Rasmus Thude (born 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, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

, Denmark on 26 March 1989) is a Danish singer and songwriter with more than 20 million plays worldwide. He has previously participated in the Danish ''

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'' in 2010.Europepped: Denmark's Rasmus Thude Makes News
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(in Danish)Rasmus Thude – Viral effekt, god timing og Justin Timberlake
(in Danish) In January 2011 his song ''LLL (Love, Liquor, Lick It)'' got him worldwide attention when it was mistaken with the American singer, Justin Timberlake. The song had been renamed "''Take You Down''" and both media and fans thought it was a new single from JT.Djz.dk: Rasmus Thude – Månen & Tilbage
(in Danish) In 2014 Rasmus Thude enrolled at DTU (Danish Technical University) studying Processing and Innovation. In 2015 he created his first app start-up "Ta' det", where he is currently working as CEO.

Music

In 2011 Rasmus Thude signed with Instant Major Management and later that same year he signed his first labeldeal with Sony Music Denmark. In March 2012, he was appointed "Big in 2012" by the Danish music magazine GAFFA. He released his debut EP ''Seks hjerter'' in November 2012 on Sony Music. In June 2011 he released his first single, "''Til Månen & Tilbage''" which peaked at number 16 on the Danish Singles Chart. His second single, "''Gider dig ikke mer'''" peaked at number 19 on the Danish Singles Chart, but went into top 10 on the Danish streaming chart. The single was certified platinum with more than 1.8 million streams. His third single "''Fest med de bedst feat. Niklas''" didn't make it to the charts, but was certified gold with more than 900.000 streams.

Discography

EP'er

* Seks hjerter (2012)

Singler

*"Til månen & tilbage" also appeared in a remix version with Young and James Kayn.

Guest appearances

References

External links

Official website
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