Burhan Genç Koç (Danish: [ˈpuɐ̯hɑn ke̝ˀntɕ ˈkʰɔˀtɕ]; born 20 January 1983), known as Burhan G (Danish: [ˈpuɐ̯hɑn ˈke̝ˀ]),[1] is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer. He has released three albums including Burhan G in 2010 and Din for evigt, both certified platinum in Denmark. Hit singles include the five number one hits "Mest ondt" featuring Medina, "Tættere på himlen" featuring Nik & Jay, "Din for evigt", "Kalder mig hjem" and "Karma" featuring L.O.C.
Burhan G | |
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 Burhan G during Skive Festival on 4 June 2011 (Photo: A.C. Hamann Nielsson) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Burhan Genç Koç |
| Born | 20 January 1983 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Origin | Kurdish |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | BMG (2003–2007) Copenhagen Records (2007–2020) |
Beginnings
editBurhan Genç is of Kurdish origin.[2] His parents are from Haymana, Turkey. He lived in Brøndby Strand (Copenhagen County) 13 kilometers south-west of central Copenhagen and sang in the "Københavns Drengekor" (Copenhagen Boys Choir) as a solo soprano. He was also a backing singer for the popular Danish hip hop group Outlandish. The group originated from Brøndby Strand projects and Burhan G toured with the group as backing vocals and also delivered the chorus in the Outlandish hit "Walou" from their debut album Outland's Official. Collaborations followed with various other acts including Funk Flush, Cas and U$O.
Career
editBurhan G's solo debut was with the signature track "Burhan G", which was on P3 Radio's Uundgåelige in September 2003. On 24 May 2004, Burhan G released his debut album Playground on BMG, with a further track featured on Danish Radio P3's Uundgåelige with single "Take U Home". The album Playground got Burhan G nominated in 2005 to 3 categories in the Danish Music Awards. He won the award for Best Danish Newcomer. He was nominated for Danish P3 Radio's "P3 Prisen" and "P3 Gennembrudet" at P3 Guld ceremonies. Same year he won award for "Best Danish Album" at the Danish DeeJay Awards.
In March 2007, Burhan G signed with record label Copenhagen Records[3] instead of BMG and on 10 September 2007 released with them his second album Breakout and a single from the album cowritten by Burhan G and Frederik Tao from Maximum Risk and entitled "Who Is He" became a hit.
In the summer of 2008, Burhan G released his new single "Kun dig" ("Only you"). It was written in collaboration with Claus Seest and produced by Majid and Saqib.[4] The song was Burhan G's first hit in Danish followed by a Danish-language album, the self-titled Burhan G. This was followed by another successful single written in collaboration with Rasmus Seebach in Danish entitled "Jeg vil ha' dig for mig selv" ("I want you for myself") that heavily sampled Milli Vanilli's 1988 hit "Girl You Know It's True". Parts of the lyrics came from Nik & Jay's song "I Love Ya" and in November 2009, that version was released by Nik & Jay providing vocals.
In April 2010, Burhan G collaborated with Rasmus Seebach again alongside Sarah West and Nik & Jay.[5] He explained in a press release that he chose to express himself in Danish, "because I love music and because I love all the different ways one can express oneself" claiming he was inspired by artists Kim Carnes and Sanne Salomonsen and Kim Larsen. This Danish venture proved quite well as it gave Burhan G his first ever Danish No. 1 in "Mest ondt" (translated as What hurts the most) released on 8 March 2010 and reaching the Tracklisten (Danish Singles Chart) top spot for 1 week. The single features the Danish singer Medina. The follow-up single "Tættere på himlen" featuring Nik & Jay also topped the charts for three weeks in October 2010. Both were certified platinum in addition to a preceding single "Jeg vil ha' dig for mig selv" also certified platinum. "Who Is He" and "Kun dig" singles have been certified gold in Denmark.
Collaborations
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Burhan G has collaborated with a great number of artists:
- He collaborated early on with various other acts including Funk Flush and A-Double-B
- He appeared in U$O song "I går var det en vild nat" (translated as Yesterday was a wild night)
- He also sang in the soundtrack song entitled "Live Ur Life" on director Hella Joof's film Fidibus.
- He had guest appearances with many artists including Majid, Kisa and Karina Kappel.
- Burhan co-wrote and contributed in the vocals of "Let Me Think About It" in Ida Corr's album Robosoul in 2006.
- In September 2007 he appeared in Dutch House DJ Fedde le Grand remixed album that was a huge international hit for Fedde le Grand, including Europe and the United States.
- In June 2009, Burhan also appeared in an international hit by House DJ Dominik de Leon entitled "Everything Changes" and credits Dominik de Leon vs. Burhan G.[6]
- Burhan G has written "Tag med mig" (translated Come with me) for Basim, in the latter's album Alt det jeg ville have sagt (translated Everything I would have said).
- He also worked with American DJ Roger Sanchez in "Bang That Box".
- He co-wrote and produced the song "Domino Effect" to the English dancepop duo Addictive released in October 2009.
- His hit "Mest ondt" features the Danish singer Medina.
- The follow-up single "Tættere på himlen" features Nik & Jay.
Awards
edit- In 2005, nominated for 3 categories in the Danish Music Awards and won the award for "Best Danish Newcomer".
- Nominated for Danish P3 Radio's "P3 Prisen" and "P3 Gennembrudet" at P3 Guld ceremonies.
- He won award for "Best Danish Album" at the Danish DeeJay Awards in 2005
Discography
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2024) |
Albums
edit| Year | Title | Peak position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [7] | |||
| 2004 | Playground | 29 | |
| 2007 | Breakout | 15 | |
| 2010 | Burhan G | 2 | 7× Platinum |
| 2013 | Din for evigt | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 2016 | Pas på pigerne | 4 [8] |
|
| 2019 | Et barn af jul | 2 [9] |
Other albums
- 2011: Burhan G Special Edition (Burhan G album plus additional tracks)
- 2012: Burhan G (Burhan G album plus additional tracks)
Singles
edit| Year | Song | Peak | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [7] | ||||
| 2003 | "Burhan G" | 4 | Playground | |
| 2004 | "Playground" | — | ||
| "Take U Home" | — | |||
| 2007 | "Who Is He" | 36 | Gold | Breakout |
| "Can't Let U Go" | 25 | |||
| 2008 | "Sacrifice" | — | ||
| "Kun dig" | 20 | Gold | Burhan G | |
| 2009 | "Jeg vil ha' dig for mig selv" | 8 | Platinum | |
| 2010 | "Mest ondt" (feat. Medina) |
1 | Platinum | |
| "Tættere på himlen" (feat. Nik & Jay) |
1 | |||
| 2011 | "Søvnløs" | 9 | Platinum | |
| "Tag hvad du vil" (Ankerstjerne and Burhan G) |
2 | Platinum | Burhan G (Special Edition) | |
| "Jeg' i live" | 2 | Platinum | ||
| 2013 | "Din for evigt" | 1 | Gold | Din for evigt |
| "Kalder mig hjem" | 1 | Gold | ||
| "Ikke i nat, ikke endnu" | 11 | |||
| "Kærlighed & krig" (feat. Caroline Frances) |
31 | |||
| "Hvorfor ikke mig" | 18 | Non-album single | ||
| 2014 | "Ikke i nat, ikke endnu" | 11 | Din for evigt | |
| "Karma" (feat. L.O.C.) |
1 | |||
| "Kærlighed & krig" (feat. Molly Sandén) |
3 | |||
| 2016 | "Lucy" | 36 [8] |
Pas på pigerne | |
| "Nathalia" | — | |||
| "Diana" | — | |||
| 2017 | "Alle elsker kærlighed" (feat. Rasmus Nøhr) |
— | ||
| "Tinka" (with Frida Brygmann) |
1 [11] |
Et barn af jul | ||
| 2020 | "Nu er det jul (Nissebanden)" | 31 [12] |
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| 2021 | "Burhan G" (with Kidd and Tobias Rahim) |
13 [13] |
Non-album singles | |
| "Luftkys" (with Tessa) |
34 [14] |
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| 2022 | "Walou" (with Stepz, Sivas and Outlandish) |
22 [15] |
Featured in
edit- 2007: "Lean on Me" (Majid featuring Burhan G)[16]
- 2008: "Kun for mig" (Medina featuring Burhan G)
- 2011: "Bølgerne ved vesterhavetnik" (Nik & Jay featuring Eivor and Burhan G)
- 2011: "Fugt i fundamentet" (Nik & Ras featuring Pharfar and Burhan G)
Videography
editReferences
edit- ^ Burhan G: Interview (14-03-2011) (in Danish), retrieved 12 November 2023
- ^ "Burhan G - R'n'b-crooneren Burhan mangler mod". Politiken.dk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Seneste nyheder - MTV". www.mtv.dk. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ TV2: Burhan G klar med nyt album på dansk (in Danish)
- ^ "Burhan G debuterer på dansk". gaffa.dk. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Burhan G på vej ud i Europa". gaffa.dk. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b DanishCharts: Burhan G Discography Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 51, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Danish certifications". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 49, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 48, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 30, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 35, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Majid feat Burhan G.---Lean On Me". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Burhan G - Burhan G". 15 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Burhan G - Who Is He". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Burhan G - Sacrifice". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Burhan G - Jeg Vil Ha' Dig For Mig Selv". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Burhan G - Mest Ondt feat. Medina". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Burhan G - Tættere På Himlen Feat. Nik & Jay". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Burhan G - Søvnløs". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Burhan G - Jeg' I Live 2011 (Officiel Video)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via YouTube.
External links
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Media related to Burhan G at Wikimedia Commons