Tina Dico

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Tina Dico
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Dico in Edmonton in 2024
Background information
Born
Tina Dickow Danielsen

(1977-10-14) 14 October 1977 (age 49)
Origin Aarhus, Denmark
Genres
InstrumentsGuitar, vocals
Years active1997–present
LabelFinest Gramophone
Website tinadico.com

Tina Dico (born Tina Dickow Danielsen [1] on 14 October 1977) is a Danish singer-songwriter. She founded her own record label and releases her music independently, enjoying large success with her albums in her home country as well as critical acclaim across Europe.

Contents

In Denmark she performs both under her real name, Tina Dickow, and under the adopted name Tina Dico as well. [2]

Music career

A Handful of Danish EP

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Tina Dico (2015)

In December 2014 Dico released a six-song digital-only EP entitled En Håndfuld Danske (A Handful of Danish), composed of Danish-language cover versions of other artists’ songs. The songs were chosen by fans in a poll announced in early October 2014 and were first made available free on Spotify on 1 December 2014. The EP became available for sale on iTunes on 12 January 2015. [3] [4] [5]

Other works

Dico provided the voice for Queen Iduna in the Danish version of the Disney film Frozen II, known as Frost II in Denmark, singing the tracks "Alle svar" and "Kom nu frem". ("All Is Found" and "Show Yourself", respectively, in Danish.) [6] [7] [8]

Awards and achievements

In 2008, she received the Danish Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize. [9]

In 2005, her album, In The Red rose to No. 1 on the Danish album charts. [10]

Personal life

Dico married partner and collaborator Helgi Jónsson on 13 July 2014 near Reykjavík, [11] [12] where they live.

Discography

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Tina Dickow (2009)

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak
position
DEN
[13] 		CertificationCredited as
2001Fuel
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."My Mirror"4:59
2."Fuel"4:34
3."Forever"3:43
4."More"4:33
5."If I'd Sinned"4:36
6."Watch Your Tongue"4:37
7."Her Secret"5:18
8."Your Waste of Time"5:51
9."Different"5:28
10."Back Where We Started"4:57
11."Send My Best"4:23
–Tina Dickow
2003Notes
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Notes"0:52
2."Break of Day"3:50
3."Warm Sand"3:15
4."Boys and Girls"2:01
5."Poetess Play"4:06
6."Do Something"3:28
7."Let's Get Lost"5:00
8."Room with a View"3:06
9."Too Much"4:12
10."Undone"3:45
11."Tenterground No.5"5:25
12."So Long Hearts"2:56
40Tina Dickow
2006 In The Red
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
1Tina Dico
2007 Count to Ten
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
1Tina Dickow
2008 A Beginning, A Detour, An Open Ending
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
2Tina Dico
2009The Road to Gävle
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Long Way Home/Rain on the Court"3:20
2."Goldhawk Road"3:11
3."In Love and War"2:44
4."Rebel Song"3:08
5."Swedish Skies"3:48
6."There It Is!/Prison Exit (Ode to My Heart)"2:20
7."Private Party"2:43
8."Love All Around"3:19
9."All I See"3:57
10."Two Funerals"5:20
11."Boot Meets Scull/Silence in the Car"2:26
12."Hitchhiker's Theme"2:58
13."River of What's Been"4:34
5Tina Dickow
2010Welcome Back Colour
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome Back Colour"3:33
2."Paper Thin"4:16
3."Nobody's Man"3:48
4."Warm Sand"3:56
5."One"3:51
6."On the Run"3:56
7."Sacre Coeur"5:06
8."Open Wide"4:48
9."Count to Ten"4:31
10."Stains"3:33
11."A New Situation"4:10
12."Goldhawk Road"3:15
13."Love All Around"3:40
14."Instead"3:28
Special edition CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Copenhagen"3:37
2."Watching Him Go"3:47
3."Glow"3:34
4."Rebel Song"3:04
5."Room with a View"3:45
6."Let's Go Dancing" (featuring Teitur)3:39
7."Home"3:19
8."The City/London"4:44
9."Strong Man"3:41
10."Back Where We Started"3:40
11."Break of Day"4:09
12."Waltz" (featuring Helgi Jonsson)4:08
1Tina Dickow
2012Where Do You Go to Disappear?
  • Released: 7 September 2012
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
Track listing
No.TitleLength
0.Untitled3:43
1."We're All Experts"3:59
2."Moon to Let"4:45
3."The World Is Perfect"3:37
4."Point of No Return"4:29
5."The Time of Our Lives"4:51
6."True North"4:45
7."The Tip of the Iceberg"4:17
8."You Wanna Teach Me to Dance"5:16
9."Sunrise" 
10."The Other Side"3:23
11."Where Do You Go to Disappear?"4:09
12."You Leave You Learn"4:16
13."Kids Go Where the Light Is"4:49
1Tina Dickow
2014Whispers
  • Released: 25 August 2014
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
No.TitleLength
1."The Woman Downstairs"4:23
2."As Far as Love Goes"3:49
3."Someone You Love"3:41
4."Drifting"3:54
5."Mines"4:26
6."Whispers"3:59
7."You Don't Step into Love"4:12
8."Old Friends"4:03
9."I Want You"4:08
10."Thank You"2:46
11."Spark"3:49
12."Ask Again"4:18
–Tina Dico
2015En håndfuld danske
  • Released:
  • Label: A:larm / Universal Music
12Tina Dickow
2018Fastland
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: A:larm / Universal Music
Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Not Even Close"3:43
2."Devil's Door"3:23
3."Parked Car"4:12
4."Fancy"3:40
5."Hands"4:30
6."Night Out"4:04
7."Adams House"3:40
8."People Are Strange"4:16
9."Change Yourself"1:06
10."Something You Can Keep"3:08
1
[14] 		Tina Dico
2022Bitte små ryk
  • Released: 3 April 2022
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
Track listing
No.TitleLength
1"Brev hjem"3:57
2"Bitte små ryk"4:35
3"Menneskedyr" (featuring Kjartan Arngrim)4:08
4"Hjertestorm"4:29
5"Højdesyge"4:36
6"Lidt mere menneske"4:42
7"Jeg har så travlt"4:29
8"Chefen skal ha' fri"3:56
9"Lige nu"3:30
10"Lykken er..."4:46
11"Cirkeldans"5:01
1
[15] 		Tina Dickow
2026Balancing Small Things on Sharp Edges
  • Released: 23 October 2026
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
1
[16] 		Tina Dickow

EPs

YearEP
2004Far
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Defend Music
Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Warm Sand"3:39
2."Break of Day"3:50
3."Boys and Girls"2:12
4."Haunted"3:32
5."Let's Get Lost"5:01
6."Back Where We Started"4:50
2007A Beginning
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
2008A Detour
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
2008An Open Ending
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Finest Gramophone

Live albums

YearAlbumPeak
position
DEN
[13]
2011Live with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Finest Gramophone
12

Singles

YearSongPeak
position		AlbumCredited as
DEN
 [13]
2009"Open Wide"1Welcome Back ColourTina Dickow
2010"Welcome Back Colour"19Tina Dickow
"Copenhagen"14Tina Dickow
2012"Moon to Let"22Where Do You Go to Disappear?Tina Dico
"You Wanna Teach Me to Dance"24Tina Dickow
2014"Someone You Love"13WhispersTina Dickow
"Old Friends"26Tina Dickow
"Mines"11Tina Dickow

Featured on

YearSongPeak
position		Album
DEN
 [13]
2011"Helt alene"
(Suspekt featuring Tina Dickow)		1 Elektra

Other appearances

References

  1. ↑ Lokalavisen Esbjerg, 5 February 2013 (Danish) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "The 10 greatest Zero 7 songs of all time". Smooth. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "8 October 2014. "A Musical Christmas Wish by Tina Dickow" (Danish)". Gaffa.dk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "1 December 2014. "Tina Dickow: A Handful of Danish" (Danish)". Gaffa.dk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "En Håndfuld Danske - EP by Tina Dico on Apple Music". 12 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2024– via Apple Music.
  6. ↑ Lund, Henrik (6 November 2019). "Dronning Dickow går til filmen: Den århusianske sangstjerne lægger dansk stemme til 'Frost 2'". Statstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Hansen, Jonas Wrede. "Tina Dickow i svær film-rolle: "Mit flade jyske skulle erstattes af royalt rigsdansk"". Lokalavisen Aarhus (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Frost 2 (Originalt Dansk Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)". Spotify . Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Kronprinsparrets Priser" (in Danish). Bikubenfonden. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tina Dico on Mountain Stage". NPR.org. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Børjesen, Jesper Rise (13 July 2014). "Tina Dickow gift på trods af mislykket frieri". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Johansson, Susanne (13 July 2014). "Solskinsbryllup: Tina Dickow fik sin Helgi". Bt.dk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Discography Tina Dickow". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Album Top-40 Uge 40, 2018". Hitlisten . Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Album Top-40 Uge 14, 2022". Hitlisten . Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2026". Hitlisten . Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  17. ↑ ""Clash of the Titans Soundtrack Album Information". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Tina Dickow". Tinadickow.dk. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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