Esben Selvig

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Esben Ullbæk Bundgaard-Jørgensen Selvig, stage name Dansken (born 17 June 1978) is a Norwegian-Danish rapper and singer.

His nickname, "The Dane", stems from his being born in Denmark, but moving to Norway as a child.

Selvig is best known as a singer in Yoga Fire and rapper in Klovner I Kamp, in both bands together with Aslak "Alis" Hartberg. Klovner i Kamp won the Spellemannprisen for hip hop in 2001,[1] and the Edvard Prize in 2002 for the song lyrics «Nattens sønner».

He has also written for the talkshow Torsdagsklubben. In 2011 he hosted the show Dansken & Fingern together with Klovner I Kamp's DJ, Thomas "Fingern" Gullestad, and won a Gullruten award. In 2013 he was a judge on Idol (season 7).[1]

He married in 2012, and has one son.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hansen, Håvard Kristoffersen (5 April 2013). "- Jeg elsker å være pappa". VG (in Norwegian). pp. 52–53.