Lis Sørensen

Lis Sørensen
Background information
Born	(1955-05-28) 28 May 1955 (age 69) Brabrand, Aarhus, Denmark
Genres	Pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Website	lissorensen.dk

Lis Sørensen (born 28 May 1955)^[1] is a Danish pop/rock singer and songwriter. In the 1970s, she worked with Anne Linnet in Shit & Chanel, and they continued in the 1980s with Anne Linnet Band. In 1983, Lis Sørensen released her first solo album. She is also known for being the first artist to record Ednaswap's "Torn", which was renamed "Brændt" (Danish for "Burned"). The song was later made famous by Natalie Imbruglia and Trine Rein.

Lis Sørensen is the mother of Danish songwriter and music producer Sly.^[2]

Career

Lis Sørensen's music career began when she recorded an album titled It's So Easy in 1970, with her music teacher Holger Laumann. Laumann was a member of the jazz/rock band Tears.^[3]

Lis Sørensen became educated as music pedagogue at the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg,^[4] and achieved fame with Shit & Chanel in the 1970s. Shit & Chanel became famous as the first all-female rock band from Denmark, which really made a commercial breakthrough in the music industry. Naturally, the Red Stocking Movement (Denmark) also admired the band.

Lis Sørensen also sang backing vocals for Gasolin', Sebastian and others. Especially Sebastian also helped Lis Sørensen achieve success in the music industry, since they collaborated on some albums that were popular in Denmark.^[5][6] Anne Linnet Band consisted of the singers Lis Sørensen, Anne Linnet and Sanne Salomonsen, as well as Holger Laumann and others. Anne Linnet Band was a major success in Danish rock history for the few years the band existed.

After Anne Linnet Band dissolved, Lis Sørensen made her debut album as a solo artist Himmelen ned på Jorden in 1983, followed by other solo albums. Lis Sørensen's commercial pinnacle as a solo artist was her album Hjerternes sang from 1989, which has reached sales of 350,000 copies (only surpassed by Sanne Salomonsen with regard to sales of Danish rock albums from 1989).^[7][8]

Lis Sørensen's compilation album Indtil dig igen: Sørensen's bedste was released in 1996, and has reached sales of 170,000 copies.^[9][10] She has also collaborated with Sanne Salomonsen and Tamra Rosanes in the music group Cowgirls, which recorded one album in 2001 named Girls Night Out.^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
		DEN [12]
1983	Himmelen ned på Jorden
1985	Lis Sørensen
1987	Sigøjnerblod
1989	Hjerternes sang
1991	Vis dit ansigt
1993	Under stjernerne et sted
1995	Du ka' få mig til alt
1998	Kærtegn
2000	Rose	7
2005	Con amor	3
2010	For kærlighedens skyld	5
2013	På sådan en morgen	3	Platinum
2017	Bedre tider	3 [13]

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Peak positions
		DEN [12]
1996	Indtil dig igen: Sørensen's bedste	—
1999	Grænseløs Greatest	—
2005	Tæt på Ækvator (Alle tiders)	—
2007	De allerstørste sange	2
2013	På sådan en morgen: De 20 skønneste	—

Live albums

Year	Title	Peak positions
		DEN [12]
2003	Nærvær og næsten	39

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		DEN [12]
2008	"Verden er i farver"	14
2009	"Lad ikke solen gå ned" (with Basim)	15	Befri dig selv Basim album

References

1. Bille, Torben, ed. (2002). Dansk rockleksikon (in Danish) (1st ed.). Politikens Forlag. p. 505. ISBN 87-567-6525-8. Født 28. maj 1955 i Brabrand. Sanger, sangskriver og komponist. [English: Born 28 May 1955 in Brabrand. Singer, songwriter and composer.]
2. Povlsen, Lisbeth (29 March 2019). "Lis Sørensens nye liv: Sej single". SE og HØR (in Danish).
3. It's So Easy by It's So Easy. Discogs.
4. Official website (in Danish). "[...] uddannet som musikpædagog ved Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium i Aarhus. [English: [...] educated as music pedagogue at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus.]"
5. Lis Sørensen credits. Discogs.
6. Sebastian's collaboration with Lis Sørensen. Discogs.
7. Bille, Torben, ed. (2002). Dansk rockleksikon (in Danish) (1st ed.). Politikens Forlag. p. 505. ISBN 87-567-6525-8. Kommercielt toppede Sørensen foreløbig i 1989 med udgivelsen af Hjerternes sang, der er noteret for et skandinavisk salg på omkring 350.000 eksemplarer. [English: Sørensen commercially peaked at that time in 1989 with the release of Hjerternes sang, which is noted for Scandinavian sales of about 350,000 copies.]
8. Official website (in Danish). "[...] Lis Sørensen i 1989 med 350.000 solgte eksemplarer af albummet Hjerternes sang [...] [English: [...] Lis Sørensen in 1989 with 350,000 sold copies of the album Hjerternes sang [...]]".
9. Indtil dig igen: Sørensen's bedste by Lis Sørensen. Discogs.
10. Lis Sørensen (in Danish). danskefilm.dk. "I 1995 indspillede hun 'Du Ka' Få Mig Til Alt' og i 1996 indspillede hun enkelte nye sange – blandt andet "Held Og Lykke" – til sin greatest hits-plade. Pladen, der solgte omkring 170.000, blev fulgt op med en mindre turné, hvor hun optrådte for udsolgte huse. [English: In 1995, she recorded 'Du Ka' Få Mig Til Alt' and in 1996, she recorded a few new songs – among others 'Held Og Lykke' – for her greatest hits record. The disc, which sold about 170,000, was followed by a smaller tour.]"
11. Cowgirls. Discogs.
12. "Lis Sørensen discography". danshcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
13. "Album Top-40 Uge 10, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Lis Sørensen discography at Discogs