Grand Avenue (band)

Grand Avenue (band)

Infobox musical artist
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
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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 of EMI. The band signed with the record company, and released their debut album Grand Avenue (album) in 2003.

In 2005, the band moved to New York to record their follow-up album She and work with producer Bryce 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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