Sune Rose Wagner (born 24 July 1973, Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish songwriter,

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, and singer, best known for playing in the rock group The Raveonettes. In addition to his own bands, Wagner has

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, recorded, and mixed albums by acts such as Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, and Louise Burns.

Biography

Wagner formed the group Western Front in Sønderborg in August 1989; by 1992, the band had relocated to Copenhagen and evolved into

Psyched Up Janis Psyched Up Janis was a Danish rock band formed by Sune Rose Wagner, now a member of The Raveonettes, Martin Bjerregaard, and Jakob Jørgensen. Biography Sune Wagner and Jakob Jørgensen played their first concert in Sønderborg under the name ...

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, and then to the United States, then split up in 1999 after playing a farewell concert at the

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. He had formed The Tremolo Beer Gut in 1998, and then formed his most successful band, The Raveonettes, with Sharin Foo after settling in Los Angeles.Williamson, John (2003) "Adventurous style wins rave reviews; When Sune Rose Wagner started writing tracks for The Raveonettes, he had no band members and little to go on. Four years later, his originality has won an army of fans", '' Glasgow Herald'', 18 October 2003, p. 19, retrieved 2012-06-12 During 1999 to 2000, he also worked as an assistant for photographer

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. Wagner released his first (self-titled) solo album in 2008 (also his first album sung in Danish), followed by live performances in 2009.Crawford, Matt (2009)
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, sfstation.com, 9 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-12Michael Jose Gonzalez (2009)
Sune Rose Wagner og Mellemblond VoxHall, Århus, onsdag d. 11. marts 2009
, gaffa.dk, 9 March 2009, retrieved 2012-06-12 In 2010, he released a single with fellow Sønderborg musician Michael Falch, a reworking of Falch's song "Nu Rider Vi Stormen Af".Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (2010)
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Solo discography

Albums

*''Sune Rose Wagner'' (2008, Auditorium)

Singles

*"Hvad Der Sker" (2008, Auditorium) *"Nu Rider Vi Stormen Af" with Michael Falch (2010, KrebsFalch) *"Ambush" (2018, Juvenile Delinquent Music) *"After All" (2018, Juvenile Delinquent Music)

Soundtrack appearances

*" When Will I Be Loved" (with Steen Jørgensen) and "Sleepwalk" on ''Songs for a Soundtrack - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Simon & Malou'' (2009, Mermaid Records) *"Let My Baby Ride" and " More Human than Human" on ''Altered Carbon'' (2018,

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Production

*Dum Dum Girls, ''Only in Dreams'' LP (2011,

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) *Dum Dum Girls, ''He Gets Me High'' EP (2011, Sub Pop) *Dum Dum Girls, ''End of Daze'' EP (2012, Sub Pop) *Louise Burns, ''The Midnight Mass'' LP (2013, Light Organ Records) *Crocodiles, ''Crimes of Passion'' LP (2013, Frenchkiss Records) *Dum Dum Girls, ''Too True'' LP (2014, Sub Pop)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Sune Rose Danish rock singers Danish rock musicians People from Sønderborg Municipality Living people 1973 births 21st-century Danish male singers