Draft:Michael Bundesen

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Michael Bundesen
Michael Bundesen in front of Shu-bi-dua during a concert at The Tall Ships' Races, Aalborg 2010
Michael Bundesen in front of Shu-bi-dua during a concert at The Tall Ships' Races, Aalborg 2010
Background information
Birth nameMichael Bundesen
Born(1949-05-12)12 May 1949
Taarbæk, Denmark
Died8 November 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 71)
Gentofte, Denmark
Genrespop rock
Occupation(s)lead singer
Instrument(s)Vocals and harmonica

Michael Bundesen (12 May 1949 - 8 November 2020).[1]), sometimes referred to as Bonden, was a Danish singer, songwriter and former radio ("Morgennisserne" in Denmarks Radio’s Broadcast) and TV host, best known as lead singer of the Danish pop group Shu-bi-dua.

He made his debut as the lead singer of the folk trio Quacks, which he joined in the summer of 1967.[2][3] The group released two singles in 1968, and then a single album, after which Bundesen left the group again.[4] He released his first solo singles in 1969. In 1973, he created Shu-bi-dua with Michael Hardinger. He was the lead singer of the band until 1984, when he left the band to work for Copenhagen Kanal 2 Television. In 1987 he returned to the band and was lead singer until the early 2010s, when he was hit by a blood clot that left him paralyzed on the left side of his body.[5]

Bundesen died on 8 November 2020 after a short course of cancer. Upon his death, he was remembered on several occasions on both radio and television.[6]

Shu-bi-dua between 1973 and 1985[edit]

Bundesen joined Michael Hardinger's band Passport in 1973, which later became Shu-bi-dua.

In 1971 he was hired as host of a music wish programme for the elderly people on Denmarks Radio’s Broadcast radio channel DR P3,[5] and in doing so he met the guitarist Michael Hardinger who also had his time on the radio. Hardinger had a leisure band called Passport, and in this way Bundesen was offered a role as lead singer.

Together with the band, Michael Hardinger, Poul Meyendorff (permanently replaced by Claus Asmussen in 1975), drummer Bosse Hall Christensen, keyboardist Jens Tage Nielsen and bassist Niels Grønbech he released the single Fed Rock/Tynd Blues with himself as lead singer.[7] The single was a huge success in Denmark.[8][9] The band, who now called themselves Shu-bi-dua (due to the choir words "Shubidua shubidua" in "Fed Rock"), was originally supposed to be a one-off, but instead they released an album called Shu-bi-dua the following year, 1974. When Shu-bi-dua's first album had been a great success, the group agreed to continue with a sequel titled Shu-bi-dua 2. During the recording of this album, Michael Bundesen suddenly left Denmark with his girlfriend to go on a holiday in Greece, leaving the rest of the group without a lead singer in the recording studio, which had been booked at expensive costs. Bundesen was close to getting fired, but eventually the band forgave him and continued.[10]

Throughout 1970s Shu-bi-dua gradually became more and more successful, with tracks such as "Den Røde Tråd", "Hvalborg", "Vuffeli-vov", "Danmark" and a rock version of Holger Drachmann’s "Midsommervisen" ("Midsommersangen"). After the 7th record (1980), a major replacement took place in the group in 1981 and the band came close to dissolving. However, Michael Bundesen and Michael Hardinger wanted to continue the group, and the band released three more records, 8, 9 and 10. After a turbulent period, however, Bundesen chose to leave Shu-bi-dua in 1984, when he was offered a job as programme manager at the – then new – Kanal 2 in Copenhagen. In the early autumn of 1985, he performed as lead singer of the band for a last time (before 1987) at the rock event "Rock for Africa", after which he resigned.[11] In November of that year, Shu-bi-dua released their 11th studio album, the only album of the group in which the Bundesen does not participate.

The time between 1987 and 2011[edit]

After a break of 3 years, Michael Bundesen chose to re-enter Shu-bi-dua. The reunion was marked with a new album titled Shu-bi-dua 12, but the record did not come close to the success of the previous records. Instead, Shu-bi-dua tried their hand at the film world, where they wrote and co-produced the film The Red Thread themselves, which however got negative reviews by newspaper critics.[12] Michael Bundesen played the role of sergeant in the movie.[13] After the failure with The Red Thread Shu-bi-dua kept a low recording profile for a few years. During this time Michael Bundesen recorded a solo single of White Christmas (1991), which also featured a cover version of "Last Christmas" beside the title track.[14] Shu-bi-dua, however, got active again in 1992 when the record Shu-bi-dua 13 saw the light of day. The record sold steadily, especially because of the hit "Sexchikane" (a cover of "Pata Pata" with Danish lyrics about sexual harassment toward men), and Shu-bi-dua was again a very successful enterprise in Denmark and other parts of Scandinavia. With changing crews, the band continued until 2011, when Bundesen was suddenly hit by a blood clot in the brain.[15] In 2017, the Bundesen stated in Billed Bladet that he had lost the ability to sing and had therefore instead started a career as a painter.[16][17]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Michael Bundesen was a big fan of Elvis Presley, and as a teenager he wanted to sing like his older idol. Throughout his entire music career, Bundesen was known and admired for his distinct baritone singing which eventually became the trademark of Shu-bi-dua.[18]

In addition to his job as programme manager at Kanal 2 Copenhagen, Michael Bundesen has hosted the music quiz Op på Tangenterne (a Danish version of The Lyrics Board), sent on Tv Danmark, which is of the same format as the later Hit med Sangen with Frans Bak and Sigurd Barrett as team captains. Fifty-four episodes were produced until 1999. In 2018 Bundesen published his autobiography, Alting har en ende, written in collaboration with journalist Kåre Sørensen.[19] It was well received by the reviewers.[20][21] and received four out of six stars in Berlingske[22]

Discography[edit]

Solo albums[edit]

  • "Min Kone og Min Mor" (1973)
  • "White Christmas" (1991)

With Quacks[edit]

  • Danish Design (1968)

With Passport[edit]

  • "Change Of The Guard" (1973)

With Shu-bi-dua[edit]

With other artists[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shu-bi-dua-forsangeren Michael Bundesen er død. bt.dk Retrieved 9 November 2020
  2. ^ Michael Bundesen fylder 70: Jeg drømmer om et comeback på scenen. BT. Retrieved 14 May 2019
  3. ^ Alting har en ende. People's Press. ISBN 9788772005683.
  4. ^ "Quarks".
  5. ^ a b Michael Bundesen fylder rundt: 70 år med rock og rul. Se og Hør. Retrieved 14 May 2019
  6. ^ Yourdanishlife.dk, “The Death of a Danish music icon”
  7. ^ "Michael Bundesen fylder 60".
  8. ^ "De eneste Shubi der dur". 15 May 2010.
  9. ^ Bundesen and Hardinger tells the story about the 1st record
  10. ^ * Poulsen Jan; Jensen, Jacob Wendt, Den røde tråd - 50 år med Shu-bi-dua, the complete story of the Danish band Shu-bi-dua including 50 new interviews, People's Press, 2023. ISBN 9788775930623. Page 77.
  11. ^ "Bonanza | Rock for Afrika | Rock for Afrika - 1. Del. Bånd 2".
  12. ^ "Den røde tråd".
  13. ^ "Michael Bundesen".
  14. ^ Michael Bundesen - White Christmas. Discogs. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  15. ^ Sommertouren 2011 - AFLYST!
  16. ^ Michael Bundesen: Derfor maler jeg. Billed Bladet. Retrieved 2 April 2017
  17. ^ Michael Bundesen. Galleri Pulsart. Retrieved 14 May 2019
  18. ^ Han skulle have været jurist ... men blev i stedet folkeeje. Politiken. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  19. ^ Michael Bundesen in his new book: »Det skal være morsomt, ellers er det ikke sjovt«
  20. ^ "Michael Bundesen er både voksen og følsom. Kritisk og karsk. Mandfolk og menneske". Politiken. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Shu-bi-dua - der var engang et popband"
  22. ^ Sygdomsramte Michael Bundesen i ny bog: "Det skal være morsomt ellers er det ikke sjovt". Berlingske. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  23. ^ Nyheder 1999. shubidua.nu. Retrieved 16 May 2019

Literature[edit]

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Category:1949 births Category:2020 deaths Category:Danish male singers Category:People from Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Category:Danish pop singers Category:Danish rock singers Category:Danish male film actors

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