Bjarne Liller

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.^[1] He got his breakthrough as a banjo player and singer in Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band.^[2] He played with the Viking Jazz Band from 1956 to 1970, and again from 1976 to 1979, and made around 30 records with the band.^[3] He was also a successful solo artist, mainly in the pop music genre.^[3] He worked with John Mogensen,^[3] and got a gold record for selling 100,000 copies of his solo pop hit "Billet mrk./Ensom dame 40 år".^[1] He finished second at the 1979 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, singing the duet "Alt er skønt" with Grethe Ingmann.^[4] 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).^[2]

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).^[5] Liller credited Kim Larsen and Erik Clausen for re-igniting his passion for music during the last years of his life.^[2] He was active until his death in September 1993.^[6][7] A sold-out benefit concert was held by his former jazz colleagues at the Tivoli Gardens later that month.^[8]

References

1. 1 2 Bjarne Liller at Gravsted.dk
2. 1 2 3 "DØDSFALD: Bjarne Liller Pedersen, musiker", Politiken, 8 September 1993.
3. 1 2 3 "NEKROLOGER: Sangeren og jazz-musikeren Bjarne »Liller « Pedersen, 57", Weekendavisen, 10 September 1993.
4. ↑ "Alt er skønt" m. Grethe Ingmann og Bjarne 'Liller' Petersen (video) at Danmarks Radio
5. ↑ BJARNE LILLER at Danish Film Institute
6. ↑ Marie Louise Schrøder, "Liller død af lunge-kræft", Ekstra Bladet, 8 September 1993.
7. ↑ "Nekrolog: En tone af livet på godt og ondt", Berlingske Tidende, 8 September 1993.
8. ↑ Anders-Bo Larsen, "FULDT HUS TIL LILLERS MINDEKONCERT", B.T., 17 September 1993.