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Otto Herman Max Brandenburg (4 September 1934 – 1 March 2007) was a Danish musician, singer and actor.[1]
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Otto Brandenburg | |
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Died | 1 March 2007 72) Copenhagen, Denmark | (aged
Years active | 1953–2000 |
He debuted in 1955 in the ensemble Four Jacks, but quickly became a soloist producing Danish rock. He then adapted his pop songs to folk music and jazz and became a popular actor. Brandenburg released records in Sweden and Germany under the name "Ole Brandenburg". In 1960, he unsuccessfully participated in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with the song "To Lys På Et Bord" (two lights on one board). In 1969, he began a new musical direction, setting his own lyrics to an American melody in the Christmas song "Søren Banjomus."
He sang the title song in 1962's Journey to Seventh Planet.
In the 1970s he often worked with actress Vivi Bak. In the 1980s he collaborated with songwriters Halfdan Rasmussen and Evert Taube.
Brandenburg won a Bodil award in 1978 for his role in the film Hør, var der ikke en som lo?[2][3] and again in 1982 for Gummi Tarzan .[4][5]
Brandenburgs last job was voicing the character Hanbjørnen in the animated movie Drengen der ville gøre det umulige , which released in 2002.
Brandenburg sang "You've Got a Friend in Me" in the Danish dub of Toy Story.
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