Marie Key

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Marie Key
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Background information
Birth nameMarie Key Kristiansen
Also known asMarie Key
Born (1979-10-07) 7 October 1979 (age 44) [1]
Denmark
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2002 present
LabelsSony Music
Past membersMarie Key Band:
Marie Key
Jakob Thorkild
Marie Louise von Bülow
Mads Andersen
Website www.mariekey.dk

Marie Key Kristiansen better known as Marie Key is a Danish pop singer and songwriter. Marie released a successful debut single "Se nu herhen" ('Look over here') taken from her debut album I byen igen ('In the town again'). With her second solo album De her dage ('These days'), Marie became an even bigger commercial success, reaching No. 1 on the Danish Album Charts.

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Since 2002, Marie has worked with a number of musicians, firstly with her band called the Marie Key Band. Based in Copenhagen, the band included Marie Key (lead vocals, guitar and songwriter), Jakob Thorkild (guitar), Marie Louise von Bülow (double bass and backing vocals) and Mads Andersen (drummer and backing vocals). Their genre was considered 'urban pop' and their biggest hit was "Per" and "Kleptoman".

Discography

Albums

as Marie Key Band

Solo

YearAlbumChartsCertification
DEN
[2]
2011I byen igen23Platinum
2012De her dage14× Platinum
2015Tænker du vi danser1Platinum
2018Giganter9
[3]
2022Lys Finale38
[4]

Singles

YearSingleChartsCertificationAlbum
DEN
[2]
2012"Se nu herhen"16I byen igen
"Uopnåelig"4De her dage
"Langt ude"36Non-album release
2013"Uden forsvar"3 [5] DEN: 3xPlatin [6] De her dage
"Landet"23 [7]
2015"Fatter det nu"19

Featured in

YearSingleChartsCertificationAlbum
DEN
[2]
2013"Gå med dig"
(Nephew feat. Marie Key)
1DEN: GoldNephew album
Hjertestarter

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References

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