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Jeppe Breum Laursen is a Danish singer-songwriter and producer.

Career

Early years in a duo

Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the pop duo Junior Senior. In 2008, the British magazine Dazed & Confused praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "industrial synth-pop and bone-rattling drama".

Solo career

His first solo release was a duet with American electronic music duo Classixx entitled "I'll Get You", which was released in 2009 on Kitsuné Records. Laursen's song "Lucky Boy" was a contender for Denmark's entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American electropop band MEN in 2010.

Works with Lady Gaga

Laursen co-wrote and co-produced Lady Gaga's 2011 single "Born This Way", the title track from her second studio album of the same name. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 16 February 2011.

Personal life

Laursen is openly gay.

Discography

Singles

• Lucky Boy (2009)
• Big Boy (2009)
• I Don't Know What To Do featuring The Magician (2011)

Original production

• Classixx – "I'll Get You" featuring Jeppe (2009, Kitsuné Records)
• Lady Gaga – "Born This Way" (2011, Interscope Records)

Remix work

• MEN – "Off Our Backs" (Jeppe's Money is a Major Issue Remix) (2010, IAMSOUND Records)

References

1. "Jeppe from Denmark | Dazed". Dazeddigital.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
2. Dombal, Ryan (15 January 2009). "Ex-Junior Senior Guy Enters Danish Eurovision Finals". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
3. "MEN". Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
4. Aswad, Jem (11 February 2011). "Single Review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
5. Trust, Gary (2011-02-16). "Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way'". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
6. Zaleski, Annie (11 February 2011). "Queer Eye, Straight Guy'". Clevescene.com. Retrieved 5 November 2003.

External links

• Official website

• Danish male singer-songwriters
• Danish singer-songwriters
• Danish record producers
• Living people
• 21st-century Danish male singers
• Danish gay musicians
• Gay singers
• Danish LGBTQ singers
• Danish LGBTQ songwriters
• Gay songwriters