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Sanne Salomonsen

Sanne Salomonsen is a Danish vocalist, songwriter and actress born on 30 December 1955 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lovingly nicknamed Rock Mama, for her leading position as female voice in Danish rock. Sanne Salomonsen had an early TV debut when she was 6 years old in the Danish national play Elves' Hill. Joined her first rock band in 1967, and then [a5027783] when she was 13 in the progressive rock community, such as members of [a1023799], [a930327] and [a1640133]. Gained attention at the age of 15, when she starred as Sheila in the Danish version of the musical [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/155134-Various-Hair-The-American-Tribal-Love-Rock-Musical-The-Original-Broadway-Cast-Recording]Hair[/url]. This gave her the nickname Little Sanne Superstar and lead to roles in other musicals, such as [r=6199414]. Released her first solo album in 1973, and was soon recognized for her remarkable singing abilities that adapted into several genres. Recruited by the Manhattan Transfer-styled [a=Flair (4)] in 1974-77. Member of [a=Anne Linnet Band] in 1979-83 with [a=Lis Sørensen] and [a=Anne Linnet], but really took the position as the Danish Rock Mama while fronting [a=Sneakers (6)] in 1980-85, followed by the re-launch as a solo artist. Sanne had her first leading role in a feature film in 1983 that was titled Forræderne. Her father also passed away in 1983 because of long-term illness. Sanne starred in the Swedish feature films Smugglarkungen and Svindlande affärer, and sang on the charity single [m=841704] that were released in 1985. She was co-writer with Anne Linnet of the 1988 AIDS-awareness single [r=1831784], sung by [a=Thomas Helmig] and [a=Søs Fenger] that became a hit in Scandinavia, and won "IFPI-prisen" for Danish Hit of the Year. She has also toured in Sweden since the 1980s, where she became famous as a solo artist. Sang backing vocals extensively in the '70s and '80s for, among others, [a250428] and [a7623819]. Though remaining a popular artist, Sanne Salomonsen's solo career has seen both artistic ups and downs. One of the peaks was the top-selling 1989 album [m=200426]. She won "Dansk Grammy" for Danish singer of the year in 1992 and 1995, as well as best Danish live release in 1995 due to [m1465683]. Her life-long interest in jazz resulted in the collaborative album [r=2561778] in 1998. In 2001, she was member of the country band [a=Cowgirls] with [a=Lis Sørensen] and [a=Tamra Rosanes]. In 2003, Sanne returned as a solo artist with the album [m=170664] followed by [m=727566] in 2005. On 5 May 2006, she suffered a brain hemorrhage that kept her out of music until 2009, when she re-entered the charts with the [r=2807676] album. Sanne Salomonsen was married to jazz bassist [a=Bo Stief] in 1975-80, lived with fellow Sneakers band member [a=Morten Kærså] in 1979-84, and was married to Swedish musician [a=Mats Ronander] in 1985-92 with whom she had her sole child, [a=Mnemic] guitarist [a=Victor Ray Salomonsen Ronander], in 1988.