| Bjarne Liller | |
| Birth Name: | Bjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen |
| Alias: | Bjarne Liller |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1935, Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Instrument: | Banjo |
| Genre: | Dixieland, jazz, pop music |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Past Member Of: | Viking Jazz Band |
Bjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen, known as Bjarne Liller (25 September 1935 – 6 September 1993), was a Danish jazz musician and singer-songwriter.
Liller was born on Vesterbro, Copenhagen. He got his breakthrough as a banjo player and singer in Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band.[1]
He played with the Viking Jazz Band from 1956–70, and again from 1976-79, and made around 30 records with the band. He was also a successful solo artist, mainly in the pop music genre. He worked with John Mogensen,[2] and got a gold record for selling 100,000 copies of his solo pop hit "Billet mrk./Ensom dame 40 år".[3]
He finished second at the 1979 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, singing the duet "Alt er skønt" with Grethe Ingmann. Liller received a silver record for 25,000 copies sold of each of his two albums "Man kan ikke gøre for, at man har charme" (1975) and "Livet er skønt" (1976).[1]
He appeared in three Danish films; as a singer in "Thorvald og Linda" (1982), and in minor roles in Erik Clausen's films "Den store badedag" (1991) and "De frigjorte" (1993).[4]
Liller credited Kim Larsen and Erik Clausen for re-igniting his passion for music during the last years of his life.[1] He was active until his death in September 1993.[5] [6]
A sold-out benefit concert was held by his former jazz colleagues at the Tivoli Gardens later that month.[7]