Andy Roda (born March 11) is a Danish- Filipino recording- performing- visual artist, curator and stage actor, dancer, DJ, and the owner of APEX Network GmbH a full service Gastronomy-Hospitality and Entertainment company and ALIGN Records. As a stage actor, he played "Babydoll" in Moulin Rouge - The Musical, as well as "The Engineer" (cover) in Miss Saigon.

Early life

Andy Roda is the youngest child of two Filipino immigrants to

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. He grew up in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

in a home with no music other than the radio and a limited

vinyl record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog signal, analog sound Recording medium, storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, ...

collection. He started his singing career with the Danish Boys Choir (''Det Danske Drengekor'').dr.dk
"Andy er i front hos Safri Duo - nu bakker han Basim op"
(April 17, 2014) As a teenager Roda, was first signed to an independent label, but later discovered by

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...

Career

DISH

After graduating from Sankt Annæ Gymnasium, Roda released his self-written and co-produced debut album ''Dish'' on

in 1999. After a tour, he recorded a second album for the same label which was never released.

New York City

He subsequently relocated to

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. Andy Roda first appeared on national television in the US when he competed in the show ''Next Big Star'' on

Pax TV Ion Television (referred to on-air as simply Ion) is an American terrestrial television, broadcast television network and Free ad-supported streaming television, FAST television channel owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scri ...

and came in second in the grand finale of the competition. In New York City, Andy Roda regularly performed in live venues, among other in

Ashford & Simpson Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting, production and recording duo composed of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carol ...

's ''Sugar Bar'', and he performed as the opening act for R&B singer

Jon B Jonathan David Buck (born November 11, 1974) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter and record producer. His debut album ''Bonafide (Jon B. album), Bonafide'' (1995) spawned the hit singles "Pretty Girl (Jon B. song), Pretty G ...

Philippines

*In 2007, Andy Roda released the single "Shake Yo Thang" and wrote and produced the song "Real Man" for Filipino superstar

Vina Morales Sharon Garcia Magdayao (; born October 17, 1975), professionally known as Vina Morales (), is a Filipino singer and actress. Noted for her distinct sultry voice, she started singing in church as a child and first gained recognition after winni ...

, as well as "Dancing Naked" for girl group the

Kitty Girls Kitty Girls was a Filipino girl group formed in the Philippines in April 2007. Originally a quintet, the group consisted of Jocelyn Oxlade, Ayanna Oliva, Veronica Scott, Nicole Deen and Tanya Yuquimpo. In 2010, the group relaunched as a trio wit ...

. Both songs appeared on the '' Supahdance Album'' that was later certified gold.pep.ph
"24K Gold Awards given to recording artists"
(December 15, 2008) That same year, he founded the record label POGI Entertainment, mainly focusing on releasing his material. The first release was the EP/single "Aiyahh" which became part of an international advertising campaign for Puma fragrances, covering 15 European countries. *Roda wrote and produced "Samson's Hair" for the 2009 Hollywood teen comedy ''Love at First Hiccup''. For the Danish singer Monique Spartalis he also arranged and produced the song "Song for the Forgotten" of which the revenue was donated to the Danish

Red Cross The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...

Safri Duo

*In 2009, Andy Roda toured as a backing vocalist with Danish superstar

Thomas Helmig Thomas Helmig (born 15 October 1964) is a Danish rock singer and musician, and has been one of the most popular singers in Denmark since the middle of the 1980s. Biography Thomas Helmig was born and grew up in Egå, a suburb of Aarhus, where his ...

and also contributed in this role to Helmig's studio album '' Tommy Boy''. On this tour, Roda was spotted by the multi-platinum selling act

Safri Duo Safri Duo is a Danish electronic percussion duo composed of Uffe Savery (born 5 April 1966) and Morten Friis (born 21 August 1968). Initially classically oriented, they later made a track mixing both tribal sound and modern electronica. Releas ...

and invited to front their upcoming live tours and shows. Andy Roda and Safri Duo closed the ''Dni Morza'' Festival in

Szczecin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...

. *In 2011 the "Superstar" single was released through POGI Entertainment. The official music video marked Andy Roda's debut as a director and visual effects animator. *In June 2012, Roda and female DJ duo Delicious (consisting of Denise and Karina Jensen) formed the group A.R.D and released "Love Is In Your Heart" on Uniform Beat / Playground Music Scandinavia.

Eurovision Song Contest

*In the

Eurovision Song Contest 2014 The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Organised by the European B ...

, Roda was one of Basim's backing singers and dancers when they presented the Danish entry "

Cliche Love Song Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Cliche Love Song", written by Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, and Basim, and performed by Basim himself. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), orga ...

" live on stage. *In 2015, Roda participated himself in

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2015 Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "The Way You Are", written by Remee and Chief 1. The song was performed by the band Anti Social Media. The Danish broadcaster DR (broadcaster), DR organised the national fi ...

, the Danish national pre-selection for the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...

. His entry "Love Is Love" was written by Andy Roda and Maria H. Jensen, and produced with the

Pegboard Nerds Pegboard Nerds is a Dano-Norwegian electronic music group, consisting of Norwegian DJ Alexander Odden and Danish DJ Michael Parsberg. The name Pegboard Nerds is an anagram of the duo's surnames, Odden and Parsberg. The duo first met in 2005 and f ...

. *In the

Eurovision Song Contest 2017 The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song " 1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) an ...

, Roda joined the Danish delegation as backing vocalist for singer

Anja Nissen Anja Nissen (born 6 November 1995), sometimes known as simply Anja, is a Danish-Australian singer. She was the winner of the third season of ''The Voice Australia''. Following her win, Nissen was signed to Universal Music Group and lists her i ...

with the song, " Where I Am".

ALIGN Records

*2017 also marked the year of Andy Roda's rebranding of music, with a string of chart topping releases on acclaimed House Music labels, including KingStreet Records, Ibadan Records, Blacksoul records, Tinted Records, and his own ALIGN Records.

Peaking on the Official Australian ARIA Club Charts

"Get On Up" is an infectious house track made in collaboration with Italian duo Alaia & Gallo. The track spent more than 11 weeks on the Official Australian ARIA Club Charts, peaking at #6.

Theatre and Acting

*2023: Roda was part of the original cast of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" where portrayed the role of
Babydoll
. The show was nominated for "Best Musical" at the 2024 "Reumertprisen". *2023: He joined the first International and Filipino cast in Denmark in the modern classic
Miss Saigon
as the understudy of "The Engineer". *2018: "Beat It - Die Show Über Den King Of Pop!" (Vocal Captain, Singer, Dancer, Actor) (Marlon Jackson, The Promoter, James Journalist). Roda is part of the first German theatre musical production "Beat It" based on "The King Of Pop" Michael Jackson's life, playing multiple roles, including Marlon Jackson, "The Promoter" and singing and dancing in iconic choreographies such as "Smooth Criminal", "Thriller", "Beat It" on tour in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. *2017: "Efter Brylluppet" (After The Wedding - Oscar nominated movie by Susanne Bier turned musical theatre) playing the role as "Christian Refner" in "Efter Brylluppet" (After The Wedding) - by Danish director

Susanne Bier Susanne Bier (; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. Bier is the first female director to collectively receive an Academy Award (Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Foreign Film), a Golden Globe Award, a European Film Award ...

a Best Foreign Film nominee at the Academy Awards in 2005. The musical theatre production was adapted for stage and directed by Peter Langdal, produced by Aarhus Musikhus, and Betty Nansen Theatre in Copenhagen. *2008: "Filipinos in America" (Lead Singer and Actor, "Randy")

Open Mic

*In 2018, Roda formed Berlin's Most Finest Open Mic - a regular live music showcase in Berlin. *In January 2013, Roda organized the first "The Church Berlin" party in

Kreuzberg Kreuzberg () is a district of Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Berlin-Mitte, Mitte. During the Cold War era, it was one of the poorest areas of West Berlin, but since German reunification in ...

neighbourhood in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

Oh Là Là - Official Selection and Winner at The International Film Festival Manhattan

In the summer of 2021, Roda released "Oh Là Là (Original and Remixes)" - the first of a string of new music and visuals, written, produced, directed, edited and color graded by himself. The single was well received by influential DJs and music blog Internationally and became an Official Selection at The International Film Festival Manhattan, where Roda then received the Silver Achievement Award in the "Professional Category".

Andy Roda pres. "The Short & Sweet Session"

*In May 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy created his first weekly Facebook Live Series entitled "Andy Roda pres. The Short & Sweet Session" a series discussing the journey of an artist and entrepreneur, highlighting pivotal moments in the guest's career for educational and inspirational purposes. Guests included house music legends

Robert Owens (musician) Robert Owens (born August 17, 1961) is an American songwriter, record producer, DJ and singer, best known for his work with the Chicago house group Fingers Inc. in the mid-1980s. As a solo artist, he has placed several songs on the Hot Dance M ...

Tyree Cooper Tyree Cooper, also known simply as Tyree, is an American house music producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for the hip house track "Turn Up the Bass", which peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989. Biography Tyree Cooper ...

Inaya Day Inaya Day (born Inaya Davis, January 17, 1977) is an American singer, best known for her vocal work on house music tracks such as "Horny '98" by Mousse T, and her cover version of "Nasty Girl (Vanity 6 song), Nasty Girl" by Prince (musician), Pri ...

Linda Andrews (singer) Linda Andrews (born 19 October 1973) is a Faroese singer who won the second season of the Danish version of ''The X Factor'', and became the first Faroese winner of it. Early life She was born and raised in Tórshavn. She lived for many years ...

(Winner of XFactor Denmark), Thomas Barsoe (Founder of OC Hit Factory and manager of Zhavia), Nyassa Alberta (Lead actress portraying Tina Turner in

Tina (musical) ''Tina: The Tina Turner Musical'' is a jukebox musical featuring the music of Tina Turner and depicting her life from her humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into a rock 'n roll superstar. Directed by Phyllida Lloy ...

) to name a few.

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2020)

Discography

Albums

*1999: “Dish” (Virgin Records) (Artist, Writer, Co-Producer)

Singles

*2022: “Closer” riginal Mix(ALIGN Records Records) *2021: “Oh Là Là” riginal Mixes & Classic Club Mixes(ALIGN Records Records) (Silver Achievement Award Winner, International Film Festival Manhattan (Artist & Director)) *2017: “Get On Up” (Tinted Records) (Peaked at #6 on the Official Australian ARIA Club Chart) *2017: “Please” (Pannoc, Andy Roda) (Street King) *2017: “Dance On” (Blacksoul Music) (Traxsource Charts: #1 Essential House, #2 Hype Chart, #2 Weekend Weapons Chart) *2017: “Never Knew” (4th Quarter Music) *2017: “Lovin You EP” (ALIGN Records) *2017: “Movin ’n Werkin’” (Simma Black) (Traxsource Charts: #117 in Top 200 Of 2017, #2 Essential House, #8 Hype Chart, #13 Weekend Weapons) *2017: “Rock The Boat” (ALIGN Records) (Traxsource Charts: #14 Essential Jackin) *2017: “Fired Up” (with Jerome Sydenham feat. Dorrey Lyles) (Ibadan Records) (Traxsource Charts: #2 Essential Soulful, #2 Hype Chart, #8 Weekend Weapons) *2017: “U Don’t Even Know Me” (King Street Sounds) (Traxsource Charts: #10 Essential Soulful) *2016: “High On Love” (King Street Sounds) * 2015: "Love Is Love" (SONY) * 2013: "I'm Here" - Thomas Mengel feat. Andy Roda (Lifted House / SONY) * 2012: "Superstar" (POGI) * 2012: "Love Is In Your Heart" (as part of A.R.D.) * 2011: "Beautiful" (Lifted House / SONY) * 2010: "Shake Your Thang"(POGI) * 2009: "Ready 2 Love U" (POGI) * 2009: Dee-Nice feat. Andy Roda - "I'm Ready" * 2009: Andy Roda - "Slave" (

Soundtrack A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television show, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of m ...

of the documentary '' Naked Ambition: An R Rated Look at an X Rated Industry'') * 2009: "Samson's Hair" (OST ''Love at First Hiccup'') * 2008: "Aiyahh" (POGI) * 2006: "Step By Step" - Ron Gelfer feat. Andy Roda (Disco:Wax / SONY) * 2004: "Crying Days Are Over" - Zindy feat. Andy Roda * 2001: "Nyd livet”-

Clemens Clemens is a Late Latin, German, and Dutch masculine given name and a surname, meaning "merciful". Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adelaide Clemens (born 1989), Australian actress * Andrew Clemens (1857–1894), American folk ...

feat. Andy Roda - * 1999: "Something to Talk About" (Virgin) * 1999: "Secret" (Virgin) * 1998: "The Power" (Virgin)

Appears On

*2021: Hornbach Commercial (48K Studio) (Vocals) *2019: Lucas Rieger feat. Nico Santos
Unlove
(From The Voice Of Germany) (Background Vocals, BV Arrangement) *2018: Alex Scuderi - I Feel The Same (Original Mixes)(ALIGN Records)(Single and Music Video) *2018: Alex Scuderi - I Feel The Same (Emotech Mixes)(ALIGN Records)(A&R, Producer, Arranger, Writer, Engineer) *2018: Rolf Roosalu
Show A Little Love
Eurovision Song Contest) (Background Vocals, BV Arrangement) *2017: Janne Tavi Feat. Robert Owens
The Other Man
Ibadan Records)(Vocal Production, Edit, Mix Engineer) *2017: SF9 - Jungle Game (Burning Sensation EP)(FNC ENTERTAINMENT, under license to Loen Entertainment Inc) (Writer) * 2015: "Can’t Get You out of My Mind”-

Meeco Meeco is a music producer and composer who has worked and recorded with a range of well-known artists from various genres, including jazz, hip-hop, soul, pop, and Latin. He is known for moving between different styles of music, blending jazz impr ...

feat.

Aaron Marcellus The eleventh season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012, and concluded on May 23, 2012. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler all returned as judges. Interscope Records chairm ...

Yahzarah Dana Nicole Amma Williams (born June 24, 1978), is known professionally as YahZarah, is a Ghanaian American singer and music producer. She is known for radio hits "Wishing" and "Why Dontcha Call Me No More". In 1997, she began her career as a b ...

, Ingrid Arthur, Andy Roda, Wanja Janeva, Shedrick Mitchell,

Brad Allen Williams Brad Allen Williams (born September 10, 1980) is an American guitarist, producer, and songwriter/composer. He was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. His playing has been describe ...

, Bryan Smith, David "DJ" Ginyard, Jermaine Parrish & Alan Plummer * 2012: Julie Lindell - To Whom It May Concern (Background Vocals) * 2011:

Tænder Et Lys
(Background Vocals, Arrangement) * 2011: "Song for the Forgotten" (Producer, Arranger, Featured Vocalist) (Single feat. Various Artists) * 2009:

- ''Tommy Boy'' (Background Vocals) * 1998: ADL - "Love Trippin" (Featured Vocalist)

Awards and nominations

, - , 2021 , , Best Professional Video , , The International Film Festival Manhattan iffmnyc.com
/ref> Silver Achievement Award (Artist / Director), Professional Category, , , - , 2021 , , Best Music Video , , The International Film Festival Manhattan , , , - , 2009 , , Andy Roda , , American Scandinavian Society Grant Awardsamericanscandinavian.org
Presentation of Andy Roda
/ref> , , , - , 2008 , , '' ASAP SupahDance'' (album produced by Roda) , , 24K Dance Award , , , - , 2000 , , Andy Roda , ,

Danmarks Radio DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enter ...

P3 Pris (Best New Artist) , ,

References

External links

Official SiteFacebookInstagramYoutube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roda, Andy Danish male singers Living people Danish people of Filipino descent Year of birth missing (living people)