- Grand Avenue (band)
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Name = Grand Avenue
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Genre = Rock,Alternative rock , Motif Rock
Years_active =2001 –Present
Label =EMI
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URL = http://www.grandavenue.dk
Current_members = Rasmus Walter-Hansen Niels-Kristian Bærentzen Marc Stebbing Hjalte Thygesen
Past_members =Grand Avenue is a rock band from
Denmark started in 2001. The band consists of Rasmus Walter-Hansen (vocals, guitar), Niels-Kristian Bærentzen (guitar), Marc Stebbing (bass) and Hjalte Thygesen (drums).History
The four band members met at a musical college in
London in 1997. Frontman Walter-Hansen and lead guitarist Bærentzen started to write songs together, and with the addition og Stebbing and Thygesen Grand Avenue was formed. The band released a single in 2003 called "What's On Your Mind", which became "Ugens Uundgåelige" (the most played number on the radio station for a week) on Danish Radio P3, which caught the attention ofEMI . The band signed with the record company, and released their debut albumGrand Avenue (album) in 2003.In 2005, the band moved to
New York to record their follow-up album She and work with producerBryce Goggin . [da icon [http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=13442/artist_focus=22543 Grand Avenue indspiller i New York] ] The album was released in 2005.During 2006, the band started working on their third album, The Outside which was released in 2007. Again, the band had a "Ugens Uundgåelige" with the single "The Outside. [da icon [http://dr.dk/P3/P3suu/2007/Grand_Avenue.htm P3s Uundgåelige uge 11: 12.-18. marts 2007] ]
Frontman Walter-Hansen dated supermodel
Helena Christensen for two years from 2004 to 2006. [da icon [http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=15450/artist_focus=22543 Helena Christensen er ledig igen] ]Use of Songs in Film and Television
The title song of their album She was featured in the movie "
Cashback ". It was a part of the movie's soundtrack and it was performed as a different version for the movie.The song "Ordinary" was recently featured on
Kyle XY .Discography
External links
* [http://www.grandavenue.dk/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/grdavenue Myspace]
* [http://www.grandavenue.ch/ Grand Avenue - Swiss Fansite]References
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