Hanne Boel (born 31 August 1957) is a Danish singer.
Hanne Boel covers in her songs a range of styles including pop, soul, gospel, rock, and jazz. Over the course of her career, she has sold over 2.5 million records, and has had great success on the Scandinavian charts, although her work is less well known throughout the rest of the world.
Biography Hanne Boel was born in Bagsværd, Copenhagen. She graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1980, and then spent a year at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. In the five years following her return to Denmark, she divided her time between singing with the Danish funk band Blast, performing as a choir soloist, and teaching music at a variety of schools and clinics.
In 1987, Hanne Boel recorded a jazz album, Shadow of Love, with Jørgen Emborg, Mads Vinding, and Alex Riel. The following year she released her own album, Black Wolf, which featured performances in the R&B/soul vein. The album was a great success, winning her the Danish Music Award for Danish Female Singer of the Year. Her 1990 follow-up album, Dark Passion, won four 1991 Danish Music Awards: Album of the Year, Singer of the Year, Hit of the Year ("I Wanna Make Love to You"), and Producer of the Year (Poul Bruun).
Over the subsequent two decades, Hanne Boel has released 15 additional albums, and continues to enjoy success in Scandinavia. Her two most recent albums mark a return to a more jazz-influenced genre.Thomsen, Anders Houmøller. "Hanne Boel: The Shining of Things". Jyllands-Posten, March 14, 2011 Retrieved 25 April 2011
Discography Blast 1983: Blast 1986: Blast 2 2005: Replay
Solo 1987: Shadow of Love (Boel/Emborg/Winding/Riel) 1988: Black Wolf 1990: Dark Passion 1992: My Kindred Spirit 1992: Kinda Soul 1994: Misty Paradise 1995: Best of Hanne Boel 1996: Silent Violence 1998: Need 1999: Strangely Disturbed (live) 2000: Boel & Hall (with Martin Hall) YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification DEN2002Beware of the Dog12004Abaco22007Private Eye72008A New Kinda Soul82010I Think It's Going to Rain (with Carsten Dahl)302011The Shining of Things242014Outtakes182020Between Dark and Daylight26
Other work 1989: Bakerman by Laid Back
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