Jette Torp (born 16 December 1964) is a Danish singer and entertainer. Born in

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, Copenhagen, the family moved to Ry near

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when she was five years old. She studied music first at

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then at

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Career

Her career started with the trio Dirty Dolls where she worked for several years before going solo. In 1994, together with Finn Nørbygaard, she took part in the Musik & Fis show which was a resounding success. In 1995, toured Denmark with her musicshow and soon started a collaboration with Kurt Ravn, a well-known Danish singer and actor."Jette Torp", Bluedesert.dk
Retrieved 24 July 2010. In 1997 she was contacted by the writer

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who needed a singer for his song "Utopia" that was one of the 10 songs that should be in the

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contest. She was placed second in the contest but she also succeeded in getting to know music director

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which soon led to her first album "Here I Am". After another tour, she put together her own band with whom she produced her next album "New Tracks" in 2001. The successful musician and songwriter

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was now participating actively in her work. In late 2002, "New Tracks" was followed by another album in the New Country style, "Snowflakes in Fire". In May 2003, Jette Torp and her band put on a rather special show at the Colosseum Theatre in

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which was about to close. With musicians Jan Kaspersen,

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, Kristian Fogh,

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and

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, the show was recorded by TV2, leading to a new release, the "Past the Point of Rescue" album. In 2007, Jette Torp recorded her first solo album in Danish, "MikrofonSangerinde".

Personal life

In 2004, Torp married entertainer

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, better known as Chili Klaus, known for eating extremely spicy peppers on TV and online. In 2015, they split after 11 years of marriage.

Discography

Jette Torp's website lists the following albums:"Jette Torp, Diskografi"
Retrieved 24 July 2010. * ''Here I Am'' (1997) * ''What if I do'' (1999) * ''New Tracks'' (2001) * ''Snowflakes in Fire'' (2002) * ''Past the point of rescue'' (2003) * ''MikrofonSangerinde'' (2007) * ''Der er ingenting i verden så stille som sne'' (2009) * ''Close to You'' (2011)

References

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