C21 are a Danish boy band in the early days they consisted of three key members: Søren Bregendal (vocals, lyricist, producer and keyboards), Esben Duus (vocals, lyricist and guitar), and David Pepke (vocals, lyricist and guitar). The band has sold more than 40,000 copies in their native country Denmark, and more than 250,000 copies in Asia. They had success in 14 countries in their peak time.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1998–2006 2023- |
| Labels | Capitol/EMI |
| Past members | Esben Duus |
The band was formed in 1998 when Danish music producer Lars Quang heard Søren Bregendal singing in the locker room after his son's football game. Quang invited Søren Brengedal to his studio to test his vocals. Søren brought his fellow school friend, Esben Duus to the studio. At a warm up gig at a birthday party, the two met fellow musician David Pepke and the trio was formed. C21 have only just begun profiling themselves on the music scene. Their self-titled debut album was released on 27 January 2003.
Their 2003 debut album C21 was the most successful Danish boy band debut album in Denmark. The first single, "Stuck in My Heart", was released on 16 September 2002 as the breakthrough single for the group and became popular in Southeast Asia (namely Thailand). Further singles included "You Are the One" and "She Cries". The fourth single, "One Night in Bangkok", was released on 29 September 2003. The song was originally done by Murray Head in 1984.
C21's second album Listen was also their last. Released on 24 May 2004, two singles was released off the album, with "All That I Want" entering the Danish singles chart at #6 on 30 April 2004.
In March 2005, Esben Duus left the group,[1] and during the recording of the third album, the remaining members Bregendal and Pepke decided to split, with Søren Bregendal pursuing a solo music and acting career.
In June 2014, the group reunited performing the hit songs "Stuck in My Heart", "All That I Want" and "You Just Wait and See" at Løven & Bastionen in Copenhagen. The occasion was the wedding of a close friend to Søren Bregendal.
On 30 August 2023 C21 Reunited (David and Søren) and was guest on the Danish TV program aftensshowet, to break the news.
They have released a new single called Tricks on 15 September. It's the first song from their upcoming album "Stay Pop Part 1" which will include 6 other songs. They are releasing each songs from the album up to the album release, which will be around spring/summer 2024.
They are now on Instagram, Search after @wearec21 https://instagram.com/wearec21?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| DEN [2] | |||
| 2003 | C21 | 9 | |
| 2004 | Listen | 22 |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| DEN[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | "Stuck in My Heart" | C21 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | "You Are the One" | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "She Cries" | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "One Night in Bangkok" | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "All That I Want" | Listen | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Tell Me Why It Ain't Easy" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Frodi Holm Knudsen (1 June 2005). "C21 ved en skillevej". B.T.
- ^ a b danishcharts.dk
- ^ "Album Top-40". Hitlisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. Retrieved 24 April 2011.