L.O.C. (rapper) explained

L.O.C.
Background:solo_singer
Birth Place:Aarhus, Denmark
Birth Name:Liam Nygaard O'Connor
Alias:L.O.C., Mr. Astair, Mr. Jim Beam
Birth Date:1979 7, df=y
Instrument:Vocal
Genre:Hip hop, rap
Occupation:Rapper, songwriter
Years Active:1997–present
Label:Virgin Records (2001-2011)
SGMD (2012-present)
Associated Acts:Selvmord, USO, Marc Johnson, Jokeren, Suspekt

Liam Nygaard O'Connor (born 10 July 1979 in Aarhus, Denmark), better known as L.O.C., is a Danish rapper, songwriter and TV-host.

Biography

Born to Danish mother Susan Nygaard O'Conner and Irish father Dermot O'Conner. He started his career in 1995 together with Chadi Abdul-Karim (C.A.K.), when they started the group Alzheimer Klinikken. Two years later they released their first demotape "Respekten Stinker" (The Respekt Stinks). L.O.C.'s popularity made his group project B.A.N.G.E.R.S rise to quite the recognition in 1999 when they released the EP "V.I.P.". The group projekt consisted of, further than L.O.C., the Danish rappers USO, Marc Johnson and DJ Rescue. L.O.C. also formed the Danish Hip-Hop group F.I.P. in collaboration with Danish producers Rune Rask and Troo.L.S from Danish rap group Suspekt

L.O.C. quickly gained a greater popularity in 2001 with his debut album "Dominologi". In 2003 L.O.C. released the album "Inkarneret", which went platinum in 2004, with over 60,000 copies sold. His third album, "Cassiopeia", was released in 2005 and amongst other, contained the hit single "Du Gør Mig" (You Make Me). His fourth album "Melankolia / XXX Couture " was released on 17 March 2008 and sold over 20,000 copies in the first week.[1] The single "XXX Coture" was made Danish Radio's Program 3 (P3) 'inevitable song of the week' and won the "Album of The Year"-price at The Danish Music Awards in 2009.[2] L.O.C. has with his first four albums sold over 150,000 copies, which makes him the best selling rapper in Denmark.[3] In 2009 L.O.C. formed the group Selvmord in collaboration with the Danish rap group Suspekt. They released their first album with the self titled "Selvmord" (Suicide) which became an instant success and went gold [4] and also contained the hit single "Råbe Under Vand" (Yelling Under Water).

L.O.C.'s fifth album "Libertiner" was released in 2011 and won "Danish Urban Release of The Year" at Danish Music Awards 2011.[5] "Libertiner" was also in the top ten of the most sold albums in Denmark in 2011.[6]

In 2011, L.O.C. was one of the judges in TV2's adaptation of the music competition Voice. He coached Kim Wagner, who won the contest. He was furthermore also a judge in season two of the same program.

In 2012, L.O.C. created his own record company SGMD, which is an acronym for "SelvGjortMillionærDrøm" (SelfMadeMillionaireDream)[7] and started a cooperative deal with the telecommunications company TDC A/S, which distributed and promoted his sixth album "Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1". The album was put up for free download the first five weeks and on was downloaded over 100,000 times on the release date alone.[8] On 1 October 2012, L.O.C.'s seventh album, "Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2" was released in cooperation with Danish Red Cross whom received all profits from the sales.[9]

Private life

Since 2008, L.O.C. has been in a relationship with Danish actor and TV-host Cristiane Schaumburg-Müller[10] and were married on 22 December 2012 at Valdemars Castle in Denmark.

Discography

Albums

Solo

YearAlbumPeak
position
Certification
DEN
[11]
2001Dominologi32
[12]

2× Platinum[13]

2003Inkarneret6
  • DEN: 4× Platinum[14]
2005Cassiopeia1
  • DEN: 4× Platinum[15]
2006Cassiopeia Limited Edition
2008Melankolia/XxxCouture1
  • DEN: 3× Platinum[16]
2011Libertiner1
2012Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 17
Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 21
2014Sakrilegium40
2015Grand cru2
2016Anno XV1
[20]
2019Ekkokammer6
[22]
2021Fuck L.O.C.20
[23]
Extra27
[24]
"—" means no official position on the charts.

Mixtapes

Singles

YearSongPeakCertificationAlbum
DEN
2008"XXXCouture"1Melankolia / XXXCouture
"Hvorfor vil du ikk?"11
"Superbia"15
2011"Ung for evigt"2Libertiner
"Libertiner" (feat. Johan Olsen)23
"Momentet" (feat. U$O)3
"Langt ude"22
2012"Noget dumt"3Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1
"Helt min egen"1
2014"Marquis"1Sakrilegium
"Paradis Brænder"
2016"Ti fod høj"22
[25]
2019"Drømmen er vores"17
[26]

Featured in

YearSongPeakCertificationAlbum
DEN
2007"Hospital" (Nephew feat. L.O.C.)1
2009"Kun for dig" (Medina feat. L.O.C.)1
2014"Karma" (Burhan G feat. L.O.C.)1

Videography

Collaborations:

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dansk Rapper På Toppen . . 2008-03-28 . 2014-07-04 . da . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715032617/http://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/musik/ECE3935462/dansk-rapper-pa-toppen/ . 2014-07-15 .
  2. Web site: L.O.C. og Sommer hyldet ved DMA . . 2009-03-01 . 2014-07-04 . da.
  3. Web site: L.O.C. scorer platin . . 2008-07-18 . 2014-07-04.
  4. Web site: Selvmord på turné . The Voice . 2012-05-30 . 2014-07-04 . da.
  5. Web site: Agnes Obel blev årtes Miss DMA . . 2011-11-05 . 2014-07-04 . da.
  6. Web site: Hitlisten.NU 2011 . Hitlisten.NU . 2011-12-31 . 2014-07-04 . da.
  7. Web site: 2012-05-09 . L.O.C. - Folk Vil Have Skandale . 2014-07-04 . blog.wimp.dk . da.
  8. Web site: 2012-03-24 . L.O.C. slår rekord med nyt album . 2014-07-04 . Ekstra Bladet . da.
  9. Web site: 2012-09-16 . Tro, Håb & Grådighed . dead . https://archive.today/20140707042206/http://www.b.dk/kultu/tro-haab-graadighed . 2014-07-07 . 2014-07-05 . Berlinske Tidende . da.
  10. Web site: 2008-12-25 . De Fandt Kærligheden i 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163423/http://tvtid-old.tv2.dk/nytomtv/article.php/id-19176876%3Ade-fandt-k%C3%A6rligheden-i-2008.html . 2014-07-14 . 2014-07-04 . TV2 Denmark . da.
  11. Web site: danishcharts.dk - Discography L.O.C.. Hitlisten. Hung Medien. 3 March 2012.
  12. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2021. Hitlisten. 24 November 2021.
  13. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Dominologi. Platinum. 2. 2018. 4620.
  14. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Inkarneret. Platinum. 4. 2019. 8527.
  15. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Cassiopeia. Platinum. 4. 2018. 3964.
  16. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Melankolia. Platinum. 3. 2012. 6895.
  17. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Libertiner. Platinum. 2011. 7282.
  18. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2. Platinum. 2013. 6449.
  19. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Sakrilegium. Platinum. 2016. 4669.
  20. Web site: Hitlisten.NU.
  21. Denmark. album. L.O.C.. Anno XV. Platinum. 2018. 7766.
  22. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2019. Hitlisten. 6 November 2019.
  23. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 39, 2021. Hitlisten. 6 September 2021.
  24. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 34, 2021. Hitlisten. 1 September 2021.
  25. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 35, 2016 . Hitlisten.NU . 7 September 2016.
  26. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 35, 2019. Hitlisten. 11 September 2019.
  27. Web site: - YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20160619025638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLaQy73PDRY. 2016-06-19. YouTube.
  28. Web site: L.O.C. - Frk. Escobar . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/SP5jZIBbPfI . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2012-04-14.
  29. Web site: L.O.C. - De Sidste Tider . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/LdiCgJVAgGo . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2006-11-25 . 2012-04-14.
  30. Web site: L.O.C "Du gør mig" . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/M1MXcG7StS0 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2007-12-02 . 2012-04-14.
  31. Web site: djandrew1337 . L.O.C. - xxx couture (Musikvideo) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/H_CyVE-Ez50 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2012-04-14.
  32. Web site: L.O.C - Hvorfor Vil Du Ikk (Musik Video) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/NC5fGgsEfhc . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2012-04-14.
  33. Web site: LOCDK . L.O.C. - Superbia feat. Simon Kvamm Musikvideo . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IeMvhElepek . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2012-04-14.
  34. Web site: L.O.C. 'Ung For Evigt'. (music video) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nDLqUzDerhg . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-02-16 . 2012-04-14.
  35. Web site: Suspekt & L.O.C. - Skudtaet . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/thBywexOxj0 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2006-08-02 . 2012-04-14.
  36. Web site: Gravøl . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6MYOMIUAnVc . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2007-02-16 . 2012-04-14.
  37. Web site: udollar . Uso feat. L.O.C. & Johnson "Ingen Diskussion" . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/9wAVexxIFR4 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2007-06-18 . 2012-04-14.
  38. Web site: Nephew feat. L.O.C - Hospital . YouTube . 2012-04-14.
  39. Web site: Selvmord - Råbe Under Vand . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5xO0lxh29Eo . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2012-04-14.
  40. Web site: Selvmord - OK (Officiel Video) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/m4QYP-8lTZM . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2010-01-17 . 2012-04-14.