Liam Nygaard O'Connor (born 10 July 1979 in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

, Denmark), better known as L.O.C., is a Danish rapper, songwriter and TV-host.

Biography

Born to Danish mother Susan Nygaard O'Conner and Irish father Dermot O'Conner. He started his career in 1995 together with Chadi Abdul-Karim (C.A.K.), when they started the group Alzheimer Klinikken. Two years later they released their first demotape "Respekten Stinker" (The Respekt Stinks). L.O.C.'s popularity made his group project B.A.N.G.E.R.S rise to quite the recognition in 1999 when they released the EP "V.I.P.". The group projekt consisted of, further than L.O.C., the Danish rappers USO,

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and DJ Rescue. L.O.C. also formed the Danish Hip-Hop group F.I.P. in collaboration with Danish producers Rune Rask and Troo.L.S from Danish rap group

Suspekt Suspekt is a Danish hip hop group. They are known for their dark, intense style, which has sometimes been described as horrorcore. The group consists of rappers Bai-D (Andreas Bai Duelund) and Orgi-E (Emil Simonsen), as well as producer Rune Rask ...

L.O.C. quickly gained a greater popularity in 2001 with his debut album "Dominologi". In 2003 L.O.C. released the album "Inkarneret", which went platinum in 2004, with over 60,000 copies sold. His third album, "Cassiopeia", was released in 2005 and amongst other, contained the hit single "Du Gør Mig" (You Make Me). His fourth album "Melankolia / XXX Couture " was released on 17 March 2008 and sold over 20,000 copies in the first week. The single "XXX Coture" was made Danish Radio's Program 3 (P3) 'inevitable song of the week' and won the "Album of The Year"-price at The Danish Music Awards in 2009. L.O.C. has with his first four albums sold over 150,000 copies, which makes him the best selling rapper in Denmark. In 2009 L.O.C. formed the group Selvmord in collaboration with the Danish rap group

. They released their first album with the self titled "Selvmord" (Suicide) which became an instant success and went gold and also contained the hit single "Råbe Under Vand" (Yelling Under Water). L.O.C.'s fifth album "Libertiner" was released in 2011 and won "Danish Urban Release of The Year" at Danish Music Awards 2011. "Libertiner" was also in the top ten of the most sold albums in Denmark in 2011. In 2011, L.O.C. was one of the judges in TV2's adaptation of the music competition Voice. He coached Kim Wagner, who won the contest. He was furthermore also a judge in season two of the same program. In 2012, L.O.C. created his own record company SGMD, which is an acronym for "SelvGjortMillionærDrøm" (SelfMadeMillionaireDream) and started a cooperative deal with the telecommunications company TDC A/S, which distributed and promoted his sixth album "Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1". The album was put up for free download the first five weeks and on was downloaded over 100,000 times on the release date alone. On 1 October 2012, L.O.C.'s seventh album, "Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2" was released in cooperation with Danish Red Cross whom received all profits from the sales.

Private life

Since 2008, L.O.C. has been in a relationship with Danish actor and TV-host Cristiane Schaumburg-Müller and were married on 22 December 2012 at Valdemars Castle in Denmark.

Discography

Albums

*1997: ''Respekten Stinker'' (Respect Stinks) (Alzheimer Klinikken) *1998: ''Første Træk'' (First Move) (Alzheimer Klinikken) *1999: ''V.I.P. Very Important Perker'' (B.A.N.G.E.R.S.) (Rescue Records) Solo

Mixtapes

*2007: ''Nyt fra Vestfronten'' (News from the Western Front) *2008: ''Nyt fra Vestfronten 2'' *2009: ''Nyt fra Vestfronten 3''

Singles

Featured in

Videography

*2002: "Drik Din Hjerne Ud" (Drink Your Brains Out) *2002: "Absinthe" *2003: "Pop Det Du Har" (Pop What You Got) *2003: "Undskyld" (Sorry) *2004: "Hvem" (Who) *2005: "Frk. Escobar" (Miss Escobar) *2005: "De Sidste Tider" (The Last Times) *2005: "Du Gør Mig..." (You Make Me...) *2008: "XXXCouture" *2008: "Hvorfor vil du ikk'" (Why Won't You) *2008: "Superbia" feat. Simon Kvamm *2008: "Bare en Pige" (Just a Girl) *2011: "Ung For Evigt" (Young Forever) * 2011: "Langt Ude" * 2012: "Jeg er Judas" feat. Gigolo Jesus * 2012: "Skyd Mig Ned" (Shoot me down) * 2012: "Helt Min Egen" (Totally my own) ;Collaborations: *2003: "Skudtæt" by

and L.O.C.(Bulletproof) *2005: "Få Din Flaske På" by L.O.C. feat.

(Get Your Bottle On) *2006: "Gravøl" by Jokeren feat. L.O.C. and Niarn *2007: "Ingen Diskussion" by

U$O Ausamah Saed better known as U$O (alternatively USO, Uso) also known as U-Dollartegn (meaning U-Dollar Signs) (born 1981), is a rapper from Aarhus, Denmark, who released his debut album, ''Mr. Mista'' in 2000. Associations U$O he was a member ...

feat. L.O.C. and Johnson (No Discussion) *2007: "Hospital" by

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feat. L.O.C. *2009: "Råbe Under Vand" – Selvmord (Screaming under the water) *2009: "OK" – Selvmord *2011: "Momentet" – L.O.C. feat.

(The moment)

Filmography

*2004: V/A – Danske Videoer Dér *2004: Ingen Slukker The Stars DVD –

*2005: 5 År Og Like Langt DVD – Tungtvann *2006: Antihelt Limited Edition DVD Niarn *2007: 07.07.07

*2008: XxxManilla – L.O.C. *2008: Prima Nocte

References

External links

Official Website (Danish)

L.O.C.
at MySpace * * {{DEFAULTSORT:L.O.C. 1979 births Danish rappers Living people Danish hip hop groups People from Aarhus Danish people of Irish descent