Hans Poulsen

Hans Poulsen
Birth nameBruce Gordon Poulsen
Also known asHans Sven Poulsen
Born(1945-03-07)7 March 1945
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died17 February 2023(2023-02-17) (aged 77)
Genres[1]
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • composer
Instruments[1]
Years active1961–1993
Labels
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Hans Sven Poulsen (born Bruce Gordon Poulsen, 7 March 1945 – 17 February 2023) was an Australian singer-songwriter and musician of Danish descent who was popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and known for his eccentric hippie style.[1][2][3] Poulsen had hits with "Boom Sha La La Lo" and "There's a Light Across the Valley" (both in 1970) and had success as a songwriter with "Jamie/Rose Coloured Glasses" for Johnny Farnham and "Monty and Me" for Zoot.

  1. ^ a b c d McFarlane "'Hans Poulsen' entry". Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Accessdate=4 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b Duncan Kimball, ed. (2002). "HANS POULSEN". MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. ICE Productions. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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