Nik & Jay | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Værløse, Denmark |
Genres | |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Nexus Music |
Members | Niclas Genckel Petersen Jannik Brandt Thomsen |
Website | nikogjay |
Nik & Jay is a Danish hip-hop/pop duo made of Niclas Genckel Petersen (born 8 November 1980 in Herlev) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen (born 16 June 1981).
Their #2 single Hot! won them Hit of the Year and Best New Artist at the Danish Music Awards in 2003. Other hits have included En Dag Tilbage (One Day Left), Lækker (Hot), Kan Du Høre Hende Synge? (Can you hear her sing?) and Boing!.
They released a CD and DVD of their concert tour from 2003.
The single "Boing!" and the album, 3: Fresh - Fri - Fly have given them even more success and a bigger variety of ages among the fans.
Nik and Jay played soccer together in Værløse, Denmark during their youth. Nik sang in a punk band and rollerbladed while Jay was a prominent skateboarder. They began to party together then eventually began to produce music.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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Nik & Jay |
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2 |
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3: Fresh, Fri, Fly |
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Engle eller dæmoner |
| 1 | |
United |
| 2 |
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Længe leve drømmene |
| 2 [2] |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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DEN [1] | |||
De Største | 1 | ||
De første fra Nik & Jay |
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Det vi gør |
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Copenhagen Pop Cartel |
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Title | Year | Peak position | Certifications | Album |
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DEN [1] | ||||
"Nik & Jay" | 2002 | 3 |
| Nik & Jay |
"Hot" | — | |||
"Elsker hende mere" | 2003 | — | ||
"Ta' mig tilbage" | — | |||
"Pop-pop!" | 2004 | — | 2 | |
"En dag tilbage" | — |
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"Lækker" | — |
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"Kan du høre hende synge" | 2005 | — | ||
"Strip" | — | |||
"Boing!" | 2006 | 2 |
| 3: Fresh, Fri, Fly |
"Når et lys slukkes" | 4 |
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"I Love Ya" | 8 |
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"Et sidste kys" | 2007 | 2 |
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"Op på hesten" | — | |||
"Kommer igen!" | 2008 | 1 |
| De største |
"Endnu en" | 2 |
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"Mod solnedgangen" | 2011 | 1 |
| Engle eller dæmoner |
"Gi' mig dine tanker" | 6 |
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"Udødelige" | 7 |
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"Mit hjerte" | 2012 | — | ||
"Vi vandt i dag" (feat. Landsholdet) | 2 | Non-album single | ||
"United" (feat. Lisa Rowe) | 2013 | 1 | Copenhagen Pop Cartel (EP) | |
"Clappin'" | 20 | |||
"Ocean of You" (feat. Søren Huss) | 6 | |||
"#pæntnejtak" | 4 | United | ||
"Forstadsdrømme" | 5 | |||
"Novembervej" | 20 | |||
"Stop! Dans!" | 35 | |||
"De vigtigste skridt" (feat. Kristian Leth) | 2014 | 27 | ||
"Magisk" | 2016 | 20 | Længe leve drømmene | |
"Skytsengel | 34 | |||
"Hele vejen" | 2017 | 13 | ||
"Linje H" | 12 [3] | |||
"Længe leve drømmene" | 2019 | 40 [4] | ||
"Det' den vibe" | 28 [5] | |||
"Hot Sauce" | 39 [6] | |||
"Magnolia" (with Morten) | 18 [7] | |||
"Dagslys" | 2022 | 27 [8] | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Year | Peak position | Certifications | Album |
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DEN [1] | ||||
"Girl Talk" (Dhani featuring Nik & Jay) | 2004 | — | Non-album single | |
"Hvad nu hvis?" (Alex feat. Nik & Jay) | 2007 | 1 |
| Non-album single |
"Højere vildere (Skru op for den bitch)" (Rune RK and Morten Breum feat. Nik & Jay) | 2008 | — | Non-album single | |
"Domestic" (Morten Breum feat. Nik & Jay) | 2009 | 3 |
| Drop! |
"Tættere på himlen" (Burhan G feat. Nik & Jay) | 2010 | 1 |
| Burhan G |
"My City" (Erik & Kriss with Nik & Jay) | 2011 | — | Non-album single | |
"Tænder en ild" (Joey Moe feat. Nik & Jay) | 2012 | 28 | Midnat | |
"You're My Fire" (Carpark North feat. Nik & Jay) | 2014 | 22 [9] | Phoenix | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
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