Joey Moe

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Joey Moe
Joey Moe (danish artist) at Danish DJ Awards 2007.jpg
Moe in 2007
Background information
Birth nameJoey Lanni Moe Lynghave
Born (1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 37)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1996–present
Labels Nexus Music
Website joeymoe.dk

Joey Lanni Moe Lynghave (born 8 June 1985) is a Danish singer and producer. [1] During his career, he has collaborated with a number of other Danish artists.

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Career

Joey Moe graduated from Sankt Annae Gymnasium (high school) in 2004. In 1996, when he was only 10, he formed a boy band named Nothing Special with Theis Keller who later on became part of another Danish boy band, Fu:el, that took part in a Danish Popstar competition in 2003.

After the dissolution of Nothing Special, Moe continued with music particularly alongside rapper Jinks, both eventually joining the Nexus Music record label owned by producers Jon & Jules and Nik & Jay.

In 2009, he released a major dance single, "Yo-Yo", that reached No. 3 on the official Danish Singles Chart. [2] The song also topped the dance charts for many months receiving platinum status. He also received the Voice Prisen '09 award. In February 2010, he released internationally an English version of "Yo-Yo" on the record label Universal which garnered airplay in Germany, Austria, Poland, Switzerland and Sweden.

He has also written for Basim on the single "Befri dig selv" and for Nicolai on the songs "Når du danser for mig" and "Du er en stjerne".

Discography

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References

  1. Joey Moe artist page on LastFM site
  2. "Yo-Yo" song page on Top40-Charts website
  3. "Klarsyn by Joey Moe on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.