Bamses Venner is a 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...

 musical group that has been performing together since 1973.

Bamses Venner represented Denmark in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1980

The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...

 with the entry "Tænker altid på dig

Tænker Altid På Dig

"Tænker altid på dig" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Danish by Bamses Venner.The song was performed seventh on the night, following Italy's Alan Sorrenti with "Non so che darei" and preceding Sweden's Tomas Ledin with "Just nu!"...

" (ranked 14th in 19 countries) and received 25 points.

They also recorded "Er du langsom i nat" and "I en lille båd der gynger".

In 1980, the band was composed of Flemming Jørgensen, lead vocals and bass (nicknamed "Bamse" which means "Teddy Bear"), Mogens Balle (piano/organ), Bjarne Green (guitar), and Arne Østergaard (drums). As of 2004, the band consisted of Jørgensen (vocals, bass), Peter Bødker (piano/organ/guitar), Frank Thøgersen (drums), Torben Fausø (keyboards) and Jes Kerstein (guitar). Bamses Venner sing in Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

.

Jørgensen died on January 1st, 2011, from a cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...

. The rest of the band members have decided to break up after a series of planned memorial concerts.

Discography

• Bamses Venner (1975)
• Mælk og vin (1976)
• Sutsko! (1977)
• Din sang (1977)
• B & V (1978)
• Solen skinner (1979)
• Sådan set (1980)
• Bamse life I (1980)
• Bamse life II (1980)
• Spor 8 (1981)
• Har du lyst (1983)
• Op og ned (1985)
• Rockcreme (1986)
• Lige nu! (1987)
• 1988 (1988)
• En helt almindelig mand (1989)
• 16 (1990)
• Lyseblå dage (1991)
• Forår (1992)
• Vidt omkring... (1993)
• Vidt omkring (1993)
• Lidt for mig selv (1994)
• Jul på vimmersvej (1995)
• Drenge (1996)
• Mig og mine Venner (1998)
• Brødrene Mortensens jul (1998)
• Stand by me (1999)
• For altid (2000)
• Always on my mind (2001)
• Rolig nu (2002)
• 30 af de bedst (2003)
• Be my guest (2005)
• Kysser dem vi holder a (2006)