Hvad nu hvis" (Alex
    Alex (singer)
    Alex Ambrose is a Danish singer, songwriter and actor. As a soloist, he is better known by his first name Alex....

     feat. Nik & Jay) (#1)
  • 2008: "Højere vildere (Skru op for den bitch)" (Rune RK
    Rune RK
    Rune Reilly Kølsch , also known as Rune RK, Rune and Enur, is a record producer and DJ from Denmark. Together with his half-brother Johannes Torpe they make up the musical production team Artificial Funk.-Career:...

     and Morten Breum
    Morten Breum
    Morten Breum is a Danish DJ and producer.He started as a teaching assistant in Amaliegården, Beder.In 2008, he became known for remixing "Højere vildere " that was a collaboration of Rune RK and Morten Breum featuring the Danish duo Nik & Jay. This single collected a number of awards to this...

     feat. Nik & Jay) (—)
  • 2009: "Den hele sandhed" (Julie
    Julie Berthelsen
    Julie Ivalo Broberg Berthelsen is a Greenlandic singer and songwriter. She is known largely for her success on the TV series Popstars. Although she finished in second place, she has become more popular and successful than the first place winner...

     feat. Nik & Jay) (—)
  • 2009: "Yo Yo Pt 2" (Joey Moe
    Joey Moe
    Joey Lanni Moe Lynghave is a Danish Hawaiian hip-hop and pop singer and producer. He has collaborations with a number of Danish artists.-Career:Joey Moe studied at the Danish music school Sankt Annae Gymnasium...

    , Jinks
    Jinks (rapper)
    Lars Ankerstjerne Christensen better known as Ankerstjerne is a Danish rapper and songwriter. From 2007 to 2010 the rapper was known as Jinks, but he returned to using his birth name Lars Ankerstjerne with the release of his self-titled album Ankerstjerne.-Jinks:Lars Ankerstjerne debuted in 2007...

    , Nik & Jay) (#11)
  • 2009: "Hulahop" (Joey Moe, Nik & Jay) (#3)
  • 2009: "Domestic" (Morten Breum
    Morten Breum
    Morten Breum is a Danish DJ and producer.He started as a teaching assistant in Amaliegården, Beder.In 2008, he became known for remixing "Højere vildere " that was a collaboration of Rune RK and Morten Breum featuring the Danish duo Nik & Jay. This single collected a number of awards to this...

     feat. Nik & Jay) (#3)
  • 2009: "Jeg vil ha dig for mig selv" (Burhan G
    Burhan G
    Burhan Genç known as Burhan G is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish/Turkish origin from Turkey. His father is Turkish origin and his mother kurdish origin. He has three albums including Burhan G in 2010. that was certified platinum in Denmark...

     feat. Nik & Jay) (—)
  • 2010: "Tættere på himlen
    Tættere på himlen
    "Tættere på himlen" is a Danish language hit song by Burhan G, a Danish pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish origin, featuring Danish duo Nik & Jay. "Tættere på himlen" appeared on he 2010 album Burhan G and was released on the Danish record label Copenhagen Records...

    " (Burhan G
    Burhan G
    Burhan Genç known as Burhan G is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish/Turkish origin from Turkey. His father is Turkish origin and his mother kurdish origin. He has three albums including Burhan G in 2010. that was certified platinum in Denmark...

     feat. Nik & Jay) (#1)
  • 2010: "Fest" (Morten Breum feat. Nik & Jay) (#2)
  • 2011: "Er du derude" (Joey Moe
    Joey Moe
    Joey Lanni Moe Lynghave is a Danish Hawaiian hip-hop and pop singer and producer. He has collaborations with a number of Danish artists.-Career:Joey Moe studied at the Danish music school Sankt Annae Gymnasium...

     feat. Nik & Jay) (#17)
  • 2011: "My City" (Erik and Kriss feat. Nik & Jay) (—)


Appearances

Awards

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