Jeppe Laursen

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Jeppe Laursen
Birth nameJeppe Breum Laursen
Born (1977-12-25) 25 December 1977 (age 46)
Thisted, Denmark
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • programming
Years active2002–present

Jeppe Breum Laursen is a Danish singer-songwriter and producer. Performing under the name "Senior", Laursen was the lead vocalist of the pop duo Junior Senior. In 2008, the British magazine Dazed & Confused praised Laursen's music for its "urgency and club appeal" and described it as "industrial synth-pop and bone-rattling drama". [1] His first solo release was a collaboration with American electronic music duo Classixx entitled "I'll Get You", which was released in 2009 on Kitsuné. Laursen's song "Lucky Boy" was a contender for Denmark's entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. [2] Laursen also remixed "Off Our Backs" by American electropop band MEN in 2010. [3]

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Laursen co-wrote and co-produced Lady Gaga's 2011 single "Born This Way", the title track from her second studio album of the same name. [4] The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 16 February 2011. [5]

Personal life

Laursen is openly gay. [6]

Discography

Singles

Original production

Remix work

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