The krone is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, introduced on 1 January 1875. Both the ISO code "DKK" and currency sign "kr." are in common use; the former precedes the value, the latter in some contexts follows it. The currency is sometimes referred to as the Danish crown in English, since krone literally means crown. Historically, krone coins have been minted in Denmark since the 17th century.
TV 2 is a Danish government-owned broadcast and subscription television station in Denmark based in Odense, Funen. The station was founded in 1986, and made its first official broadcast in 1988. It makes daily broadcasts of regional and national news, as well as its morning talk show, Go'morgen Danmark.
Frederik Lauesen is a Danish TV presenter, who has been head of sport for the Danish channel TV 2 since September 2008.
Lykkehjulet is the Danish version of the Wheel of Fortune television game show. Airing in 1988, the show was the first big American game show to be imported to Denmark and it was one of the first successes for Danish broadcaster TV2 when it became Denmark's second TV channel in 1988.
Amin Jensen is a Danish actor and comedian best known as television host for the popular Danish musical game show Hit med sangen.
Hans Edward Andreasen is a Faroese musician, best known for his work as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band The Dreams. He is the founder of the band along with Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen and Heini Mortensen. He is currently the lead guitarist and vocalist for Swardi.
Uffe Elbæk is a Danish politician, social worker, author, journalist, entrepreneur. In 2013 he founded the green political party The Alternative, which he led until February 2020. He is an independent member of the Folketing.
Wafande Pierre Jolivel Zahor, better known by his mononym Wafande, is a Danish singer and songwriter of African-French descent, in the field of reggae, soul and urban-hit tunes and is a true influencer in the nature of the word. These factors are reflected in his music and personality and have made him famous in Denmark. He is signed to Universal Music.
Brandur Hendriksson Olsen is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. divisjon club Fredrikstad and the Faroe Islands national team.
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing; 175 in Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place ten days after the European Parliament elections.
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.
Janni Spies is a Danish businesswoman, multimillionaire, and former owner of the Scandinavian travelling empire Spies Rejser including the charter airline Conair of Scandinavia, companies she inherited from her first husband Simon Spies. Formerly one of Denmark's five richest and the 10th wealthiest woman in Europe, Spies today is chairwoman for Simon Spies Fonden.
Claus Pilgaard, also known as Chili Klaus or Klaus Wunderhits, is a Danish musician and entertainer. He is best known for his Chilismagning series on the internet and on television. For the series, he invites celebrities and other notable figures on several occasions to eat chili peppers with him. One video in particular, where television presenter Bubber participated in the video, received around 2 million views on YouTube. Internationally, he is known for his collaborations with Sean Evans on his Hot Ones series on the First We Feast YouTube channel. Pilgaard has received numerous awards for his videos.
Ibi Katrine Makienok is a Danish model, actress, television presenter, and singer.
Anders Lund Madsen is a Danish journalist, comedian, author, radio personality and talkshow host. He hosts the talkshow "Det Nye Talkshow – med Anders Lund Madsen". Together with his brother Peter Lund Madsen, he has performed several shows at the Bellevue Theater and in Bremen Theater. Together they wrote the lyrics of the song "Avenuen", which was part of one of their shows performed by Trine Dyrholm. They have also participated in the quiz program Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? where they have twice won the main prize of 1 million kroner.
Rasmus Prehn is a Danish politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. He previously served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020. He has been a member of the Folketing since the 2005 Danish general election.
Mikkel Hyllegaard is a Danish professional footballer who plays for SønderjyskE in the Danish 1st Division.
Go' morgen Danmark is a Danish morning television show that airs on TV 2. The program airs live from Copenhagen's Central Station, with occasional segments recorded at Tivoli. As of June 2020, it is hosted by Mikkel Kryger, Ida Wohlert, Adam Duvå Hall, Louise Wolff, Steen Langeberg, and Puk Elgård.
X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Like the end of season 13, season 14 continued live shows without audiences due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Solveig Lindelof won the season and Oh Land became the winning mentor for the first time and Solveig Lindelof became the first winner in the Danish X Factor history to appear in the bottom two.
Events in the year 2023 in Denmark.
