Lucas Secon (born 3 November 1970), known

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ously as Lucas, is a Danish record producer, songwriter and rapper. He has written and produced for artists including

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and

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. Secon has won a BMI Award and has been nominated for two

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and an

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Early life

Secon is the son of Berta (née Moltke) and Paul Secon.The Michigan Daily: "Lucas takes the "lid off" of hip hop"
9 December 1994 His mother is a painter from Denmark and served as the former head of the Danish Academy of Arts; while his father, who was American and of Jewish descent, was a musician, songwriter, music critic, ''

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'' reporter, and businessman who co-founded the retailer Pottery Barn. Paul Secon's songs were performed by

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, and

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, who recorded Secon's composition "You Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry)".

Career

1990–1994: solo career

Signed to

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, Secon debuted in 1990 with the album ''To Rap My World Around You''. In 1993, he signed with

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' East Coast hip hop and dance music record label,

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, and released his 1994 album, the

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-influenced '' Lucacentric''. It also spawned the single " Lucas with the Lid Off", which peaked at #29 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became his only Top 40 hit as a solo artist. The

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for the single, directed by

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, received a

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nomination at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards and a

nomination for Best Male Video in 1995.

Songwriting and producing career

Following the release of ''Lucacentric'', Secon moved into music production and songwriting.

Awards and nominations

Lucas Secon has been nominated for the Grammy and MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2010 won a BMI London Award in Pop Music for The Pussycat Dolls " I Hate This Part". * Grammy nomination in Best Dance/Electronica album for "Wonderland" by

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* BMI airplay award for The Pussycat Dolls "I Hate This Part"

Personal life

Secon's son, Fabian, is also a recording artist

Discography

Albums

*1990: ''To Rap My World Around You'' *1994: '' Lucacentric''

Singles and EPs

*1991: "Show Me Your Moves" – Uptown/

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*1994: "Wau Wau Wau" –

*1994: " Lucas with the Lid Off" – Big Beat *1994: "CityZen" –

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*1996: "Comin' Out to Play" (featuring Junior Dangerous) – Mercury *2001: "My Feet Hurt" (featuring Blue) – Open-Door Records *2001: "My Feet Work" –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Secon, Lucas 1970 births Living people Danish rappers Musicians from Copenhagen American people of Danish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American male musicians American male songwriters American record producers