Hugo Helmig (24 July 1998 – 23 November 2022) was a Danish singer-songwriter.
Early life Helmig grew up in Aarhus, the son of musician Thomas Helmig and supermodel Renée Simonsen. He had three siblings.
Career Helmig released his debut single, Please Don’t Lie in 2017, which peaked at number one on the Danish airplay chart and number three in Germany. The following year he released the single Wild which spent five weeks at number one in Denmark and charted elsewhere in Europe, including Germany.
On 2 July 2018 Hugo released the single "Wild" along with a music video on YouTube. That year, the track reached number 26 on the Danish singles chart and remained on the chart for three weeks. In 2019, the song was included in his debut album, Juvenile.
In February 2019, Helmig was signed internationally with AWAL, and later the same year he was nominated for a Music Moves Europe Talent Award.
According to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Helmig was the third most profitable Danish artist internationally in 2020.
Death On 23 November 2022, Helmig died at his apartment in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the age of 24. He was buried at Nordre Cemetery in his hometown of Aarhus. The cause of death has not been made public.
Discography Albums
Title Year Peak position (Denmark) Weeks on chart Certification Notes Juvenile Chart sources: DK 2019 11 4 Gold Released: 1 March 2019
EPs Title Year Peak position (Denmark) Weeks on chart Notes Promise 2018 8 6 Released: 9 March 2018 LULU, Vol. 1 2020 — — Released: 27 March 2020
Singles Title Year Peak position (Denmark) Weeks on chart Certification Notes Please Don’t Lie 2017 22 14 2× Platinum Released: 9 June 2017 Wild 2018 26 3 Platinum Released: 26 September 2018
Others Singles 2019: Young Like This (Gold) 2020: Curtains of My Life 2020: Sooner or Later 2020: Champagne Problems 2020: Tell Me to Stay (Gold) 2021: Wake Up
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