Otto Brandenburg

Otto Brandenburg
Born(1934-09-04)4 September 1934
Hejnsvig, Denmark
Died1 March 2007(2007-03-01) (aged 72)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Other namesOle Brandenburg
Years active1953–2000

Otto Herman Max Brandenburg (4 September 1934 – 1 March 2007) was a Danish musician, singer and actor.[1] He is often credited as Denmark's first Rock and roll singer and was considered a teen idol in the 1950s and 60s.[2][3][4][5]

Brandenburg released music and performed as an actor in Denmark, Sweden, and Germany. Some of his records in Germany were released under the pseudonym Ole Brandenburg.[1] Over the course of his career, he performed in around 60 films and series.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Otto Brandenburg". Danish Film Database (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Otto Brandenburg er død". DR (in Danish). 1 March 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "P4 mindes Otto Brandenburg". DR (in Danish). 2 March 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ Barkman, Erik (1 March 2008). "Otto Brandenburg er død". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ Mølle Lindelof, Anja (2007). "Look! It's Rock'n'roll!: How television participated in shaping the visual genre conventions of popular music". Music, sound and the moving image. 1 (2): 145. doi:10.3828/msmi.1.2.3. eISSN 1753-0776.