Anine Bing
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Anine Irmelin Bing is a Danish model/singer best known for appearances in Swedish men's magazines including four covers of Café Magazine. She is also known for her high profile relationship with footballer Anders Svensson.
on 30 November 1982. At age 7, Bing started to take violin lessons, but eventually turned to singing. She honed her singing skills with the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Music choir. At age 10, her family emigrated from Copenhagen
(they had lived in the suburb Brønshøj
) to Sweden because of her father's career. Despite spending most of her life in Sweden, she declares her nationality as Danish
. She also claims to be ¼ Brazilian descent.
, Nevs Models in London
, Bleu Model Management in Los Angeles
, VMG Models in Goteborg, Sweden, and Stockholmsgruppen Models in Stockholm
, Sweden. Bing has appeared on the cover of Café Magazine four times. Not only has she appeared in Café but she has appeared in Moore Magazine
, Slitz
, Playboy
, and 944 Magazine
. She has also been in advertisements for Message, Ragno, and Stadium. Bing has modeled for the Ellos catalogue as well.
In 2002, the City of Birmingham banned a billboard of Bing for being too distracting. The billboards were part of a £1 million nationwide "For Play" campaign by Italian sportswear company, Ellesse. However, Ellesse agreed with the Council and took them down.http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,687967,00.html.
Bing currently resides in Los Angeles and Sweden. After leaving England, Bing lived briefly in New York in 2008. After four months living there, Bing left because she was told she was too shapely and short and that she was more suited for Los Angeles. Bing told the New York Times:
“New York’s like the toughest place in the world,” said Ms. Bing, who now lives in Los Angeles. “All the top models are there, and you have to be super tall and super skinny. It was too tough for me. I couldn’t handle — I couldn’t handle the pressure.”
Anine is currently blogging at Swedish news site Nyheter24 at http://nyheter24.se/noje/blogg/anine-bing/.
Early years
Bing was born in DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
on 30 November 1982. At age 7, Bing started to take violin lessons, but eventually turned to singing. She honed her singing skills with the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Music choir. At age 10, her family emigrated from Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(they had lived in the suburb Brønshøj
Brønshøj
Brønshøj, part of the municipality of Copenhagen, forms, together with Husum, the administrative city district of Brønshøj-Husum. Brønshøj lies on rising ground 4 km west of Copenhagen center and is bordered by the large wetland area of Utterslev Mose to the north. A number of ponds, lakes,...
) to Sweden because of her father's career. Despite spending most of her life in Sweden, she declares her nationality as Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. She also claims to be ¼ Brazilian descent.
Modeling
Bing is currently represented by Place Model Management agency in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Nevs Models in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Bleu Model Management in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, VMG Models in Goteborg, Sweden, and Stockholmsgruppen Models in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden. Bing has appeared on the cover of Café Magazine four times. Not only has she appeared in Café but she has appeared in Moore Magazine
Moore Magazine
Moore Magazine is Sweden's largest lifestyle portal for men on the Internet, where many thousands of visitors daily partake of the articles and advice covering everything from fashion , fitness, dating, gadgets and more...
, Slitz
Slitz
Slitz is a Swedish men's magazine similar to Maxim or FHM.- History :Slitz was initially created in 1980 when two music magazines Schlager and Ritz merged. The magazine continued to be a music publication until 1996 when it became a men's lifestyle magazine similarly to Café...
, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, and 944 Magazine
944 Magazine
944 Magazine was a regional fashion, entertainment and lifestyle publication that operated in the United States from 2001 to 2011.-History:The original 944 Media company was founded in 2002 by Mark Gorzen and Marc Lotenberg....
. She has also been in advertisements for Message, Ragno, and Stadium. Bing has modeled for the Ellos catalogue as well.
In 2002, the City of Birmingham banned a billboard of Bing for being too distracting. The billboards were part of a £1 million nationwide "For Play" campaign by Italian sportswear company, Ellesse. However, Ellesse agreed with the Council and took them down.http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,687967,00.html.
Music
From a young age, Bing has had a passion for music. In recent years, Bing has turned her professional focus to music. Anine Bing was first noticed in 2004 by the head of A & R at Universal Sweden, where she was living at the time. He described her voice as “quirky and promising”. ”Through her songwriting she has surpassed all expectations with the quality of, and the dedication to her art,” says Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Eric Bazilian. She has developed a character somewhat unique to herself, Anine does credit some of her biggest musical inspirations including, Marianne Faithful, Claudine Longet, John Lennon, and Dolores O’Riordan. “You have to hear Anine to experience Anine -- the sweetness in her voice is indescribable, evocative, and inspiring,” adds Bazilian. Born in Denmark of Danish/Brazilian ancestry, and growing up in Sweden, Anine has lived and worked in London, Stockholm, Los Angeles, Hamburg, and Johannesburg.Personal life
Bing lived in England during her relationship with Swedish professional footballer, Anders Svensson, whom she was dating in 2002. In Café Magazine, Bing said that the two had met initially at Café Opera in Sweden but it was not until they met at Mamma Mia in London that the two of them actually hit it off.Bing currently resides in Los Angeles and Sweden. After leaving England, Bing lived briefly in New York in 2008. After four months living there, Bing left because she was told she was too shapely and short and that she was more suited for Los Angeles. Bing told the New York Times:
“New York’s like the toughest place in the world,” said Ms. Bing, who now lives in Los Angeles. “All the top models are there, and you have to be super tall and super skinny. It was too tough for me. I couldn’t handle — I couldn’t handle the pressure.”
Anine is currently blogging at Swedish news site Nyheter24 at http://nyheter24.se/noje/blogg/anine-bing/.