Flemming Jørgensen
Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen (7 February 19471 January 2011) was a Danish pop singer and actor, best known as lead singer of the band Bamses Venner (Teddy (Bear)'s Friends). During the recent years he also released some solo albums, the latest being Tæt på (Close-up) from 2010. Bamse was part of the Danish music scene for more than 35 years, and sold more than 3.5 million albums.
Flemming Jørgensen
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- Name
- Flemming Jørgensen
- Birth Name
- Flemming Duun Jørgensen
- Born
- 7 February 1947
- Birthplace
- Randers, Denmark
- Died
- 1 January 2011
- Place of death
- Egå, Denmark
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter, musician
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Fields
- pop music
- Languages
- Danish
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Biography
Biography
Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen occasionally worked as an actor and in 1986 he received a Robert Award for best male supporting actor of the year in the movie Ofelia kommer til byen (Ophelia comes to town). Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen died at age 63 in the early hours of New Year's Day 2011 of a cardiac arrest in his home in Egå, a suburb to Aarhus. One of his first and biggest hits was Vimmersvej (originally "Wimmersvej") was from 1975 and it was based on The Lion Sleeps Tonight. On 13 September 2018, a road in Thisted named "Kronborgvejs Sidevej" was changed to "Vimmersvej".
Flemming Bamse Jørgensen at Langelandsfestivalen 2006. Picture taken by User:Lhademmor
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Flemming Jørgensen • Landscape — yes • Birth Name — Flemming Duun Jørgensen • Alias — Bamse • Born — 7 February 1947 • Birthplace — Randers, Denmark • Died — 1 January 2011 • Place of death — Egå, Denmark • Instrument — Bass guitar • Genre — Pop music • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, musician • Associated Acts — Bamses Venner • Website — bamsesvenner.dk
Documentary record
Flemming Jørgensen appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a musician (born 1947). The birth of Flemming Jørgensen is recorded in 1947.
With Bamses Venner
With Bamses Venner
Refer to discography at Bamses Venner
Solo
Solo
• Din sang (1977) • Solen skinner (1979) • Lige nu (1987) • 1988 (1988) • Lidt for mig selv (1994) • Jul på Vimmersvej (1995) • Stand By Me (1999) • Always on My Mind (2001) • Be My Guest (2005) • Love Me Tender (2007) • Tæt på (2010) • De store og de gemte (2011) • Live • Bamse Live I (1980) • Bamse Live II (1980)
Life and career
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2011
Flemming Jørgensen died at Egå.
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Blak, Poul. Portræt: Vennernes Bamse. Jyllands-Posten. 1 January 2011.
- 2.Christensen, Uffe. En musikkens arbejdsmand er død. Jyllands-Posten. 1 January 2011.
- 3.Berlingske Tidende. Musikeren Flemming Bamse er død – Danmark. Ritzau. 1 January 2011.
- 4.Thisted har fået landets første Vimmersvej. Limfjorden Update 14. september 2018 http://www.limfjordupdate.dk/thisted-har-faaet-landets-foerste-vimmersvej
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