Bjarne Liller Explained

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.

Biography

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]

References

  1. "DØDSFALD: Bjarne Liller Pedersen, musiker", Politiken, 8 September 1993.
  2. "NEKROLOGER: Sangeren og jazz-musikeren Bjarne »Liller « Pedersen, 57", Weekendavisen, 10 September 1993.
  3. http://www.gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=bjarneliller Bjarne Liller profile
  4. http://www.dfi.dk/faktaomfilm/nationalfilmografien/nfperson.aspx?id=5653 BJARNE LILLER profile
  5. Marie Louise Schrøder, "Liller død af lunge-kræft", Ekstra Bladet, 8 September 1993.
  6. "Nekrolog: En tone af livet på godt og ondt", Berlingske Tidende, 8 September 1993.
  7. Anders-Bo Larsen, "FULDT HUS TIL LILLERS MINDEKONCERT", B.T., 17 September 1993.