Anne Linnet

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Anne Linnet
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Anne Linnet during a concert in 2006.
Background information
Born (1953-07-30) 30 July 1953 (age 70)
Århus, Denmark [1]
GenresPop, rock, musical, classical music
Occupation(s)Musician, author
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano
Years active1969 –present
Anne Linnet, Nibe Festival 2009. Anne Linnet.jpg
Anne Linnet, Nibe Festival 2009.

Anne Kristine Linnet (born 30 July 1953) is a Danish singer, musician and songwriter. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of the bands Tears, Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, Marquis de Sade and Bitch Boys. Anne Linnet is one of a small group of Danish songstresses who have been popular for multiple decades. She is, and has been for five decades, a distinctive figure on the Danish music scene and is known for her honest musical phrasings, memorable and sometimes feministic lyrics, and renewal through explorations into a number of music styles. [2] [3] [4]

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Linnet has received several Danish awards, is Knight of the Dannebrog and is granted subsidies from the Danish Arts Foundation. [5] In 2008, she received IFPI Denmark's prize of honour for her work of many years on the Danish music scene. [6]

Career

Anne Linnet began her career in 1969 by performing folk music / folk rock, and she was in the Århus-based band Tears from 1971 to 1976. Linnet recorded the albums Sweet Thing (often regarded as her solo album) and Tears in My Ears, both with the band Tears that also included Holger Laumann. Anne Linnet also sang musical works by Holger Laumann with Radioens Big Band and others since 1971. [2] [4] [3] In 1973, she was one of the founding members of the all-female band Shit & Chanel, which released four albums in their seven years together. One of their largest hits was the song "Smuk og dejlig", written by Anne Linnet. One of the reasons for the band's split was that the House of Chanel had won a lawsuit against them, regarding the use of the name Chanel. After that, the band members felt a need to move on and do something new. [7] [6]

Following the split, Anne Linnet formed Anne Linnet Band, which released two albums in 1981 to 1982. Two other singers and musicians in the band were Sanne Salomonsen and Lis Sørensen, both popular singers/musicians who have since had long and successful careers.

In 1983, Anne Linnet formed a new wave band named Marquis de Sade. The sound was harder and more electronic, inspired by other European eighties bands, such as Eurythmics, and was a change from the softer pop/folk sound that had characterised her music until then. The musical theme and lyrics of Marquis de Sade were also inspired by Hamburg's red-light district. [8] The album Linnet/Salomonsen from 1984 was the music for a play in Bellevue Teatret named Berlin 84, and was inspired by Toula and Barbarella who worked in a red-light district. The lyrics of Linnet/Salomonsen deal with issues of LGBT erasure and male privilege, and has similar themes to Marquis de Sade. [9] [10] Marquis de Sade released three albums, Hvid magi in 1985, En elsker in 1986 and Over mig under mig in 2002, since the album from 1983 was merely titled Marquis de Sade and marketed as the artist name Anne Linnet. The three other albums have both the artist names Marquis de Sade and Anne Linnet on the front cover. At the time, they created some controversy, and became known for some of their songs having sadomasochistic ("Marquis de Sade") and lesbian ("Hils din mor", "Venus") themes. They had large hits with songs such as "Glor på vinduer", "Nattog" and "Venus". [11] [6]

In 1986, Anne Linnet wrote the song "Barndommens gade" for the film of the same name, based on the novel by the Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen. She set a number of Tove Ditlevsen's poems to music, which was released on the album Barndommens gade. The poem/song "Barndommens gade" became a hit. [6] She founded the record company Pladecompagniet at the turn of the year 1986/1987. [12] [13]

In 1988, Linnet released the album Jeg er jo lige her (Danish for "I am (after all) right here"). The album has sold in more than 400,000 copies, which makes it her commercial high point. [14] The first single was the evergreen "Tusind stykker" (Danish for "thousand pieces"), which became a large hit, first in Anne Linnet's version, and later also in a Swedish version, performed by the Swedish singer and musician Björn Afzelius. [6]

In 1989, she released the album Min sang in collaboration with the Danish priest, author and lecturer Johannes Møllehave. The album contains poems inspired by Christian faith. Linnet and Møllehave have later collaborated on a series of church concerts and lectures.

In 1994, the record company Pladecompagniet was sold to Sony for more than ten million kroner. [15] In 1994-'95, Linnet wrote a chamber opera named Thorvaldsen while she was resident in Rome. The opera was released on CD in 1996 and is about the Danish, 19th-century sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. [16] In 1997, Linnet established her second all-female band Bitch Boys that released an album of the same name that year. [17] In 1999, Linnet founded her second record company Circle Records. [13]

Anne Linnet has also authored some books: In 1983, she published a collection of poems named Glimt. In 1999, the first part of her memoir Hvor kommer drømmene fra? In 2000, four short children's books about Ivan the dog. In 2012, the second part of her memoir Testamentet.

In 2006, she had a showing of her oil paintings in Rundetårn, Copenhagen. In 2007, she released the critically acclaimed solo album Akvarium which became a success and reached first place on the Danish record chart. [18] [6]

On 20 August 2012, it was announced that Linnet would replace Cutfather as a judge on X Factor for its sixth season, joining Thomas Blachman and fellow new judge Ida Corr (who replaced Pernille Rosendahl). She mentored the Groups category and came in third place with Wasteland. For unknown reasons, Linnet did not return as a judge for the seventh season and was replaced by original judge Remee.

Personal life

Anne Linnet passed her Studentereksamen (A levels equivalent) at Århus Statsgymnasium and went on to obtain a degree from the Royal Academy of Music, Århus. She is a bisexual and has been in a romantic relationship with both males and females. [19] [20] From 1974 to 1985, she was married to the jazz musician Holger Laumann, whom she had lived together with since 1971. [21] They had two children; Eva (Evamaria) and Jan Martin (Sean), now named Marcus. [13] [22] She is also the mother of Alexander Theo Linnet, whom she had with Mads Buhl Nielsen. [23] Alexander followed a musical life like his mother and is known as Xander and his single "Det burde ikk være sådan her" topped the Danish Singles Charts in 2011. Linnet also has two adopted Rumanian-born children, Peter and Maria. [24]

On 6 June 2010, BT reported that Anne Linnet had signed a partnership and awaited children with 22-year-old Tessa Franck. [25] On 31 July 2010, Tessa Franck Linnet gave birth to a daughter named Isolde Elisabeth Franck Linnet. On 19 April 2013, Tessa gave birth to a boy named Nemo. In December 2013, Anne Linnet announced that the couple had separated. [26]

Anne Linnet married 38 years younger Kathrine Kjær, which she had been in a relationship with since 2017. [27] They were divorced in 2022. [28]

Discography

Bibliography

Notes

  1. ↑ Christensen, Uffe (10 November 2012). "Muser og mænd - musik og masochisme". Jyllands-Posten . Retrieved 25 December 2023. Dengang foregik alt med fødebyen Aarhus som udgangspunkt og [...] [English: Back then, everything happened with the city of birth Aarhus as a starting point and [...]]
  2. 1 2 Anne Linnet. Den Store Danske. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 Anne Linnet. Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 Anne Linnet's webpage. Archived 14 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine .
  5. ↑ Bille, Torben, ed. (2002). Dansk rockleksikon (in Danish) (1st ed.). Politikens Forlag. pp. 292–293. ISBN   87-567-6525-8. Linnet har modtaget en række priser - Preben Harris' Dramatikerlegat i 85, LO's Kulturpris i 86, Handelsbanken Århus' Pris i 87. Hun blev kåret som Årets Sangerinde i 85, 86 og 89. Hun er Ridder af Dannebrog og modtager livsvarig ydelse fra Statens Kunstfond. [English: Linnet has received a number of awards - Preben Harris' Dramatikerlegat in '85, LO's Kulturpris in '86, Handelsbanken Århus' Pris in '87. She was elected Songstress of the Year in '85, '86 and '89. She is Knight of the Dannebrog and receives life-long grants from the Danish Arts Foundation.]
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 GAFFApedia. Archived 24 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine .
  7. ↑ Kvindestemmer. DR (broadcaster). Archived 19 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine .
  8. ↑ Eriksen, Jan (2019). Anne, Sanne og Lis: Historien om en dansk musikrevolution (in Danish) (1st ed.). Storyhouse. p. 100. ISBN   9788711911679. Det første kim til det, der skulle blive til Marquis de Sade, blev plantet under en turné med Anne Linnet Band i et par klubber i Hamburgs red light district. [English: The genesis of what became Marquis de Sade was planted during a tour with Anne Linnet Band, in a couple of clubs in Hamburg's red-light district.]
  9. ↑ Linnet, Anne (2012). Testamentet (in Danish) (1st ed.). People's Press. p. 274. ISBN   978-87-7108-597-6. Jeg bestiller en billet til New York for at mødes med min veninde Dorte, som danser i Colorado og snart er færdig dér, og en til Berlin, så jeg kan lave min research til forestillingen på Bellevue Teatret. I Berlin vil jeg interviewe Toula og Barbarella. Jeg har besluttet, at Berlin 84 skal foregå i Toulas bar og handle om alle de ting, jeg går og tænker på omkring kvindeliv og kvindeskæbner [...] [English: I order a ticket to New York to meet my friend Dorte, who dances in Colorado and is soon done there, and one to Berlin, so that I can make my research for the play in Bellevue Teatret. In Berlin, I want to interview Toula og Barbarella. I have decided that Berlin 84 must take place in Toula's bar and be about all those things, which I think about regarding women's life and women's destinies [...]]
  10. ↑ Eriksen, Jan (2019). Anne, Sanne og Lis: Historien om en dansk musikrevolution (in Danish) (1st ed.). Storyhouse. p. 122. ISBN   9788711911679. Musikken fra Berlin 84, der naturligt lå i forlængelse af Marquis de Sade, udkom under titlen Linnet-Salomonsen. [English: The music from Berlin 84, which was naturally an extension of Marquis de Sade, was released under the title Linnet-Salomonsen.]
  11. ↑ Official history of Marquis de Sade (Danish band) Archived 22 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine .
  12. ↑ Official history of Marquis de Sade (Danish band) Archived 22 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine . "I efteråret 1986 stiftede Anne Linnet sammen med A og R medarbejderen fra CBS records Jan Degner sit eget pladeselskab: Pladecompagniet. [English: In the autumn of 1986, Anne Linnet, together with A and R employee from CBS records Jan Degner, founded her own record company: Pladecompagniet.]"
  13. 1 2 3 Official timeline Archived 2 December 2002 at the Wayback Machine .
  14. ↑ Schütt-Jensen, Kasper (15 October 2007). "Anne Linnet indspiller egen musikhistorie". Jyllands-Posten . Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. [...] det kommercielle højdepunkt "Jeg er jo lige her" (1988), som i dag er solgt i mere end 400.000 eksemplarer. [English: [...] the commercial high point "Jeg er jo lige her" (1988), which today is sold in more than 400,000 copies.]
  15. ↑ Drejer, Dennis (20 September 2012). "Karrieren har sat sig på tværs". B.T. Retrieved 25 December 2023. Desuden blev hun mangemillionær, da hun i 1994 solgte sit pladeselskab Pladecompagniet og kunstnere som Alberte, TV2, Johnny Madsen og Peter Belli til Sony for et tociftret millionbeløb. [English: Furthermore, she became a multimillionaire, when she sold her record company Pladecompagniet in 1994 with artists such as Alberte, TV2, Johnny Madsen and Peter Belli to Sony for a sum of more than ten million.]
  16. ↑ Official history of the chamber opera Thorvaldsen Archived 14 December 2002 at the Wayback Machine .
  17. ↑ Bitch Boys by Bitch Boys. Discogs.
  18. ↑ Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (2 November 2007). "Anne Linnet nummer 1 på hitlisten". Gaffa. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  19. ↑ ANNE LINNET FYLDER 70 – læs stort portrætinterview fra 2015. Gaffa. "Jeg var sammen med Holger, jeg elskede ham, men var tidligt bevidst om min biseksualitet, Smuk og Dejlig er skrevet til en kvinde. Men det var ikke noget problem mellem os, det lå i tiden. [English: I was together with Holger, I loved him, but was early aware of my bisexuality, Smuk og Dejlig is written for a woman. But it was no problem for us, it is a thing of the past.]"
  20. ↑ ”Vi er skilt, men stadig kærester”. ALT for damerne. "Anne Linnet har dannet par med både mænd og kvinder [...] [English: Anne Linnet has been in a romantic relationship with both men and women [...]]"
  21. ↑ Nielsen, Jens-Emil (2013). 70'er rock: Dansk rock 1970-1980 (in Danish) (1st ed.). Her & Nu. p. 76. ISBN   978-87-90184-93-3. Anne Linnet flytter sammen med den 11 år ældre saxofonist og jazzmusiker Holger Laumann, allerede mens hun som 18-årig går i 3. g. [English: Anne Linnet moves in with the 11 years older saxophonist and jazz musician Holger Laumann, already while she as an 18-year-old is in the 3rd year of gymnasium.]
  22. ↑ Skrydstrup, Ingelise (2 August 2010). "57-årige Anne Linnet er blevet mor igen". B.T. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  23. ↑ BilledBladet: Anne Linnets søn topper de danske hitlister Archived 15 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish).
  24. ↑ Jørgensen, Susanne (22 September 2012). "Anne Linnet adopterer to rumænske feriebørn". B.T. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  25. ↑ Anne Linnet gift med gravid 22-årig. B.T.
  26. ↑ Seeberg, Kenan (26 December 2013). "Anne Linnet er blevet skilt". Berlingske Tidende . Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  27. ↑ Anne Linnet er ligeglad med, hvad alle andre tænker: Forelskelsen har altid været mit allerstærkeste brændstof. Politiken.
  28. ↑ Ritzau (27 August 2022). "Anne Linnet skal skilles efter fem års forhold". TV 2 . Retrieved 25 December 2023.

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