User:Kmilling~enwiki/Nice Little Penguins

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Nice Little Penguins
OriginVejle, Denmark
GenresPop, Rock
Years active1992–present
LabelsRCA, TIO Records[1]
MembersBo Feierskov, Carsten Kolster, Michael Kolster
Past membersHans Henrik Præstbro
Websitehttp://www.nicelittlepenguins.dk
Bo Feierskov
Michael Kolster
Carsten Kolster
Hans Henrik Præstbro

Nice Little Penguins is a Danish pop/rock band, formed in 1992 by Bo Feierskov and Michael Kolster and his younger brother Carsten Kolster. The trio is mostly know for their radiohit "Flying", published by RCA/BMG in 1994.[2][3]

History[edit]

All three founding members of the band grew up in the area around the Danish city of Vejle. The three began playing together 1983, but it wasn't until 1992 they formed the "Nice Little Penguins". The band name was originally created by a friend of the band, who wrote a song called The Nice Little Penguins to the then newly formed still nameless ensemble.[4][5]

The band released their first album "Beat Music" in 1993.[6] But it was the 1994 song "Flying" that gave the trio its international breakthrough. The song became part of the band's second studio album, published the following year, sharing its title. The Hawaiian four-string instrument, the ukulele, was the center piece of the song, and it gained much attention in Europe, especially Germany, and parts of Asia.[7][8]

The following album, "World You Can Live In", was published in 1996 and produced by Mick Glossop[9] and contained a cover of the old John Stewart hit "Daydream Believer", originally recorded by The Monkees in 1967.[10]

The band has continued to publish and tour in the following years, though mainly in Scandinavia. In the mid 1990s the band's sound engineer, Hans Henrik Praestbro, started to appear on stage, playing keyboards. By the time the 2004 album "Free" was released, Praestbro was a fourth and full member of Nice Little Penguins - now a quartet.[11]

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1994 hit "Flying", the band recorded and published a German version of the track in 2019, called "Frei Sein". Once again the trio climbed the charts in Germany, and the song reached no. 1 on national Radio MDR.[12][13]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

EP's[edit]

Singles[edit]

  • Flying (1994)
  • The Peacock (2010)
  • Here Comes The Sun (2010)
  • Grateful (2011)
  • Love is a Rainbow (June 27, 2012)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nice Little Penguins at TIO Records. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ Nice Little Penguins on AllMusic.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ Nice Little Penguins "Flying" (single). Radio Swiss Pop, Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ Gamle hitmagere vågner til dåd: Nice Little Penguins har stadig mod på musikken. Vejle Amts Folkeblad (Danish daily), 19 July 2019 (by: Leif Baun), Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ Interview on "Alla Kolpa". All Kolpa (Greek national TV), 7 May 1995, Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. ^ Nice Little Penguins "Beat Music" (album). Apple Music, Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ^ Pingvinerne flyver igen. B.T. (Danish daily), 22 July 2005 (by: Dennis Dreyer) , Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. ^ Biography on Last.fm. Last.fm, 19 November 2007, Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ Works of Mick Glossop (recordproduction.com)
  10. ^ "Daydream Beliver" by Nice Little Penguins, Secondhand Songs, retrieved 16 April 2022
  11. ^ TIO Records Biography: Nice Little Penguins, Turn It Over Records, retrieved 16 April 2022
  12. ^ De søde pingviner gør det igen: Band med Vejle-rødder når toppen i Tyskland. Vejle Amts Folkeblad (Danish daily), 23 August 2019 (by: Leif Baun), Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  13. ^ Endlich gibt es ihren Kult-Hit “Flying” auf Deutsch: “Frei sein”!. Smago Magazine, 31 May 2019, Retrieved 16 April 2022.

External links[edit]

Category:Danish pop music groups

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