Ulige Numre Explained

Ulige Numre
Genre:Pop
Years Active:20112017
Label:A:larm / Universal Music
Current Members:Carl Emil Møller Petersen
Nick Lee
Teis Lindeskov Søgaard
Jacob Ulstrup

Ulige Numre was a Danish rock band made up of Carl Emil Møller Petersen (vocals and guitar), Nick Lee (bass), Teis Lindeskov Søgaard (drums) and Jacob Ulstrup (keyboards). They are signed to A:larm / Universal Music label.

Career

Ulige Numre ("odd numbers" in Danish), played their debut gig 26 November 2010 in "HUSET-KBH", placed in Magstræde in Copenhagen. Playing early songs such as "Sølvvognen"("silver chariot") and "Hænder"("hands"). Through 2011 they built up a small fanbase in Copenhagen, while they recorded their music.The 26 September 2011 their debut single "København" ("Copenhagen") was released. Straight away it went to be a charting single. The self-produced music video was launched on their YouTube channel.[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSaUWDOexXU The video, containing old footage about Copenhagen and clips from feature films, received wide media coverage and attention on social media sites.[2] The single was promoted on DR P3, and the band made appearances on TV shows including Det Nye Talkshow - med Anders Lund Madsen. In 2012, "København" won "Best Song 2012" at Årets Steppeulv awards.[3]

On 31 October 2011, the band released its well-received self-titled EP Ulige numre.[4] [5] [6] It was released on Auditorium label and is produced by Nikolaj Nørlund.The singles "København" and "Navn i sneen" ("name in the snow") received heavy airplay on Danish radio station P3.In 2012 Ulige Numre had a growing fanbase and played concerts all over Denmark, mainly on Danish festivals, the biggest being Roskilde Festival. In June 2013, the single "Blå" (meaning "blue") was released and received a lot of airplay on Danish radio. The single reached number 38 on the Danish charts. The 12 August their debut album "Nu til Dags" ("nowadays") was released, and went number 1 on the Danish charts.The 19 September 2013 Ulige Numre began their "Nu til Dags"-tour around Denmark. The tour began in Aarhus and ended in Copenhagen 26 October.

Split

The members of Ulige Numre announced that they were dissolving the band in a letter posted on their Facebook page on 15 March 2017.[7]

In popular culture

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positionsCertifications
DEN
[8]
2015Grand Prix1[9]
2013Nu til Dags1

EPs

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
DEN
2012"København"8
2013"Blå"39

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20111010055538/http://politiken.dk/kultur/tvogradio/ECE1416699/ukendt-youtube-faenomen-genopliver-koebenhavner-sangen/ . Ukendt Youtube-fænomen genopliver københavner-sangen . 10 October 2011 . Politiken . 8 October 2011 . Sandra . Brovall . da . 31 December 2018.
  2. News: Byen elsker Ulige numre . Urban . 30 September 2011 . 13 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001045456/http://www.urban.dk/2011/09/byen-elsker-ulige-numre/ . 1 October 2011 . da.
  3. News: Hiphoppens superhelte sejrede på ny . Anders . Hjort . . 10 February 2012 . 13 April 2012 . da.
  4. News: Hjemstavn i fugleperspektiv . Ralf . Christensen . . 2 November 2011 . 13 April 2012 . da.
  5. News: Har alt, kan alt . Thomas Søie . Hansen . . 30 October 2011 . 13 April 2012 . da.
  6. News: Københavner-fænomen stjæler og slipper af sted med det . Pernille . Jensen . . 4 November 2011 . 13 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111106213830/http://politiken.dk/kultur/musik/anmeldelser_rockpop/ECE1436317/koebenhavner-faenomen-stjaeler-og-slipper-afsted-med-det . 6 November 2011 . da.
  7. Web site: Ulige Numre - Ulige Numre added a new photo.. Facebook. en. 2017-03-17.
  8. https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ulige+Numre DanishCharts: Ulige Numre page
  9. https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Ulige+Numre&titel=Grand+Prix&cat=a Grand Prix' charts