Danish Pop Songs to Know

 While Denmark might not have quite as much internationally iconic music as its neighbor to the north, Sweden, it’s still got plenty of great songs from legendary artists. Danish pop music found its heyday in the 1970s with breakout acts such as Gasolin’, TV-2 and Anne Linnet, who remained popular largely only in Denmark.  

In 2005, Music Export Denmark (MXD) launched. A non-profit aimed at promoting Danish music around the world, MXD has been successful in helping a long line of Danish acts reach international audiences.  

Every country has their list of pop songs that are ubiquitous, playing in the background at family gatherings and being hummed gently in the shower. Knowing those songs brings you a bit closer to the culture and, hopefully, introduces you to a few artists you didn’t know before. These are the Danish songs that (almost) everyone at the party will know:


    
Otto Brandenburg – To lys på et bord….


Gasolin’ – Kvinde Min


C.V. Jørgensen – Costa del Sol


Kim Larsen – Midt Om Natten


Lars Hug – Elsker Dig For Evigt


Anne Linnet – Tusind Stykker


Laid Back – Baker Man


Thomas Helmig – Stupid Man


Olsen Brothers – Fly On The Wings Of Love


Aqua – Barbie Girl


Whigfield – Sexy Eyes

Malk De Koijn – Vi Tager Fuglen På Dig

Tv-2 – De Første Kærester På Månen

Nik & Jay – Lækker

Alphabeat – Fascination

Rasmus Seebach – Engel

Medina – Velkommen Til Medina

Oh Land – White Nights

MØ – Don’t Wanna Dance

Fallulah – Perfect Tense