Claus Norreen is a Danish musician

Musician

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 and record producer

Record producer

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 known for being a part of the band Aqua

Aqua (band)

Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two...

, which sold around 33 million records.

Early life

Claus Noreen was born in Charlottenlund, near 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...

. Before he seriously started making music, he always wanted to become a chemist

Chemist

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. Other than school, one of his biggest interests was electropop music.Hence, he bought a pair of keyboards

Keyboard instrument

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 and started playing industrial techno.

When he finished school he started to work in his sisters' clothing store. The work in the store inspired him and influenced his style of music. In 1989, he met Søren Rasted and moved his music instrument to his residence.

Claus, now separated, was married to Danish actress and model Siggy Norreen in 2001. Siggy and Claus have a son Elliott together born in February 2003.

Aqua albums

• Aquarium (1997)
• Aquarius
  Aquarius (Aqua album)
  -Personnel:*Aqua – mixing*Stefan Boman – vocal engineer*Christian Møller Nielsen – additional programming*René Dif – lyricist, composer, lead vocals*Björn Engelmann – mastering*Nana Hedin – backing vocals*Michael Henderson – mixing...
  
   (2000)

Remixes

• In my mind (Danny Red Remix) (1998) (Antiloop)
• Living in your head (Aeroflot Remix) (2000) (Soundlovers)
• Forever (Aeroflot & Feindflug Remix) (2003) (Bruderschaft)
• Facts of life (Danny Red Remix) (2004) (LazyB)

Remix versions

• Aeroflot - Submerge (4:18)
• Antiloop - In my mind (Danny Red Remix) (03:27)
• Bruderschaft - Forever (Aeroflot & Feindflug Remix) (5:55)
• LazyB - Facts of life (Danny Red Mix Edit) (03:20)
• LazyB - Facts of life (Danny Red Remix) (05:29)
• LazyB - Facts of life (Danny Red vs. Claus Noreen Mix) (04:01)
• Soundlovers - Living in your head (Aeroflot Mix) (5:00)
• Soundlovers - Living in your head (Aeroflot Radio) (3:19)
• Soundlovers - Living in your head (Aeroflot Remix) (4:50)

External links

• Danny Red