Lukas Forchhammer
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| Born | 18 September 1988[1] Freetown Christiania, Denmark |
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| Spouse | Marie-Louise Schwartz |
| Children | 3 |
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| Website | lukasgraham |
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Lukas Forchhammer[2] (born 18 September 1988) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and former actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the Danish band Lukas Graham. As a child, Forchhammer starred in the Danish family movie series Krummerne.[3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Forchhammer grew up in Freetown Christiania. His father, Eugene Graham, was Irish, and he spent half of his childhood in Ireland in Donegal and Dublin. His grandfather was from Wicklow in Ireland.[4] In September 2012, Eugene died of a heart attack at the age of 61.[5]
At age 8, Forchhammer joined the Copenhagen Boys Choir and then developed an appreciation for classical music and a trained voice. He became fascinated with his father's Irish roots, the country's folk music, as well as hip-hop. "Dr. Dre's 2001 changed my life," he said. He related to rap lyrics as he grew up surrounded by a lot of crime and drugs in his neighborhood. After spending six months in Buenos Aires, Forchhammer returned to Christiania in 2010, where he joined the writing team Future Animals – Don Stefano and Morten Ristorp – and formed the band Lukas Graham with friends from high school. He played at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017.[6]
As a child, he also starred in the first three of the popular Danish movies Krummerne, where he played Grunk.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In September 2016, Forchhammer and his girlfriend Marie-Louise “Rillo” Schwartz had their first child, daughter Viola.[7] On January 16, 2019, Forchhammer and Schwartz publicly announced their engagement.[8] In April 2020, their second daughter, Billie, was born.[9] In September 2024, their third daughter, Lucy, was born.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]- Krummerne (1991)
- Krummerne 2: Stakkels Krumme (1992)
- Krummerne 3 - fars gode idé (1994)
- 7 Years of Lukas Graham (2020)
Television
[edit | edit source]- Krummernes Jul (1996)
References
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Further reading
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External links
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- Lukas Forchhammer at IMDb
- Lukas Forchhammer in the Danish Film Database
- Lukas Forchhammer in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)
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