Otto Brandenburg

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Otto Brandenburg
Born	(1934-09-04)4 September 1934 Hejnsvig, Denmark
Died	1 March 2007(2007-03-01) (aged 72) Copenhagen, Denmark
Years active	1953–2000

Otto Herman Max Brandenburg (4 September 1934 – 1 March 2007) was a Danish musician, singer and actor.^[1]

Career[]

Music and Theatre[]

He debuted in 1955 in the ensemble Four Jacks, but quickly became a soloist producing Danish rock. He then adapted his pop songs to folk music and jazz and became a popular actor. Brandenburg released records in Sweden and Germany under the name "Ole Brandenburg". In 1960, he unsuccessfully participated in the Dansk Melodi Gran Prix with the song "To Lys På Et Bord" (two lights on one board). In 1969, he began a new musical direction, setting his own lyrics to an American melody in the Christmas song "Søren Banjomus."

In the 1970s he often worked with actress Vivi Bak. In the 1980s he collaborated with songwriters Halfdan Rasmussen and Evert Taube.

Film[]

Brandenburg won a Bodil award in 1978 for his role in  [da]^[2][3] and again in 1982 for "Gummi Tarzan".^[4][5]

Brandenburgs sidste arbejdsopgave var som hanbjørnen (stemme) i tegnefilmen Drengen der ville gøre det umulige fra 2002.

Brandenburg sang "You've Got a Friend in Me" in the Danish dub of Toy Story.

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Otto Brandenburg at IMDb

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