Benjamin Hav

Benjamin Hav
Birth name	Mads Benjamin Kortland Hav
Born	(1985-06-12) 12 June 1985 (age 39) Østerbro, Denmark
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, musician
Member of	Benal  [ da ]

Mads Benjamin Kortland Hav (born 12 June 1985) is a Danish rapper and musician.

Hav was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, the son of lyricist Niels Hav. He debuted in 2013 with the EP Baby together with producer Magnus Albert Wanscher in the duo Benal. ^[1] The duo has received several awards for their releases. ^[2]

In 2020, Hav broke out as a solo artist with the albums Spice Up Your Life and Dit syge dyr. ^{[3] [4]} The following year, he released the album Tesla ^[5] with the disco track "Den dejligste boy" which went platinum in Denmark. ^[6] He received the Gaffa Award for Hip Hop Album of the Year in 2022 for the album Tesla. ^[7] In recent years, he has worked as a solo artist with "Familien", a creative community and backing band, and in 2023 he received the Gaffa Award for Livenavn of the Year 2023. ^[8] He announced in an interview with Euroman that his fourth studio album Jeg vil bare gerne være et godt menneske, men det er ikke let would be released on 31 January 2025. ^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		DEN
Spice Up Your LIfe	Released: 3 January 2020 Label: Sony Music Denmark	2 [10]	DEN: Gold [11]
Dit syge dyr	Released: 10 January 2020 Label: Sony Music Denmark	10 [12]
Tesla	Released: 5 March 2021 Label: Sony Music Denmark	5 [13]	DEN: Platinum [14]
Jeg vil bare gerne være et godt menneske, men det er ikke let	Released: 31 January 2025 Label: Sony Music Denmark	3 [15]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		DEN
"Air Tonight" (Emil Kruse featuring Benjamin Hav)	Released: 22 March 2019 Label: Universal Music Denmark	20 [16]	DEN: Platinum [17]
"Nik & Jay" (TopGunn featuring Benjamin Hav)	Released: 26 April 2019 Label: Ung & Eksponeret	8 [18]	DEN: 2× Platinum [19]
"Plastic" (Pind featuring Benjamin Hav)	Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Sony Music Denmark	—	DEN: Platinum [20]
"Musse"	Released: 3 January 2020 Label: Sony Music Denmark	—	DEN: Gold [21]
"Spice Up Your Life"		—	DEN: Gold [22]
"Tættere end vi tror" (P3 featuring Benjamin Hav, Christopher, Clara, Don Stefano, Jada, Lukas Graham, Mads Langer and Tessa)	Released: 27 April 2020 Label: DR Salg	1 [23]	DEN: Platinum [23]
"The Show Must Go On"	Released: 22 May 2020 Label: Sony Music Denmark	—
"Hold min Hånd"	Released: 24 July 2020 Label: Sony Music Denmark	—
"Den dejligste Boy"	Released: 5 February 2021 Label: Sony Music Denmark	28 [24]	DEN: Platinum [25]
"T-Pain" (with Larry 44)	Released: 6 August 2021 Label: Sony Music Denmark	31 [26]
"Cannelloni & Kød"	Released: 19 November 2021 Label: Sony Music Denmark	—	DEN: Gold [27]
"Hvidt Flag" (Thomas Helmig featuring Benjamin Hav)	Released: 3 June 2022 Label: Sony Music Denmark	—
"Esbjerg, torden og regn"	Released: 26 May 2023 Label: Sony Music Denmark	—
"Sirjegsindssyg" (Lamin and Artigeardit featuring Benjamin Hav)	Released: 1 September 2023 Label: Universal Denmark	26 [28]
"Første dag" (featuring Ella Augusta)	Released: 13 October 2023 Label: Sony Music Denmark	12 [29]	DEN: Platinum [30]
"København" (Rune Rask and TooManyLeftHands featuring Suspekt and Benjamin Hav)	Released: 29 May 2024 Label: Tabu Records	3 [31]	DEN: Platinum [32]
"Husk at vær' Happy"	Released: 14 June 2024 Label: Sony Music Denmark	40 [33]
"Du ligner din mor" (with Lukas Graham)	Released: 27 December 2024 Label: Sony Music Denmark	1 [34]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. Christian Grau (2020). "Se Benjamin Havs biler gennem karrieren". Euroman. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. "Benal-stjerne i kovending: Trækker stikket til duoen". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
3. Tabart, Malene. "Hvorfor går Benjamin Hav solo midt i Benals succes? »Det er ikke nok for mig«". Soundvenue.com (in Danish). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
4. "Benjamin Hav fra Benal udgiver soloalbum]" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
5. "Dansk rapper udgiver nyt album med vild forhistorie: 'Nogen vil nok afskrive det som fiktion'". DR (in Danish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
6. Christian Ellegaard ,Nicolai Sebastian Holle (10 July 2021). "Poetisk geni' eller 'fuld af lort'? Dansk rimsmed deler vandene med storhittende landeplage". dr.dk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
7. "GAFFA-Prisen-vinder Benjamin Hav: "Det er en skamplet, at jeg har fået den her pris"". Gaffa. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
8. "Gaffa-Prisen 2023: Og vinderne er..." GAFFA. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
9. "Kan vi overhovedet stole på dig, Benjamin Hav?". EUROMAN.
10. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
11. "Benjamin Hav "Spice up your life"". IFPI.
12. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
13. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
14. "Benjamin Hav "Tesla"".
15. "Album Top-40 Uge 5, 2025". Hitlisten . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
16. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
17. "Emil Kruse feat. Benjamin Hav "Air Tonight"". IFPI.
18. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
19. "TopGunn feat. Benjamin Hav "Nik & Jay"". IFPI.
20. "PIND feat. Benjamin Hav "Plastic"". IFPI.
21. "Benjamin Hav "Musse"". IFPI.
22. "Benjamin Hav "Spice Up Your Live"". IFPI.
23. "P3 feat. Lukas Graham, Tessa, Jada, Benjamin Hav, Christopher, Clara, Don Stefano, Mads Langer "Tættere End Vi Tror"". IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
24. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
25. Benjamin Hav "Den Dejligste Boy" | IFPI
26. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
27. "Benjamin Hav "Cannelloni & Kød"". IFPI.
28. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
29. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
30. "Første Dag". IFPI.
31. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
32. "København". IFPI.
33. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.
34. "Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten.NU.

External links

• Benjamin Hav at IMDb