Mr. Nice Guy (EP)

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"Mr. Nice Guy (EP)"
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Single by Trine Dyrholm
from the album Mr. Nice Guy
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2004 (2004-09-30)
Format EP
Recorded2004
Genre Pop, Country
Songwriter(s) Peter Lund Madsen, Anders Lund Madsen and Kim Larsen

Mr Nice Guy is an EP by Danish actress, singer songwriter Trine Dyrholm containing three songs ("Avenuen", "Spejlet" and "Stille") composed for the comedy show of same name "Mr. Nice Guy" showing at the Bellevue Teatret.

Denmark Constitutional monarchy in Europe

Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country. Denmark proper, which is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. The southernmost of the Scandinavian nations, Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also includes two autonomous territories in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km2 (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.

Trine Dyrholm Actress, singer, songwriter

Trine Dyrholm is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national attention when she placed third in the Danish, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national recognition when she won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in her debut film: the teenage romance Springflod. Dyrholm has won the Bodil Award for Best Actress four times and a Bodil award for Best Supporting Actress once as well as four Robert Awards in her acting career.

Bellevue Teatret theatre in Klampenborg near Copenhagen, Denmark

The Bellevue Teatret is a theatre in Klampenborg at the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened in 1936 to the design of Arne Jacobsen, the building is considered one of his most important architectural works and exemplar of Danish functionalism. The theatre is part of a scheme also including the adjoining Bellevue Beach and residential block and was, at the time, seen as a manifestation of "the dream of the modern lifestyle".

Contents

The lyrics of the released EP are those of Peter Lund Madsen and Anders Lund Madsen and music is by Kim Larsen. The songs were sung by the leading actress for the comedy play Trine Dylholm and musical accompaniment by Emil de Waal's band.

Anders Lund Madsen Danish journalist

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.

Kim Larsen Danish musician

Kim Mellius Larsen was a Danish rock and pop musician. He was a major selling Scandinavian act with over 2.5 million albums sold.

Track list

  1. "Avenuen" (3:18)
  2. "Spejlet" (3:13)
  3. "Stille" (2:56)

Chart performance

The EP was released on 30 September 2004 and became a phenomenal success on the Danish Singles Chart staying at the #1 spot for a total of 62 weeks) during 2005 and 2007. [1] The EP spent altogether 135 weeks on the Danish charts.

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