Jeppe Breum Laursen is a Danish singer-songwriter and producer. Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the pop duo

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. In 2008 the British magazine '' Dazed & Confused'' praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "

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synth-pop and bone-rattling drama". His first solo release was a collaboration with American electronic music duo

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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 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American electropop band

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in 2010. Laursen co-wrote and co-produced Lady Gaga's 2011 single " Born This Way", the title track from her second studio album of the same name. The song reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 16 February 2011.

Personal life

Laursen is openly gay.

Discography

Original production *

– "I'll Get You" featuring Jeppe (2009, Kitsuné Records) *

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– " Born This Way" (2011, Interscope Records) Remix work *

– "Off Our Backs" (Jeppe's Money is a Major Issue Remix) (2010,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laursen, Jeppe Danish male singer-songwriters Danish record producers Living people 21st-century Danish male singers LGBT singers Danish LGBT musicians LGBT songwriters Gay musicians Year of birth missing (living people)