Engelina Andrina Larsen (born 1978) is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for writing and providing the vocals for DJ Encore's " I See Right Through to You", which was a number-one hit in her native Denmark.
Early life
Engelina, the daughter of Ann-Cathrin and songwriter Henning Larsen, grew up on Bornholm with her two older sisters. She was originally a
jazz
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and
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singer.
Career
In 1997 she moved from
Århus
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to
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, where she met producer and disc jockey DJ Encore in 2000 through an employee at
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, who suggested that DJ Encore's music would fit well with Engelina's vocal. One of the first songs they worked on together was " I See Right Through to You", which was later chosen as the
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to the first season of the reality television show '' Big Brother Denmark'' in 2001.
After working with DJ Encore, she joined the girl pop trio Sha Li Mar, together with
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Since 2007 Engelina has written songs also for several other artists, such as Eric Saade,
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Discography
Albums
;with DJ Encore
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