Ronnie Atkins (born Paul Christensen on 16 November 1964) is a Danish singer, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist and primary songwriter for heavy metal band

Pretty Maids Pretty Maids is a Danish hard rock/ heavy metal band from Horsens. Formed in 1981 by Ken Hammer, and completed with Ronnie Atkins in 1982, their sound and music can be described as classic guitar-laden heavy rock with a strong emphasis on melod ...

. Atkins co-founded Pretty Maids in

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in D ...

, Denmark in 1981 with guitarist Ken Hammer. Pretty Maids has released sixteen studio albums, four live albums and four extended plays. He released his first solo album, '' One Shot'', in 2021, followed by his sophomore album, ''Make It Count'', in 2022.

Discography

*'' One Shot'' (2021) *''4 More Shots'' (EP; 2021) *''

Make It Count ''Make It Count'' is second solo studio album by Danish hard rock singer and songwriter Ronnie Atkins. The album was released on 18 March 2022 by Frontiers Records Frontiers Music – formerly Frontiers Records – is an Italian record labe ...

'' (2022)

Health

Atkins was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019 and underwent at least 33 radiation and four chemotherapy treatments before being declared cancer-free. The lung cancer returned in 2021 in stage 4.https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/pretty-maids-singer-ronnie-atkins-lung-cancer-is-back-now-in-stage-4/ PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Lung Cancer Is Back, Now in Stage 4

References

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