| Alien Beat Club | |
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In Hirtshals, 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | ABC |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Years active | 2009 - |
| Website | http://alienbeatclub.dk/ |
| Members | |
| Kasper Spring Ehlers Patricia Namakula Mbabazi Marcel Mark Gbekle Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen |
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Alien Beat Club (often abbreviated as ABC) are a Danish pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the competition, but were later formed into a band by judge/mentor Remee.[1][2]
| Date | Theme | Performer | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.02.2009 | Hits | Duffy | "Warwick Avenue" | Safe to next round |
| 20.02.2009 | Made in Denmark | Natasja / Rune | "Dig og mig" / "Calabria" | Safe to next round |
| 27.02.2009 | Motown songs | Jackson 5 | "I'll Be There" | Safe to next round |
| 06.03.2009 | ABBA songs | ABBA | "Voulez-Vous" | Safe to next round |
| 13.03.2009 | Danish Big Band | Britney Spears | "Toxic" | Safe to next round |
| 20.03.2009 | Sanne Salomonsen songs | Sanne Salomonsen | "Taxa" | Safe to next round |
| Dedication | Jason Mraz | "I'm Yours" | ||
| 27.03.2009 | Free choice | Elton John / Lady GaGa | "Circle of Life" / "Just Dance" | To second round of finals |
| X Factor winning song | "Det bedste til sidst" | X Factor runner-up |
Prior to joining Alien Beat Club, Kasper had been a finalist in Idols, Patricia was a customer service representative for Telia, Stephanie was a singer/songwriter in another band, and Marcel was a football player.[3]
Alien Beat Club released the single "My Way", in weeks 38/2009, which went to number one on Tracklisten, the official Danish Singles Chart. They have also released a charity single "It's My World", in support of UNICEF.