The Loft (Danish band)

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The Loft
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Rock, Pop, Rap
Years active1997 -
LabelsSoul Music
Website www.theloft.dk
Members Jakob Weise Hellum
Martin Bøge Pedersen

The Loft is a Danish music and sampling group formed in 1997.

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The members are Jakob Weise Hellum and Martin Bøge Pedersen. In Denmark they had a major hit with "City of Dreams" in 2004. The second single "Forever" became a minor hit. The duo's debut album was No Ordinary Man released in August 2004.

Their second album was Little Paul's BLVD in 2008, with single "Kiss You Goodbye" making it to the Top 20. There were two other releases, "Pussycat Lounge" and "Flaming Lips".

Discography

Albums

All positions in parentheses in the Danish Albums Chart [1]

Singles

All positions in parentheses in the Danish Singles Chart [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "danishcharts.com - Discography The Loft". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. "The Loft Feat. ADL - City Of Dreams (2007)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. "To The Loft - Kiss You Goodbye". YouTube . Retrieved 23 April 2021.[ dead YouTube link ]