Ronnie Atkins

Ronnie Atkins
Ronnie Atkins
	Atkins performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Paul Christensen
Born	16 November 1964 (age 60)
Genres	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Labels	Frontiers
Member of	Pretty Maids; Nordic Union; Avantasia;

Ronnie Atkins (born Paul Christensen on 16 November 1964) is a Danish singer, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist and primary songwriter for heavy metal band Pretty Maids.^[1] Atkins co-founded Pretty Maids in Horsens, Denmark in 1981 with guitarist Ken Hammer. Pretty Maids has released sixteen studio albums, four live albums and four extended plays.

He released his first solo album, One Shot, in 2021,^[2] followed by his sophomore album, Make It Count, in 2022.^[3]

^ Johansson, Susanne (21 February 2021). "Forsanger fra Pretty Maids ramt af kræft: 'Det rev gulvtæppet fuldstændig væk under mig'" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Rud, Keld (12 March 2021). "Soloskud fra østjysk hardrockveteran" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Landini, Federico. "RONNIE ATKINS: previsto per marzo il nuovo album solista, ecco il brano Unsung Heroes". Metallized.it (in Italian). Metallized. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[1] Johansson, Susanne (21 February 2021). "Forsanger fra Pretty Maids ramt af kræft: 'Det rev gulvtæppet fuldstændig væk under mig'" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[2] Rud, Keld (12 March 2021). "Soloskud fra østjysk hardrockveteran" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[3] Landini, Federico. "RONNIE ATKINS: previsto per marzo il nuovo album solista, ecco il brano Unsung Heroes". Metallized.it (in Italian). Metallized. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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