Lukas Graham
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Lukas Graham – Danish pop and soul band

Lukas Graham was established in 2011 in Copenhagen. Initially, the boy band’s lineup consisted of vocalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist and back vocalist Magnus Larsson, drummer and back vocalist Mark "Lovestick" Falgren, and keyboardists Anders Kirk and Morten Ristorp. In 2012, Kirk and Ristorp left the band. The latter came back in 2016.

Initially, the band recorded amateur videos to their own songs. They made these videos available on the Internet. In 2011, they uploaded two singles "Drunk in the Morning" and "Criminal Mind" to the band’s Facebook account. The songs earned thousands of views. The musicians became famous overnight. Different labels offered them contracts. Eventually, the band signed up with Copenhagen Records. It’s hard to find another European band in music history, which managed to sell 17,000 tickets to its concert a few months after being established.

In 2012, the group officially released the following songs, "Drunk in the Morning", "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)", and "Ordinary Things". They became huge hits in Norway, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Spain, France, the UK, and the Netherlands. In 2012, the group gave 17 official concerts. The same year, they released the debut LP, Lukas Graham. It sold 80,000 copies in the first week and eventually, earned six platinum certifications in Denmark. The LP topped the Danish Alums Chart. The same year the band won a prize at Danish Music Awards for New Danish Name of the Year.

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In 2013, the group continued giving concerts all over Europe. That year a famous label Warner Bros. Records offered the musicians to promote their songs in the USA. In 2014, Lukas Graham spent a lot of time in the American recording studios, mostly in Los Angeles. In LA, they wrote their hit song “Mama Said”, which was a promotional single for the upcoming LP.

In 2015, the group presented their second album, Blue Album, recorded with Copenhagen Records. It topped Danish and Austrian charts and climbed to high spots on the UK, New Zealand, and Scotland charts. The LP came in third on Billboard 200 and earned a whopping nine platinum certifications in the band’s native country. Back then, fans all over Europe wanted to book Lukas Graham for their events.

The third album featured such popular songs as "Take the World by Storm", "Happy Home", "Mama Said", "You're Not There", and "Strip No More". However, the biggest hit from the LP was “7 Years”. So far, it’s the most successful song released by the group. For a long time, it topped numerous European charts, including the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the second spot on Billboard Hot 100. The single brought Lukas Graham 3 Grammy nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

In 2017, the band was nominated for Best New Pop Artist at iHeartRadio Music Awards, as Best New Artist at Kids' Choice Awards and for Top New Artist at Billboard Music Awards. The same year, they recorded a non-album single, "Off to See the World". It became a soundtrack for the animated film My Little Pony: The Movie.

The third studio LP, 3 (The Purple Album), was recorded in 2017, but the release is planned for October 2018. Recently, they released the lead single from the upcoming LP, “Love Someone”.

Lukas Graham continues recording new songs and performing live.