UFO Yepha is a famous
Danish music duo made up of
Kristian Humaidan (born in 1981) known by his stage name
UFO
An unidentified flying object (UFO) is an object or phenomenon seen in the sky but not yet identified or explained. The term was coined when United States Air Force (USAF) investigations into flying saucers found too broad a range of shapes ...
and
Jeppe Bruun Wahlstrøm (born in 1983) known by his stage name
Yepha. The duo was from
Svendborg
Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,616 (1 January 2025), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.[Aarhus
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finally moving to
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
in their last years. UFO Yepha split-up in 2011. At times, the duo were also known as Whyyou (taking lead from first letters of their names "why" (Y) for Yepha and "you (U) for UFO).
Career
Their first chart success together was "Hver dag". The singles topped the Danish Singles Chart staying seven weeks at #1.
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The group had previously appeared on MC Clemens' second album, ''Den anden verden'' as a collective Kælderposen (alias Kældersquad) which included UFO Yepha, Rune Buoy, Jot, LX, Jesper Drejer, Ole R and DJ Rescue.
Owning their own studios, they also produced other artists, including Ali Kazim and his album ''Gadedrøm'' in addition to their own materials.
The duo moved to Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
in 2008. UFO Yepha split-up in 2011.
Awards
*UFO Yepha won an award of 50,000 Kr from the Danish Arts Foundation in 2006 for ''Ingen som os''.
*In 2007, UFO Yepha were also nominated in two categories for the Danish Music Awards
*Other nominations included Zulu Awards and Tjeck Awards.
*In 2009 their music video "Næh næh" won "Best music video" at the Danish Music Awards
After-split-up
After split-up, Humaidan (UFO) has developed a solo career on his own.
Yepha solo career
Meanwhile, Yepha is cooperating with various artists and most notably Morten Hampenberg & Alexander Brown being featured in a number of their releases including "Skub til taget" (2009) and "Det stikker helt af" (2011) and "Klovn" (also in 2011).
Discography
(For discographies as solo artists, refer to UFO (musician) and Yepha)
Albums
Singles
(Selective and only charting singles)
See also
* UFO (musician)
* Yepha
References
External links
UFO & Yepha Facebook
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Danish male singers
Danish hip-hop groups
Danish musical duos