Caroline Henderson (born 28 February 1962) is a Danish–Swedish pop and jazz singer. She moved to Copenhagen from Sweden in 1983 and spent her youth singing in various jazz bands. Her breakthrough was in 1989 as part of pop group Ray Dee Ohh. After the group disbanded, Henderson launched a solo career with multi award-winning album Cinemataztic (1995) featuring smash hits "Kiss Me Kiss Me" and "Made in Europe".
Caroline Henderson | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 28 February 1962 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Follow-up Metamorphing (1998), disco cover album Dolores J - The Butterfly (2000) and the more experimental Naos (2002) didn't have the same commercial impact. A new turn saw Henderson develop into a full-fledged jazz singer on albums Don't Explain (2003), Made in Europe (2004), Love Or Nothin’ (2006) and No. 8 (2008).
Henderson has also appeared as an actress in plays and films.
Personal life
editHenderson was born in Sweden to an African-American father and a Swedish mother. She moved to Denmark in 1983, and has spent most of her life there with two children.[1]
Awards
edit- 2010: Order of the Dannebrog
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Record label | Peak positions |
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| 1995 | Cinemataztic | RCA | |
| 1998 | Metamorphing | RCA | |
| 2000 | Dolores J – The Butterfly | RCA | |
| 2002 | NAOS | Sony | 29 |
| 2003 | Don't Explain | Stunt/Sundance | 17 |
| 2004 | Made in Europe | Stunt/Sundance | 32 |
| 2006 | Love or Nothin' | Stunt/Sundance | 14 |
| 2008 | No 8 | Stunt/Sundance | 5 |
| 2009 | Keeper of the Flame | Copenhagen Records | 15 |
| 2011 | Jazz, Love & Henderson | Sony Classical | |
| 2011 | Jazz Collection (box set) | ||
| 2012 | Lonely House | Universal Music | 20 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | record label | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [2] | ||||
| 2012 | "Se en stjerne" | Sony Music | 30 |
Filmography
edit- 2006: Der var engang en dreng – som fik en lillesøster med vinger as Snow White
- 2007: Tuya siempre as Gloria Cole
- 2008: Max Pinlig as Ofelias tante
- 2012: Julestjerner (TV series, 24 episodes) as Kim
- 2022: Vikings: Valhalla as Jarl Haakon
References
edit- ^ Stilling, Oliver (25 August 1998). "Pop til tiden". Dagbladet Information (in Danish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Caroline Henderson discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2013.