Infernal (band)
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Infernal is dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 group from Denmark
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...

, consisting of members Lina Rafn
Lina Rafn
Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...

 and Paw Lagermann
Paw Lagermann
Paw Karl Lagermann is a Danish singer-songwriter and music producer.Paw Lagermann has been a member of the Danish popduo Infernal since 1997.-External links:* * *...

. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin
"From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Infernal. It is known as their signature song as this was the first that charted in many countries throughout Europe and Australia in 2005 and 2006. It has so far been their biggest hit internationally, as well as in the band's home country of Denmark...

", which charted well in many Europe
Europe
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an countries throughout 2006 and 2007. In addition to the original single, an alternate version was released in the UK titled "From London to Berlin", supporting England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 in the 2006 Football World Cup.

Infernal have released four studio albums, with the 1998 debut album Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs (album)
-Album:-Singles:-External links:* at Discogs...

reaching double platinum
Double Platinum
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 sales in Denmark
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...

. Their mainstream breakthrough came with From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin (album)
From Paris to Berlin is the third studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal consisting of Paw Lagermann and Lina Rafn, officially released in 2004 in Denmark. It was released via labels Border Breaks and Ultra Records. An international edition of the album was also released on 6 September 2005...

from 2004, and the success continued with Electric Cabaret
Electric Cabaret (album)
-Taiwan edition:-Deluxe Edition:-Charts:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:-Release history:...

in 2008, certified with double platinum and platinum, respectively.

Musical beginnings and early success (1997–2003)

Infernal started out as a three-piece band in 1997. Lina, Paw and the third being Søren Haahr, but Søren left the group in 2000.
Initially they were known for their unconventional style of singing as well as their experimental blend of different genres of music. In recent years they have turned towards more songwriting and their sound have gone from a sub genre club-sound to dance-oriented pop-sound aimed at the charts. An example of their early musical experiments is their track "Kalinka" which is based on the Russia
Russia
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n Drobushki folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 melody. From 1998 to 2004, the band released four albums in their native Denmark
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...

, three studio albums, one of them being a re-issue and one remix/live compilation album. All of them spawned Top 10 hits in Denmark, for example "Sunrise", "Muzaik", "Kiss The Sky", "Kalinka" and "You Receive Me", the latter being the theme song for a Danish season of the TV show Big Brother
Big Brother (Denmark)
Big Brother Denmark is a television series produced by Endemol. It has had a total of 5 seasons spreading over 332 days with no plans on having another series. The first season aired in 2001...

.

International breakthrough (2004–2007)

In 2004, their third studio album From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin (album)
From Paris to Berlin is the third studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal consisting of Paw Lagermann and Lina Rafn, officially released in 2004 in Denmark. It was released via labels Border Breaks and Ultra Records. An international edition of the album was also released on 6 September 2005...

was released. With the release of the title track, "From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin
"From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Infernal. It is known as their signature song as this was the first that charted in many countries throughout Europe and Australia in 2005 and 2006. It has so far been their biggest hit internationally, as well as in the band's home country of Denmark...

", they went on to major international chart-success. "From Paris to Berlin" became the only song released by a Danish act nominated at the Nordic Music Awards 2005. Ahead of the World Cup 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

, "From Paris to Berlin" was re-recorded for the English market with lyrics celebrating the English football squad, titled "From London to Berlin". However, the song was withdrawn from radio airplay and TV following England's knockout from the World Cup
In May 2006, "From Paris to Berlin" climbed to #2 in the UK charts and remained in the top five for seven weeks, becoming the 6th best selling single in the UK in 2006.
The following single released in the UK was titled "Self Control
Self Control (song)
"Self Control" is the name of an international hit song recorded in 1984 by Laura Branigan, as well as the album on which it appears. The song was recorded that same year with the same English lyrics by Italian singer Raf, who co-wrote the song with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Branigan's...

". It was a cover of a 1984 song by Italian pop singer Raf
Raffaele Riefoli
Raffaele Riefoli is an Italian popular singer who is better known as simply Raf.-Biography:...

, which was also covered by Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Ann Branigan was an American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is best known in the United States for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria" and in Europe for the number-one single "Self Control"...

 that same year. The Infernal version stalled at #18 in the UK charts, and #14 in Ireland. The single wasn't released in Spain
Spain
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, due to a similar version being released by Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas
Soraya Arnelas
Soraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer...

. Instead, they released "Ten Miles
Ten Miles
"Ten Miles" is a song by the Danish pop band Infernal. It was released in 2006 as the second single from the international edition of From Paris to Berlin, and as the sixth single overall. The song became a moderate success in the dance music charts in Denmark, Spain and Finland. In Spain it peaked...

" in Spain, which topped the Spanish singles charts in November 2006. "I Won't Be Crying
I Won't Be Crying
"I Won't Be Crying" is the Danish dance band Infernal's 3rd single released in the UK. The current release date is set to be the 21st of May. According to the bands website it will guarantee them a UK tour, if this single reaches #1. "I Won't Be Crying" peaked #1 at the TV-channel The Voice TV...

" served as the third single in Europe but failed to build momentum and gain significant airplay in the UK. It still went on to become a moderate hit in Europe and became the band's most watched video on YouTube
YouTube
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, passing 3,000,000 views.
On May 28, 2007, the band released a new version of their From Paris to Berlin album, this time in Europe and Asia. The new album contained two new songs and a bonus DVD on the Japanese edition. Counting sales of both first and second versions, From Paris to Berlin has sold more than one million copies worldwide.

Afterwards, "Ten Miles", was released in Europe. The song became an unexpected hit for the duo, surpassing the peak of "I Won't Be Crying" in Europe and reaching Top 5 in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

.
Not yet well-known in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, Infernal is hoping to break the North American market, with the album being added in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 and receiving great reviews.

Electric Cabaret and Fall from Grace (2008–present)

"We are experimenting with the sound and the direction of the album. The only thing we know is that we want it to be a little less feathers&sequins and a bit more jeans&T-shirt’ish. I don’t know how that sounds. We only know what feeling we are trying to create."

Lina Rafn

Lina Rafn
Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...

 on the creation of the forthcoming 2010 album.

The band announced in February 2008 that their next album, titled Electric Cabaret
Electric Cabaret (album)
-Taiwan edition:-Deluxe Edition:-Charts:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:-Release history:...

, would be released worldwide on 11 August 2008. The lead single, "Downtown Boys
Downtown Boys
"Downtown Boys" is a song by Danish pop duo Infernal. It was released on April 14, 2008 as the lead single from the album Electric Cabaret....

", was premiered at Boogie Prisen, a Danish award show on national TV. The single was released on 14 April 2008 and peaked at number #2 on the Danish Singles Chart, surpassing the peaks of "Self Control
Self Control (song)
"Self Control" is the name of an international hit song recorded in 1984 by Laura Branigan, as well as the album on which it appears. The song was recorded that same year with the same English lyrics by Italian singer Raf, who co-wrote the song with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Branigan's...

" and "I Won't Be Crying
I Won't Be Crying
"I Won't Be Crying" is the Danish dance band Infernal's 3rd single released in the UK. The current release date is set to be the 21st of May. According to the bands website it will guarantee them a UK tour, if this single reaches #1. "I Won't Be Crying" peaked #1 at the TV-channel The Voice TV...

", and #1 for four weeks on the Danish Airplay Chart, being their first single to top this chart. On 13 Jun, 2008, the full tracklist and album cover were released.
The album met positive reviews, stating that stand-out tracks from the album include "Punk Disco" and "Redefinition
Redefinition (Infernal song)
"Redefinition" is a song by the Danish dance-pop duo Infernal. It was released as the fourth and final single from their 2008 album Electric Cabaret–after undoubtedly being the favourite track amongst fans–on April 27, 2009. Unlike the three previous singles "Redefinition" is not co-written by Adam...

". Electric Cabaret was Infernal's first album to be released digitally through the band's official website, allowing fans from countries where the band is not signed to buy their music legally.

On 26 June 2009 Lina Rafn announced that Infernal had started working on new material for their forthcoming fifth studio album, which was at that time scheduled to be released "sometime in 2010." The overall sound of the album was described as, "less feathers&sequins and a bit more jeans&T-shirt’ish." In November 2009, Paw Lagermann said that they had written three songs with Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen is a composer and producer from Denmark.- History :Thomas Troelsen is a singer, songwriter, and producer responsible for chart-topping hits, like Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet", Monrose's "Hot Summer", PRIVATE's "My Secret Lover", and BoA’s “Eat You Up." He was also the lead...

, who had previously co-written "Dead or Alive" from Electric Cabaret, including one outtake from the previous album, which had been reworked. He also revealed that they recorded 16-18 potential songs for the album, some of which would remain instrumental tracks. On 4 April 2010, Lagermann revealed that the album titled Fall from Grace would be released in late September 2010. He also said that the lead single off the album, "Love Is All...", would be released in early May 2010.

On 10 July 2010, the entire Fall from Grace track list was posted by Infernal themselves on their official website.

On 15 September 2010, Infernal released the second single off Fall from Grace, titled "Alone, Together". The single was released in Scandinavian iTunes Stores and their own Music Store that utilizes the music downloading service Klicktrack.
In the first two weeks after its release, Fall from Grace sold only 1,850 copies in Denmark.

Discography

  • Infernal Affairs
    Infernal Affairs (album)
    -Album:-Singles:-External links:* at Discogs...

    (1998)
  • Waiting for Daylight
    Waiting for Daylight
    Waiting for Daylight is the third album and second studio album by the Danish dance/house act Infernal, released in 2000 in Denmark. It was later released as Muzaik in 2001, with a more pop music-oriented sound and a few bonus tracks.-Track listing:...

    (2000)
  • From Paris to Berlin
    From Paris to Berlin (album)
    From Paris to Berlin is the third studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal consisting of Paw Lagermann and Lina Rafn, officially released in 2004 in Denmark. It was released via labels Border Breaks and Ultra Records. An international edition of the album was also released on 6 September 2005...

    (2004)
  • Electric Cabaret
    Electric Cabaret (album)
    -Taiwan edition:-Deluxe Edition:-Charts:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:-Release history:...

    (2008)
  • Fall from Grace
    Fall from Grace (Infernal album)
    Fall from Grace is the fifth studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal. It was released in Denmark on 27 September 2010. It was preceded by the lead single "Love Is All..." on 10 May 2010. "Love Is All..." peaked at number six on the Danish Singles Chart...

    (2010)

Notes

A Waiting for Daylight was re-released in 2001 as Muzaik
Muzaik
-Charts:-External links:* at Discogs...

with re-recorded versions and previously unreleased songs.

B From Paris to Berlin was re-released in an international, UK, US and Taiwan editions from 2005 to 2007.

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2002 Danish DeeJay Award Danish Club Hit of the Year "Muzaik
Muzaik (song)
"Muzaik" is a song by the Danish dance-pop duo Infernal. It was released as the third and final single from their second studio album, Waiting for Daylight, in 2001...

"
Danish Artist of the Year
Danish Performer of the Year
Danish Album of the Year Muzaik
Muzaik
-Charts:-External links:* at Discogs...

2005 Danish Artist of the Year
Danish Album of the Year From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin (album)
From Paris to Berlin is the third studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal consisting of Paw Lagermann and Lina Rafn, officially released in 2004 in Denmark. It was released via labels Border Breaks and Ultra Records. An international edition of the album was also released on 6 September 2005...

Danish DeeJay Favourite of the Year "From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin
"From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Infernal. It is known as their signature song as this was the first that charted in many countries throughout Europe and Australia in 2005 and 2006. It has so far been their biggest hit internationally, as well as in the band's home country of Denmark...

"
Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart.dk Award) "From Paris to Berlin"
2006 Danish Artist of the Year
Danish DeeJay Favourite of the Year "Keen on Disco
Keen on Disco
"Keen on Disco" is the second single by the Danish dance/house duo Infernal from From Paris to Berlin, their most successful album to date. The single was released in June 2005 in a few selected European countries. It became a hit in Sweden and Finland, entering in the top 15 of both countries...

"
Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart.dk Award) "Keen on Disco"
2007 Danish Artist of the Year
Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart.dk Award) "Ten Miles
Ten Miles
"Ten Miles" is a song by the Danish pop band Infernal. It was released in 2006 as the second single from the international edition of From Paris to Berlin, and as the sixth single overall. The song became a moderate success in the dance music charts in Denmark, Spain and Finland. In Spain it peaked...

"
2008 The Voice Award "I Won't Be Crying
I Won't Be Crying
"I Won't Be Crying" is the Danish dance band Infernal's 3rd single released in the UK. The current release date is set to be the 21st of May. According to the bands website it will guarantee them a UK tour, if this single reaches #1. "I Won't Be Crying" peaked #1 at the TV-channel The Voice TV...

"
Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart.dk Award) "I Won't Be Crying"
2009 The Voice Award "Downtown Boys
Downtown Boys
"Downtown Boys" is a song by Danish pop duo Infernal. It was released on April 14, 2008 as the lead single from the album Electric Cabaret....

"
Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart.dk Award) "Downtown Boys"
Danish Album of the Year Electric Cabaret
1999 Danish Grammy Award
Danish Music Awards
The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy . The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards took copyright on the name Grammy....

Danish Upfront Dance Release of the Year Infernal Affairs
2002 Danish Music Award
Danish Music Awards
The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy . The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards took copyright on the name Grammy....

Danish Club Hit of the Year "Muzaik
Muzaik (song)
"Muzaik" is a song by the Danish dance-pop duo Infernal. It was released as the third and final single from their second studio album, Waiting for Daylight, in 2001...

"
2008 MTV Europe Music Award
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...

Best Danish Act
2006 P3
DR P3
DR P3 is the third of the four national radio networks operated by the Danish public broadcaster DR...

Guld
P3 Lytterhittet (Listener's Award) "Ten Miles"
P3 Respekten (Respect Award)

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