Nik & Jay

Nik & Jay is a Danish hip-hop/pop duo made of Niclas Genckel Petersen (born 8 November 1980 in Herlev) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen (born 16 June 1981).

Nik & Jay
Nik & Jay in July 2010. (Photo: Lars Schmidt)
Background information
Origin	Værløse, Denmark
Genres	Hip hop R&B pop
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Nexus Music
Members	Niclas Genckel Petersen Jannik Brandt Thomsen
Website	nikogjay.dk

Their #2 single "Hot!" won them Hit of the Year and Best New Artist at the Danish Music Awards in 2003. Other hits have included "En Dag Tilbage" (One Day Left), "Lækker" (Hot), "Kan Du Høre Hende Synge?" (Can you hear her sing?) and "Boing!".

They released a CD and DVD of their concert tour from 2003.

The single "Boing!" and the album, 3: Fresh - Fri - Fly have given them even more success and a bigger variety of ages among the fans.

Nik and Jay played soccer together in Værløse, Denmark during their youth. Nik sang in a punk band and rollerbladed while Jay was a prominent skateboarder. They began to party together then eventually began to produce music.

Discography

Niclas Petersen and a dancer, July 2010. (Photo: Lars Schmidt)

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		DEN [1]
Nik & Jay	Released: 2002 Label: Nexus Music/EMI/Medley	2	IFPI DEN: 8× Platinum[2]
2	Released: April 26, 2004 Label: Nexus Music/Medley	1	IFPI DEN: 8× Platinum[3]
3: Fresh, Fri, Fly	Released: September 25, 2006 Label: Nexus Music	2	IFPI DEN: 7× Platinum[4]
Engle eller dæmoner	Released: January 25, 2012 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music	1	IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum[5]
United	Released: October 28, 2013 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music	2	IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum[6]
Længe leve drømmene	Released: December 1, 2019 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music	2	IFPI DEN: Platinum[7]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		DEN [1]
De Største	Released: 2008 Format: 2xCD + DVD	1	IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[8]
De første fra Nik & Jay	Released: 2008	—	IFPI DEN: Platinum[9]

Live albums

Title	Album details
Det vi gør	Released: 2003 Format: DVD

Extended plays

Title	EP details
Copenhagen Pop Cartel	Released: March 8, 2013 Label: Copenhagen/Universal Music

Singles

As main artist

Title	Year	Peak position	Certifications	Album
		DEN [1]
"Nik & Jay"	2002	3		Nik & Jay
"Hot!"		—	IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum[10]
"Elsker hende mere"	2003	—	IFPI DEN: Gold[11]
"Ta' mig tilbage"		—
"Pop-pop!"	2004	—		2
"En dag tilbage"		—	IFPI DEN: Platinum[12]
"Lækker"		—	IFPI DEN: Platinum[13]
"Kan du høre hende synge"	2005	—	IFPI DEN: Gold[14]
"Strip"		—
"Boing!"	2006	2	IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum[15]	3: Fresh, Fri, Fly
"Når et lys slukkes"		4	IFPI DEN: Platinum[16]
"I Love Ya"		8	IFPI DEN: Platinum[8]
"Et sidste kys"	2007	2	IFPI DEN: Platinum[8]
"Op på hesten"		—
"Kommer igen!"	2008	1	IFPI DEN: Platinum[8]	De største
"Endnu en"		2	IFPI DEN: Platinum[17]
"Mod solnedgangen"	2011	1	IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[18]	Engle eller dæmoner
"Gi' mig dine tanker"		6	IFPI DEN: Platinum[19]
"Udødelige"		7	IFPI DEN: Gold[20]
"Mit hjerte"	2012	—
"Vi vandt i dag" (feat. Landsholdet)		2	IFPI DEN: Platinum[21]	Non-album single
"United" (feat. Lisa Rowe)	2013	1	IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum[22]	Copenhagen Pop Cartel (EP)
"Clappin'"		20
"Ocean of You" (feat. Søren Huss)		6	IFPI DEN: Platinum[23]
"#pæntnejtak"		4	IFPI DEN: Gold[24]	United
"Forstadsdrømme"		5	IFPI DEN: Platinum[25]
"Novembervej"		20	IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum[26]
"Stop! Dans!"		35
"De vigtigste skridt" (feat. Kristian Leth)	2014	27
"Magisk"	2016	20	IFPI DEN: Platinum[27]	Længe leve drømmene
"Skytsengel		34
"Hele vejen"	2017	13	IFPI DEN: Platinum[28]
"Linje H"		12 [29]	IFPI DEN: Platinum[30]
"Længe leve drømmene"	2019	40 [31]
"Det' den vibe"		28 [32]
"Hot Sauce"		39 [33]
"Magnolia" (with Morten)		18 [34]	IFPI DEN: Platinum[35]
"Dagslys"	2022	27 [36]		Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As guest artist

Title	Year	Peak position	Certifications	Album
		DEN [1]
"Girl Talk" (Dhani featuring Nik & Jay)	2004	—		Non-album single
"Hvad nu hvis?" (Alex feat. Nik & Jay)	2007	1	IFPI DEN: Platinum[8]	Non-album single
"Højere vildere (Skru op for den bitch)" (Rune RK and Morten Breum feat. Nik & Jay)	2008	—		Non-album single
"Domestic" (Morten Breum feat. Nik & Jay)	2009	3	IFPI DEN: Gold[37]	Drop!
"Tættere på himlen" (Burhan G feat. Nik & Jay)	2010	1	IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[38]	Burhan G
"My City" (Erik & Kriss with Nik & Jay)	2011	—		Non-album single
"Tænder en ild" (Joey Moe feat. Nik & Jay)	2012	28		Midnat
"You're My Fire" (Carpark North feat. Nik & Jay)	2014	22[39]		Phoenix
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Appearances

• 2005: "Hvor små vi er (as part of charity Giv til Asien) (#1)

DVDs

• 2003: "Det Vi Gør" (DVD)
• 2008: "De største"

Awards

• Best Danish Act for the NRJ Radio Awards 2003.
• They were nominated for Best Danish Act at EMA06
• In 2005 they won Best Danish Artist at the Nordic Music Awards.
• They have won the People's Choice Award at the Danish DeeJay Awards for years 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.