Flemming Jørgensen: Biography, Facts and Career
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Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen (7 February 1947 – 1 January 2011) was a Danish pop singer and actor, best known as lead singer of the band Bamses Venner (Teddy (Bear)'s Friends). During the recent years he also released some solo albums, the latest being Tæt på (Close-up) from 2010. Bamse was part of the Danish music scene for more than 35 years, and sold more than 3.5 million albums. Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen occasionally worked as an actor and in 1986 he received a Robert Award for best male supporting actor of the year in the movie Ofelia kommer til byen (Ophelia comes to town). Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen died at age 63 in the early hours of New Year's Day 2011 of a cardiac arrest in his home in Egå, a suburb to Aarhus. One of his first and biggest hits was Vimmersvej (originally "Wimmersvej") was from 1975 and it was based on The Lion Sleeps Tonight. On 13 September 2018, a road in Thisted named "Kronborgvejs Sidevej" was changed to "Vimmersvej".
Quick facts about Flemming Jørgensen
- Full name: Flemming Jørgensen
- Born: 1947-02-07
- Nationality: Kingdom of Denmark
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q459397
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Who is Flemming Jørgensen?
Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen (7 February 1947 – 1 January 2011) was a Danish pop singer and actor, best known as lead singer of the band Bamses Venner (Teddy (Bear)'s Friends).
What nationality is Flemming Jørgensen?
Flemming Jørgensen is Kingdom of Denmark.
When was Flemming Jørgensen born?
Flemming Jørgensen was born on 1947-02-07.
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