Kim Larsen Biography
Kim Larsen born Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen was a Danish rock musician from Denmark’s most successful rock band Gasolin’. He began his career as a songwriter and guitarist with inspiration from The Beatles and rock and roll. He passed on away on 30th September 2018 after a long period of illness. At his death bed, he was surrounded by his wife Liselotte and his six children.
The rock band, Gasolin, was formed in 1969 by Larsen alongside Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson. Søren Berlev later joined the band as a drummer and it became one of the most successful Danish rock bands although it was dissolved in the late 1970s.
Larsen participated in several performances for his country with the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 for which he came third out of 17 participants. He moved to New York and released two albums, around the year 1980 but returned to Denmark a few years later as he did not succeed in breaking through in America.
In 1983, Larsen topped the charts with his album Midt om natten (en: In the Middle of the Night) after releasing a couple of solo albums in the 80s. In the Middle of the Night became a soundtrack more or less for the movie by the same name based upon it. In the same year, he also founded the Kim Larsen & Bellami band through which he released four albums until 1992.
Kim Larsen & Bellami had a couple of different line-ups t before it broke up. Larsen then went ahead and released another solo album Hvem kan sige nej til en engel (Who Can Say No To An Angel) before forming another band, Kim Larsen & Kjukken which is based in Odense in the mid 1990s.
Kim Larsen Alder | Age
The late Danish musician was born on 23 October 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He died at the age of 72 on 30th September 2018.
Kim Larsen photo
Kim Larsen Wife
Larsen had been in three marriages in his lifetime, first to Marian Herlov Larsen with whom he had his first child, Pelle Larsen in 1968.
He married again in 1973, this time to Hanne Quist and got a son: Sylvester Larsen in the same year. His first daughter, Alice Eva Larsen, was born in 1979. In 1986, his second daughter and third child with Hanne Quist was born, her name Molly Larsen. Earlier on, he had released an album ‘Disguised as an adult’ which found the number ‘Me and Moly’.
The musician left his then wife Hanne and his four children in 1994 for his third wife, Liselotte Kløvborg Larsen. The couple’s son, Hjalmer Larsen was born in 1995. Three years later, Larsen became a father for the sixth time to Lui Larsen.
Kim Larsen Children | Molly Larsen
Sylvester is also a musician as his father and has released several albums. His elder brother Pelle is a trained cook and lives on Rodovre while Alice is a trained sailor and also has music as a hobby. According to Facebook, Molly works as a pedagogical assistant in the kindergarten Eventyroen in Copenhagen. The last born, Lui Larsen revealed that he would like to become an actor and that he would move to London to see what he could do.
Kim Larsen Illness
Kim was diagnosed with prostate cancer by the end of 2017 and his health derailed his tour with Kim Larsen & Kjukken that had been scheduled for performances through-out January, February and March of 2018. He apologized to his fans for the inconvenience and explained that he intended to start playing by the start of the summer. This was through the band’s official Facebook page in a post. He died at his home In Odense, Denmark.
Kim Larsen Gasolin
Gasolin was a Danish rock band from Christianshavn in Copenhagen. he formed this band with Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971. At the formation the guitar playing of Franz Beckerlee was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and the singing and lyrics of Larsen was inspired by Bob Dylan, while the rhythm playing of Jønsson and Berlev owed much to The Beatles.
Kim Larsen Og Kjukken | Kim Larsen & Kjukken
Kim Larsen & Kjukken was a Danish rock or pop group that was formed in 1995. Larsen was the group’s singer and guitarist with other members being: Karsten Skovgaard (guitarist), Jesper Haugaard (bassist), Jens Langhorn (drummer) and Jørn Jeppesen (rhythm giant arranger).
The name “Kjukken” comes from a cartoon with a figure described as a ” Tintin- like figure with soft cap, blouse pants and midwife bag.” The band’s first concert was on October 12, 1995 at the magazine in Odense. In 2002, its bassist Bo Gryholt left and was replaced by Jesper Haugaard in 2003. The band suffered another blow in 2014 when it’s drummer, Jesper Rosenqvist had to leave due to health problems.
Kim Larsen & Kjukken Tour
The band is currently not on tour.
Kim Larsen Sange | Songs
- Jutlandia
- Papirsklip
- Midt om natten
- Susan Himmelblå
- Tik tik
- Joanna
- Elefantens vuggevise
- Kom igen
- Haveje
- Tarzan mamma mia
- This Is My Life
- Det er i dag et vejr
- De smukke unge mennesker
- Køb bananer
- Fru Sauterne
- Byens hotel
- Dagen før
- Spørge Jørgen
- 682 A
- Pianomand
- Blip-båt
- Den allersidste dans
- Om Lidt
- Mig og molly
- Det Bedste Til Mig Og Mine Venner
- Blaffersangen
- Oles Nye Autobil
- Christianshavns Kanal
- Bell’star
- Gør Mig Lykkelig
- Kvinde min
- Dengang Da Jeg Var Lille
Kim Larsen Album
- Nebel Leben
- Værsgo
- Midt om natten
- Forklædt som voksen
- Jungle Dreams
- Du Glade Verden
- Mine damer og herrer
- Hvem kan sige nej til en engel
- 231045-0637
- Kim i cirkus
- Kim Larsen & Yankee Drengene
- Homo Homini Lupus
- Guld & grønne skove
- 5 Eifel
- Kim I 70’erne
Kim Larsen Værsgo (Here you go)
Værsgo is Larsen’s debut album, released in 1973 while he was still a member of the Gasolin’ band. It contains songs which were not found suitable for Gasolin’ band.
Artist: Kim Larsen
Release date: 4 June 1973
Producer: Poul Bruun
Label: CBS Records International
Genre: Rock
Kim Larsen Jutlandia
Kim Larsen Joanna
Jutlandia Kim Larsen
Kim Larsen Moder Jord
Moder Jord Kim Larsen
Kim Larsen Pianomand Live Performance
Kim Larsen Koncert
Thousands gathered for memory concert: He is our all-time Kim Larsen
Lots of Danes have missed the autumn debt and gathered Sunday evening to give a singing farewell to Kim Larsen.
Adopted from: dr.dk
Published: 07 October 2018
– That means so much to be here. That man has meant so much in my life. If you’re sad, just hear Kim Larsen and you’ll be happy again. He sings for both young, old and the very young. He is our everybody’s mother, Kim Larsen, says Susan Hansen.
As one of the very first she ran up to the stage – 2 1/2 hours before the concert started.
– I wanted to get up and get ahead!
There are also many young fans this evening, that is, goodbye to the musical icon that died last Sunday at the age of 72.
“We are here to pay tribute to good old Kim. I’ve grown up with him, so it’s really nice to stand here, says Simon Christiansen in 23 years.
– That’s the only thing that’s right. Where else would you be like that one evening? “Asks his friend, Anders Nygaard, 26 years old.
“You always get in a good mood by Kim Larsen. It always starts a party, whether it’s at work or a real party. Remember the hassle! He makes up for it, says Simon Christiansen.
The girlfriend Helena and Alexander have also looked forward to an evening of common singing on all the famous songs.
– You already know his music. We saw a concert with him a month ago in Fredericia, says Alexander Walther Christiansen in 22 years.
– It was a great concert – wild to see him, especially now he has gone away. It is really strange that it is only a month ago, says Helena Sandöy in 20 years.
– Yes, it was empty and a little strange. He could not just die, he was just there. One was hoping that he was immortal!