Jeppe Breum Laursen (born 25 December 1977) is a Danish singer-songwriter and record producer.

Career

Early years in a duo

Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the

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duo

Junior Senior Junior Senior was a Danish pop duo. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion) (born 7 February 1979) and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen (vocals, programming) (born 25 December 1977). T ...

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

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and bone-rattling drama".

Solo career

His first solo release was a 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

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. Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American

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band

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in 2010.

Works with Lady Gaga

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

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 Records) *

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– " Born This Way" (2011,

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) Remix work *

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

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)

References

External links

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