Alien Beat Club
Encyclopedia
Alien Beat Club are a Danish
pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor
. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the competition, but were later formed into a band by judge/mentor Remee
.
Prior to joining Alien Beat Club, Kasper had been a finalist in Idols
, Patricia was a customer service representative for Telia
, Stephanie was a singer/songwriter in another band, and Marcel was a football player.
Alien Beat Club released the single "My Way", in weeks 38/2009, which went to number one on Tracklisten
, the official Danish Singles Chart. They have also released a charity single "It's My World", in support of UNICEF.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor
X Factor (Denmark)
X Factor is the Danish version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom and is created by talent show judge and record and TV producer Simon Cowell.-Series summary: "Under 25 boys" or "Under 25s" category "Under 25 girls" category...
. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the competition, but were later formed into a band by judge/mentor Remee
Remee
Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
.
X Factor
| Date | Theme | Performer | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.02.2009 | Hits | Duffy Duffy (singer) Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold... |
"Warwick Avenue Warwick Avenue (song) "Warwick Avenue" is the third single from the album Rockferry by Duffy. The title refers to Warwick Avenue tube station in London. It was written by Jimmy Hogarth, Eg White, and Duffy and produced by Hogarth. It was released in May 2008, but had already charted by March and April due to download... " |
Safe to next round |
| 20.02.2009 | Made in Denmark | Natasja Natasja Saad Natasja Saad , also known as Dou T, Double T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.- Early life... / Rune |
"Dig og mig" / "Calabria Calabria (song) "Calabria" is a house music single by Danish producer Rune. It was co-produced by Rune's half-brother Johannes Torpe and originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records.... " |
Safe to next round |
| 27.02.2009 | Motown songs | Jackson 5 | "I'll Be There" | Safe to next round |
| 06.03.2009 | ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... songs |
ABBA | "Voulez-Vous Voulez-Vous -CD re-issues, bonus tracks:Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 1997 with two bonus tracks:"Summer Night City" – 3:34 "Lovelight" – 3:18Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three other bonus tracks:... " |
Safe to next round |
| 13.03.2009 | Danish Big Band | Britney Spears Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album... |
"Toxic Toxic (song) "Toxic" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, co-written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on January 12, 2004, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After trying to choose between " Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to... " |
Safe to next round |
| 20.03.2009 | Sanne Salomonsen Sanne Salomonsen Sanne Salomonsen is a notable Danish singer. She has been performing since 1975, and various songs by her band Sneakers were on the charts continuously from 1979 to 1985... songs |
Sanne Salomonsen | "Taxa" | Safe to next round |
| Dedication | Jason Mraz Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved... |
"I'm Yours I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song) "I'm Yours" is the first single released by Jason Mraz from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 to promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z. It was performed in his 2004 and 2005... " |
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| 27.03.2009 | Free choice | Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... / Lady GaGa Lady GaGa Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to... |
"Circle of Life Circle of Life The song was re-recorded in 2003 by the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of actors and actresses who have appeared in Disney Channel television series and original movies... " / "Just Dance" |
To second round of finals |
| X Factor winning song | "Det bedste til sidst" | X Factor runner-up |
Prior to joining Alien Beat Club, Kasper had been a finalist in Idols
Idols (Denmark TV series)
Idols: Ærlig Jagt. Ægte Talent. is the Danish version of the worldwide TV format Pop Idol which is broadcast on TV3 Danmark.-Season one:In mid 2003, auditions were held in Aarhus & Copenhagen...
, Patricia was a customer service representative for Telia
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
, Stephanie was a singer/songwriter in another band, and Marcel was a football player.
Alien Beat Club released the single "My Way", in weeks 38/2009, which went to number one on Tracklisten
Tracklisten
Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl...
, the official Danish Singles Chart. They have also released a charity single "It's My World", in support of UNICEF.