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Jeppe Laursen

Jeppe Laursen

Danish singer-songwriter and producer

Jeppe Breum Laursen is a Danish singer-songwriter and producer. Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the pop duo Junior Senior. In 2008, the British magazine Dazed & Confused praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "industrial synth-pop and bone-rattling drama".[1] His first solo release was a collaboration with American electronic music duo Classixx entitled "I'll Get You", which was released in 2009 on Kitsuné. Laursen's song "Lucky Boy" was a contender for Denmark's entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.[2] Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American electropop band MEN in 2010.[3]

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Laursen co-wrote and co-produced Lady Gaga's 2011 single "Born This Way", the title track from her second studio album of the same name.[4] The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 16 February 2011.[5]

Personal life

Laursen is openly gay.[6]

Discography

Singles

  • Lucky Boy (2009)
  • Big Boy (2009)
  • I Don't Know What To Do featuring The Magician (2011)

Original production

Remix work

References

  1. [1]
    "Jeppe from Denmark | Dazed". Dazeddigital.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. [2]
    Dombal, Ryan (15 January 2009). "Ex-Junior Senior Guy Enters Danish Eurovision Finals". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. [3]
    "MEN". Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  4. [4]
    Aswad, Jem (11 February 2011). "Single Review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  5. [5]
    Trust, Gary (2011-02-16). "Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way'". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  6. [6]
    Zaleski, Annie (11 February 2011). "Queer Eye, Straight Guy'". Clevescene.com. Retrieved 5 November 2003.
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