Lene Nystrøm Rasted

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lene


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Lene Grawford Nystrøm
Born = birth date and age|1973|10|2
Died =
Origin = Tønsberg, Norway
Genre = Dance-pop
Years_active = 1994–present
Label = PolyGram (1990–2001)
Polydor (1998–2004)

Lene (born Lene Grawford Nystrøm on 2 October 1973 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, who is best known as the lead vocalist for pop-dance group Aqua. [cite web |url=http://uk.askmen.com/women/singer_60/71c_lene_grawford_nystrom.html |title=AskMen.com - Lene Grawford Nystrom pics |accessdate=2007-08-27 ]

Biography

During her teenage years Lene developed an interest in performing and began her adult life as a barmaid and model.

During the Aqua-days she had homes in both Norway and Denmark.

The relationship between Lene and Søren Rasted is rumored to be one of the many reasons Aqua disbanded in 2001. Originally Lene was dating Rene Dif. Then she dated Søren.

Lene married Søren on August 25 2001. After the marriage Lene moved to live permanently in Denmark. On November 6 2004, she gave birth to a daughter, India. The couple welcomed their second child, a boy named Billy, in 2006.

Musical career

Aqua

In 1994 Lene was spotted by René Dif singing on a cruise ship. He approached her and she became the lead vocalist for the group which was initially called Joyspeed, later re-named Aqua. The group consisted of Lene, René Dif, Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen. In their prime, Aqua managed to make the singles chart top ten in a number of countries where European pop acts would not normally succeed. She would remain with the group until 2001 when they split up due to personal differences, including a relationship between Lene and Søren Rasted. In October 2007, the band told the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet that they're coming back.

olo career

In 2003 Lene released her first and only album, "Play With Me", which performed poorly in Scandinavia, making only number 74 in the Norwegian charts. This lacklustre performance did not affect her single sales though. "It's Your Duty" peaked at number 3 in Denmark followed by 2004's "Pretty Young Thing", another potential hit. "Pretty Young Thing" is a cover of Stella Soleil's song, and "Here We Go" is a cover of Moonbaby's song.

Writer

Lene then turned her hand to writing pop songs for other groups, writing "No Good Advice" and "You Freak Me Out" for Girls Aloud's first album "Sound of the Underground". "No Good Advice" was a huge hit, and cemented Girls Aloud into mainstream pop, while "You Freak Me Out" went on to feature in the Disney movie "Freaky Friday". Meanwhile, "Pretty Young Thing" was covered by Tina Cousins.

Discography

Albums

"Play With Me" (2003)"

# "Virgin Superstar" (Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Karen Poole, Lene & Sebastian Nylund) - 3.25
# "Pretty Young Thing" (Stella Katsoudas, Steve Torch & Walter Turbitt) - 4.24
# "It's Your Duty" (Karen Poole, Lene & Lucas Secon) - 3.06
# "Play With Me" (Jens Bjurman, Karen Poole, Lene & Per Kalenius) - 3.06
# "Bad Coffee Day" (Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Karen Poole, Lene & Sebastian Nylund) - 4.45
# "Here We Go" (Brian Higgins, Lene, Matthew Robert Gray & Miranda Cooper) 3.44
# "Bite You" (Angela Hunte, Jens Bjurman, Lene & Per Kalenius) - 3.30
# "Up in Smoke" (Christian Lars Karlsson, Felix Howard, Henrik Jonback & Pontus Winnberg) - 3.39
# "We Wanna Party" (Brian Higgins, , Lene, Lisa Cowling, Miranda Cooper & Xenomania) - 3.18
# "Pants Up" (Kandi Burruss) - 3.31
# "Surprise" (Jens Bjurman, Per Kalenius & Ruby Amanfu) - 3.02
# "Scream" (Dawn Jones, Lene & Soren Rasted) - 3.44
# "Doin' It To You" (Felix Howard, Jens Bjurman & Per Kalenius) - 3.53 "(Japanese Bonus Track)"
# "Paper Bag" (Joakim Björklund & Savan Kotecha) - 3.13 "(Japanese Bonus Track)"

ingles

*"It's Your Duty" (2003) - #3 in Denmark
*"Pretty Young Thing" (2004)
*"Here we go" (2004) - only as promo DJ release
*"Hvor Små Vi Er" (2005) (Benefic featuring Lene)
*"I Love New York" (2005) (Lazyboy featuring Lene)

Other

*"Queen for a Day" (Luciana Caporaso & Mike Mangini) - 3.28 [It's Your Duty B-Side]
*"As Good As It Gets" [Rare recording from the Play With Me sessions]
*"Pole Position" [Rare recording from the Play With Me sessions]
*"Two Directions" / "Come on Down" (1992) (Lene's first recordings)
*"Rock Your Body" (2003) (Justin Timberlake Single featuring Lene)
*"Hvor Små Vi Er" (2005) (Benefic Single featuring Lene)
*"I Love New York" (2005) (Lazyboy song featuring Lene)

References

External links

*MySpace-music|lenenystrommusic|Lene
* [http://www.lene.dk.tp Lene]
* [http://www.aquarama.tk Aquarama]
* [http://www.playwithme.nl Play With Me]
* [http://www.playwithlene.tk/ Play With Lene]
*High resolution pictures:
** [http://www.pronline.dk/hvor-smaa.vi.er/images/highres/Lene.jpgFrom Universal Pictures (Hvor Små Vi Er)]
** [http://www.pronline.dk/hvor-smaa.vi.er/images/highres/Lene-Peter-Remee.jpgFrom Universal Pictures (Hvor Små Vi Er)]