Lukas Graham

Lukas Graham (band)

Lukas Graham 2013 in Dresden
Background information
Origin Denmark
Genres Soul / Funk
Years active 2010-present
Labels Copenhagen Records
Website http://www.lukasgraham.dk
Members Lukas Graham Forchhammer (vocals)
Mark Falgren (drummer)
Magnus Larsson (bass)
Kasper Daugaard (keyboard)
Past members Anders Kirk (keyboard)
Morten Ristorp (keyboard)
Lukas Graham (singer)

Lukas Graham 2013 in Duisburg
Background information
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Pop

Lukas Graham is a Danish musical group signed to Copenhagen Records. The band consists of Lukas Graham Forchhammer (vocals), Mark Falgren (drums), Magnus Larsson (bass) and Kasper Daugaard (keyboard). The band has had two other keyboard players in the past, Anders Kirk and Morten Ristorp. Anders Kirk left the band by his own choice at the end of 2011. The band then needed a keyboardist, so Morten Ristorp, who otherwise is part of the producer team BackBone, joined the band until a regular replacement could be found.[1] That turned out to be Kasper Daugaard, who joined the band in May 2012.

Their music combines elements of soul, funk, hiphop and pop. Forchhammer describes the genre as "ghetto pop", because it pulls together so many genres.[2]

Career

Beginnings (2011-2012)

The band started its career in Denmark in late 2011 when it released two homemade YouTube videos of the band performing Criminal Mind and Drunk in the Morning, recorded in Lukas' home. The videos were shared on Facebook among friends, and soon they had several hundred thousand views.[3][4] The band's soulful and funky sound[5] quickly spread in the Copenhagen underground and through online postings, which led Copenhagen Records to sign them. Lukas Graham achieved commercial success in October 2011 with the release of its debut single. Its first Danish tour sold over 30,000 concert tickets, even though its album had not been released yet.[6]

Debut album (2012)

The group's debut album, entitled Lukas Graham, was released in Denmark on March 26, 2012, and went gold during the first week of release.[7]

The album was produced, recorded and mixed at BackBone Studio.[8] The songs were written by Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Sebastian Fogh and Brandon Beal.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certification
DAN

[9]

2012 Lukas Graham 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
DEN

[9]

 AUT
 GER
 NOR
2011 "Ordinary Things" 2 — — — Lukas Graham
2012 "Drunk in the Morning" 1 42 30 —
"Criminal Mind" 4 — — —
"Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind) Part 2" 1 — — — Non-album release
2013 "Don't Hurt Me This Way" — — — — Lukas Graham
2014 "Mama Said" 1 — — 3 TBA
Featured artist
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
DEN

[9]

 NOR
 SWE
2014 "Happy Home"
(Hedegaard feat. Graham Lukas)		 1 4 40

References

  1. ↑ Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (3 May 2012). "Lukas Graham på efterårsturné (in Danish)". Gaffa. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Hugsted, Julie (29 February 2012). "Lukas Graham: Ghetto-pop, gutterne og Gammel Strand (in Danish)". Gaffa. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Giese, Ditte (26 December 2011). "Christianias første popstjerne vil have sex tilbage i soulmusikken (in Danish)". Politiken. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Winther, Emil (10 June 2012). "I aften spiller Graham gratis på hjemmebane (in Danish)". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  5. ↑ DR.dk: Lukas Graham: Ordinary Things (DK) (in Danish)
  6. ↑ Pallesen, Randi (10 July 2012). "Lukas Graham udgiver album i hele Europa (in Danish)". Gaffa. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Treo, Thomas (6 April 2012). "Lukas Graham gennembanker Madonna (in Danish)". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (1 March 2012). "Lukas Graham præsenterer vovet cover til debutalbum (in Danish)". Politiken. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "danishcharts.com - Discography Lukas Graham". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Album Top-40". Hitlisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

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