Carl August Nielsen was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer.
Sissel Kyrkjebø, also known abroad as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. Kyrkjebø is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs to classical vocals and operatic arias.
Jon Dahl Tomasson is a Danish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Sweden national team.
Hans Abrahamsen is a Danish composer born in Kongens Lyngby near Copenhagen. His Let me tell you (2013), a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, was ranked by music critics at The Guardian as the finest work of the 21st-century. His opera The Snow Queen was commissioned and premiered by the Royal Danish Theatre in 2019.
Frederik Reesen Magle is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist. He writes contemporary classical music as well as fusion of classical music and other genres. His compositions include orchestral works, cantatas, chamber music, and solo works, including several compositions commissioned by the Danish royal family. Magle has gained a reputation as an organ virtuoso, and as a composer and performing artist who does not refrain from venturing into more experimental projects – often with improvisation – bordering jazz, electronica, and other non-classical genres.
Roy Johan Andreas Johansson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He got his breakthrough with the Swedish team Djurgårdens IF, winning two Allsvenskan championships and two Swedish Cup trophies. He later played for Premier League team Wigan Athletic, before joining AaB with whom he won the Danish Superliga and was named team captain. A full international between 2002 and 2008, he won 16 caps for the Sweden national team.
The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded annually by NOMUS, the Nordic Music Committee. Every two years it is awarded for a work by a living composer. In the intervening years it is awarded to a performing musician or ensemble.
Johan Tommy Karlsson is a Swedish techno/electropop artist who uses the alias Familjen.
Jakob Kullberg is a classical cellist, noted for his collaboration with the Danish composer Per Nørgård.
Martin Fröst is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor. As a clarinetist, he performs internationally and is considered one of the most renowned instrumental soloists ever.
Trine Søndergaard, is a Danish photography-based visual artist. Trine Søndergaard lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Christopher Lund Nissen is a Danish singer from Copenhagen, signed to EMI Denmark. In November 2012, he won an award at the Danish Music Awards 2012. He was awarded New Thinker of the Year, given by Spotify as an innovation prize. Christopher has released five albums, the debut Colours (2012), followed by Told You So (2014), Closer (2016), Under the Surface (2019) and My Blood (2021). Christopher's songs include "Against the Odds, "Nothing in Common", "Told You So", "CPH Girls" and "I Won't Let You Down".
Bjørn Howard Kruse is a Norwegian painter and composer. He is also professor of composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
Marianna Shirinyan is an Armenian-Danish musician and prizewinner of various musical contests. A Steinway Artist.
Ukendt Kunstner is a Danish hip hop group from Copenhagen, founded in 2012 by rapper Hans Philip and producer Jens Ole Wowk McCoy. They were signed to the label Sony Music Denmark.
Henrik Have was a Danish visual artist and author. His parents were a laborer, farm owner. Helmer Andreas Have and laborer Carla Christine Bloch. In 1989, he married Anne Katrine Kokholm Nielsen.
The Crown Prince Couple's Awards are a set of culture and social prizes awarded annually by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. The awards were established in 2004 as a gift from the Bikuben Foundation on the occasion of the couple's marriage.
Patrick Spiegelberg is a Danish singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer and vocal producer. He has also performed with the stage name Glamboy P, and has earlier used the names Patrick Hellegård and Rick Spiegel.
Andreas Miroslav Palicka is a Swedish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team.
Dreamers' Circus is a Nordic band consisting of Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Ale Carr (Sweden) and Nikolaj Busk (Denmark).
