Rasmus Seebach
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Rasmus Seebach is a Danish
singer-songwriter
and record producer
who had his debut with the Danish language
single "Engel" ("Angel") in April 2009.
Seebach has written and produced songs for Danish and international artists since the late 1990s. Together with his brother, Nicolai Seebach, he runs the production company Top Notch Music. The two wrote the music for the charity song "Hvor små vi er" ("How small we are") for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
and tsunami
.
His self-titled debut album
consists of 12 tracks and was released on September 28, 2009, containing among others the singles "Engel" and "Glad igen" ("Happy again").
Rasmus Seebach is a son of Tommy Seebach
, about whom he has also written a song, namely "Den jeg er" ("Who I am"). In the song, Rasmus tells his father that they have forgiven him and are doing fine, despite the father's alcoholism
and sudden death. His brother Nicolai Seebach
is also a well-known musician, songwriter and producer who co-writes most of Rasmus' materials.
Solo
Other countries
Featured in
(peak positions reached on Danish Singles Chart in parenthesis)
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...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
who had his debut with the Danish language
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...
single "Engel" ("Angel") in April 2009.
Seebach has written and produced songs for Danish and international artists since the late 1990s. Together with his brother, Nicolai Seebach, he runs the production company Top Notch Music. The two wrote the music for the charity song "Hvor små vi er" ("How small we are") for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
and tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
.
His self-titled debut album
Rasmus Seebach (album)
-Release history:-Charts:The album was at the top of the Danish Albums Chart Tracklisten for a total of 25 weeks including 7 weeks in 2009 and 18 more weeks in 2010 ....
consists of 12 tracks and was released on September 28, 2009, containing among others the singles "Engel" and "Glad igen" ("Happy again").
Rasmus Seebach is a son of Tommy Seebach
Tommy Seebach
Tommy Seebach , born Tommy Seebach Mortensen in Copenhagen, Denmark, was a popular Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer. He is best known as front man of Sir Henry and his Butlers and for numerous contributions to the Danish version of the Eurovision Song contest, Dansk Melodi...
, about whom he has also written a song, namely "Den jeg er" ("Who I am"). In the song, Rasmus tells his father that they have forgiven him and are doing fine, despite the father's alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
and sudden death. His brother Nicolai Seebach
Nicolai Seebach
Nicolai Seebach is a Danish songwriter and music producer.-Career:He is the son of Tommy Seebach, a popular Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer who died of a heart attack as 53-year-old...
is also a well-known musician, songwriter and producer who co-writes most of Rasmus' materials.
Albums
As G-Bach- 1999: Skakmat
Solo
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
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| DEN Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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| Rasmus Seebach Rasmus Seebach (album) -Release history:-Charts:The album was at the top of the Danish Albums Chart Tracklisten for a total of 25 weeks including 7 weeks in 2009 and 18 more weeks in 2010 .... |
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1 | — | 10 | Denmark: 10X Platinum |
| Mer' end kærlighed Mer' end kærlighed iTunes bonus track... |
ArtPeople ArtPeople is a Danish arts and entertainment company specializing in book and music publishing and also acting as a booking agency.-Operations:*ArtPeople Musik & DVD department - Publishes and releases recordings through the ArtPeople Record label... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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Singles
In Scandinavian countries| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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| 2009 | "Engel" | 1 | — | 12 | Rasmus Seebach Rasmus Seebach (album) -Release history:-Charts:The album was at the top of the Danish Albums Chart Tracklisten for a total of 25 weeks including 7 weeks in 2009 and 18 more weeks in 2010 .... |
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| "Glad igen" | 2 | — | — | |||
| "Den jeg er" | 3 | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Lidt i fem" | 3 | — | — | ||
| "Natteravn Natteravn "Natteravn" is a pop song recorded by Danish singer Rasmus Seebach taken from his debut album by the same name. It was released as the album's fourth single in Denmark... " |
14 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | "I mine øjne I mine øjne Lidt i fem""I mine øjne" is a Danish song by the singer and songwriter Rasmus Seebach from the singer's second album Mer' end kærlighed. The single was released on 22 August 2011 with the ArtPeople label as an advance single of the album.-Context:"I mine øjne" is about Rasmus Seebach's love for... " |
1 | — | — | Mer' end kærlighed Mer' end kærlighed iTunes bonus track... |
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| "Under Stjernerne på himlen" | 3 | — | — | |||
| "Mer' end kærlighed" | 22 | — | — | |||
| "Millionær" (feat Ankerstjerne) | 27 | — | — | |||
| "Lys i din Lejlighed" | 31 | — | — |
Other countries
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 2011 | "Angel" | — | TBA | English language version of "Engel" |
| "Calling (Nighthawk) Natteravn "Natteravn" is a pop song recorded by Danish singer Rasmus Seebach taken from his debut album by the same name. It was released as the album's fourth single in Denmark... " |
90 | English language version of "Natteravn Natteravn "Natteravn" is a pop song recorded by Danish singer Rasmus Seebach taken from his debut album by the same name. It was released as the album's fourth single in Denmark... " |
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| "—" means it did not chart. | ||||
Featured in
(peak positions reached on Danish Singles Chart in parenthesis)
- 2011: "Fotografi af dig" (Ankerstjerne feat. Rasmus Seebach) (#22)
- 2011: "1000 år" (Ankerstjerne feat. Rasmus Seebach) (#37)
External links
- Rasmus Seebach Official website
- Rasmus Seebach on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....