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Line 5: \| caption = Jeppe Laursen in 2009 \| birth_name = Jeppe Breum Laursen \| birth_place = [[Thisted]], [[Denmark]] \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1977\|12\|25}} \| instrument = {{hlist\|Vocals, \|guitar, \|keyboards, \|programming}} \| genre = {{hlist\|[[Pop music\|Pop]], \|[[Dance music\|dance]], \|[[Rock music\|rock]], \|[[Electronic music\|electronic]]}} \| occupation = {{hlist\|Singer-songwriter, \|producer}} \| years_active = 2002–present \| label = \| associated_acts = {{hlist\|[[Junior Senior]], \|[[Le Tigre]], \|[[B-52's]], \|[[Classixx]], \|[[MEN (band)\|MEN]], \|[[Lady Gaga]]}} }} '''Jeppe Breum Laursen''' is a [[Denmark\|Danish]] singer-songwriter and producer. == Career == '''Jeppe Breum Laursen''' is a Danish singer-songwriter and producer. Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the [[Pop music\|pop]] duo [[Junior Senior]]. In 2008 the British magazine ''[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)\|Dazed & Confused]]'' praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "[[Industrial music\|industrial]] [[synth-pop]] and bone-rattling drama".<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/187/1/jeppe-from-denmark \|title=Jeppe from Denmark \| Dazed \|website=Dazeddigital.com \|date=2008-06-19 \|accessdate=2017-02-26}}</ref> His first solo release was a collaboration with American electronic music duo [[Classixx]] entitled "I'll Get You", which was released in 2009 on [[Kitsuné]]. Laursen's song "Lucky Boy" was a contender for Denmark's entry for the [[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009#Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009\|2009 Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Dombal\|first=Ryan\|title=Ex-Junior Senior Guy Enters Danish Eurovision Finals\|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/34387-ex-junior-senior-guy-enters-danish-eurovision-finals/\|access-date=2020-11-19\|website=Pitchfork\|language=en-us}}</ref> Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American [[electropop]] band [[MEN (band)\|MEN]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iamsoundrecords.com/store/men/ \|title=MEN \|access-date=2011-02-20 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123014359/http://www.iamsoundrecords.com/store/men/ \|archive-date=2011-01-23 }}</ref>▼ === Early years in a duo === Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the [[Pop music\|pop]] duo [[Junior Senior]]. In 2008, the British magazine ''[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)\|Dazed & Confused]]'' praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "[[Industrial music\|industrial]] [[synth-pop]] and bone-rattling drama".<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/187/1/jeppe-from-denmark \|title=Jeppe from Denmark \| Dazed \|website=Dazeddigital.com \|date=2008-06-19 \|accessdate=2017-02-26}}</ref> === Solo career === Laursen co-wrote and co-produced [[Lady Gaga\|Lady Gaga's]] 2011 single "[[Born This Way (song)\|Born This Way]]", the title track from her [[Born This Way (album)\|second studio album of the same name]].<ref name="Aswad">{{cite magazine\|last=Aswad\|first=Jem\|title=Single Review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473082/single-review-lady-gaga-born-this-way\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]\|accessdate=13 February 2011\|date=11 February 2011}}</ref> The song reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on 16 February 2011.<ref name="Trust">{{cite magazine\|last=Trust\|first=Gary\|title=Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way'\|magazine=Billboard\|date=2011-02-16\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473025/lady-gaga-claims-1000th-hot-100-no-1-with-born-this-way\|accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref>▼ ▲'''Jeppe Breum Laursen''' is a Danish singer-songwriter and producer. Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the [[Pop music\|pop]] duo [[Junior Senior]]. In 2008 the British magazine ''[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)\|Dazed & Confused]]'' praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "[[Industrial music\|industrial]] [[synth-pop]] and bone-rattling drama".<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/187/1/jeppe-from-denmark \|title=Jeppe from Denmark \| Dazed \|website=Dazeddigital.com \|date=2008-06-19 \|accessdate=2017-02-26}}</ref> His first solo release was a ~~collaboration~~duet with American electronic music duo [[Classixx]] entitled "I'll Get You", which was released in 2009 on [[Kitsuné Records]]. Laursen's song "Lucky Boy" was a contender for Denmark's entry for the [[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009#Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009\|2009 Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Dombal\|first=Ryan\|title=Ex-Junior Senior Guy Enters Danish Eurovision Finals\|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/34387-ex-junior-senior-guy-enters-danish-eurovision-finals/\|access-date=2020-11-19\|website=Pitchfork\|date=15 January 2009 \|language=en-us}}</ref> Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American [[electropop]] band [[MEN (band)\|MEN]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iamsoundrecords.com/store/men/ \|title=MEN \|access-date=2011-02-20 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123014359/http://www.iamsoundrecords.com/store/men/ \|archive-date=2011-01-23 }}</ref> === Works with Lady Gaga === ==Personal life==▼ ▲Laursen co-wrote and co-produced [[Lady Gaga\|Lady Gaga's]] 2011 single "[[Born This Way (song)\|Born This Way]]", the title track from her [[Born This Way (album)\|second studio album of the same name]].<ref name="Aswad">{{cite magazine\|last=Aswad\|first=Jem\|title=Single Review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473082/single-review-lady-gaga-born-this-way\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]\|accessdate=13 February 2011\|date=11 February 2011}}</ref> The song reached ~~number~~no. one on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on 16 February 2011.<ref name="Trust">{{cite magazine\|last=Trust\|first=Gary\|title=Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way'\|magazine=Billboard\|date=2011-02-16\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473025/lady-gaga-claims-1000th-hot-100-no-1-with-born-this-way\|accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref> ▲== Personal life == Laursen is openly gay.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Zaleski\|first=Annie\|title=Queer Eye, Straight Guy'\|url=https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/queer-eye-straight-guy/Content?oid=1484459\|publisher=Clevescene.com\|accessdate=5 November 2003\|date=11 February 2011}}</ref> ==Discography== '''Singles''' Lucky Boy (2009) Big Boy (2009) * I Don't Know What To Do featuring The Magician (2011) '''Original production''' [[Classixx]] – "I'll Get You" featuring Jeppe (2009, [[Kitsuné\|Kitsuné Records]]) ▼ [[Lady Gaga]] – "[[Born This Way (song)\|Born This Way]]" (2011, [[Interscope Records]]) ~~'''Original production'''~~ ▲*[[Classixx]] – "I'll Get You" featuring Jeppe (2009, [[Kitsuné\|Kitsuné Records]]) '''Remix work''' Line 43 ⟶ 52: {{DEFAULTSORT:Laursen, Jeppe}} [[Category:Danish male singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Danish singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Danish record producers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century Danish male singers]] [[Category:~~LGBT~~Danish ~~singers~~gay musicians]] [[Category:~~LGBT~~Gay ~~musicians from Denmark~~singers]] [[Category:Danish LGBT ~~songwriters~~singers]] [[Category:~~Gay~~Danish ~~musicians~~LGBT songwriters]] [[Category:Gay songwriters]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]