Bjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen, known as Bjarne Liller (25 September 1935 – 6 September 1993), was a Danish

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musician and singer-songwriter.

Biography

Liller was born on Vesterbro, Copenhagen. He got his breakthrough as a

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player and singer in Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band."DØDSFALD: Bjarne Liller Pedersen, musiker", ''

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'', 8 September 1993. He played with the Viking Jazz Band from 1956–70, and again from 1976-79, and made around 30 records with the band. He was also a successful solo artist, mainly in the

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genre. He worked with John Mogensen,"NEKROLOGER: Sangeren og jazz-musikeren Bjarne »Liller « Pedersen, 57", ''

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'', 10 September 1993. and got a

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for selling 100,000 copies of his solo pop hit "''Billet mrk./Ensom dame 40 år''".Bjarne Liller profile
gravsted.dk; accessed 19 November 2017. He finished second at the 1979

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, singing the duet "''Alt er skønt''" with

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. Liller received a silver record for 25,000 copies sold of each of his two albums "''Man kan ikke gøre for, at man har charme''" (1975) and "''Livet er skønt''" (1976). He appeared in three Danish films; as a singer in "Thorvald og Linda" (1982), and in minor roles in

Erik Clausen Erik Clausen (7 March 1942 – 30 October 2024) was a Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films from 1981. His 2007 film '' Temporary Release'' was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival The ...

's films "Den store badedag" (1991) and "De frigjorte" (1993). Liller credited

Kim Larsen 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 ...

and Erik Clausen for re-igniting his passion for music during the last years of his life. He was active until his death in September 1993. A sold-out benefit concert was held by his former jazz colleagues at the

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later that month.Anders-Bo Larsen, "FULDT HUS TIL LILLERS MINDEKONCERT", '' B.T.'', 17 September 1993.

References

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