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Kim Larsen

1945 - 2018

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Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a Danish singer, songwriter, author, and guitarist. He began his musical career in 1968 after a brief period as an elementary school teacher and became known from 1969 as a member of the rock group Gasolin. During his time with Gasolin (which lasted until 1978), Larsen also released solo albums and records with his leisure band, which went by several names. After the disbandment of Gasolin, Larsen continued as a solo artist and band leader. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Larsen is the 891st most popular singer (down from 726th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 310th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kim Larsen ranks 891 out of 4,381Before him are Belinda Carlisle, Katja Ebstein, Philip Bailey, Patsy Cline, Arik Einstein, and Antonietta Stella. After him are Maria Jeritza, Grace Bumbry, Birdman, Guy Béart, Laurel Aitken, and Flora Purim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Kim Larsen ranks 309Before him are Pietro Grasso, Edoardo Reja, Sandro de América, Paul Kennedy, Andrew Birkin, and Katja Ebstein. After him are Modestas Paulauskas, Bruno Nuytten, Ken Walsh, Pat Jennings, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, and José Luis Perales. Among people deceased in 2018, Kim Larsen ranks 222Before him are Billy Herrington, Siegfried Rauch, James Karen, Philip Bosco, Peter Thompson, and Fernando del Paso. After him are Stanislav Govorukhin, Lindsay Kemp, Walter Laqueur, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Tab Hunter, and Tatyana Kuznetsova.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Kim Larsen ranks 357 out of 1,032Before him are Lis Hartel (1921), Peter Freuchen (1886), Søren Kam (1921), Inge Sørensen (1924), Willy Hansen (1906), and Torben Ulrich (1928). After him are Harald Klak (null), Martha of Denmark (1277), Vilhelm Buhl (1881), Johan Kjeldahl (1849), Georg Jensen (1866), and Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (1120).

Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, Kim Larsen ranks 4Before him are King Diamond (1956), Grethe Ingmann (1938), and Birthe Wilke (1936). After him are Gitte Hænning (1946), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Lauritz Melchior (1890), MØ (1988), Aneela Mirza (1974), Ulla Pia (1945), Gustav Winckler (1925), and Tommy Seebach (1949).