Jon Nørgaard
Encyclopedia
Jon Gade Nørgaard is a Danish
singer who took part in Danish TV 2
's musical competition Popstars in 2002 and winning the title. He is also known as Jon and took the alias John Rock while collaborating with house music duo Musikk.
In 2003, he released his debut album This Side Up written by Søren Rasted. The album sold 135,000 copies and resulted in two successful singles "Right Here Next to You" and "This Side Up". The album was also reissued in an international edition in 2003.
In November 2003, Jon was sentenced to 60 days imprisonment and 60 days community service for assault with a frying pan!.
In 2004, under the alias John Rock, he began in 2004 in a successful collaboration with house duo Musikk with a number of #1 singles on the Danish Dance Chart. Among the hits was a cover version of Climie Fisher
s "Love Changes (Everything)". The singles went to #1 in 13 countries (including Mexico, Greece and Bulgaria).
In 2005, he took part in Musikk's album When the Musikk Starts to Play
In 2005, Jon returned as a solo artist with the single "Popstar" which was written by Swedish singer Robyn
. That same year he released his second solo studio album Today is a Good Day (To Fall in Love).
16 April 2007 saw the premiere of the documentary Solo, directed by Kasper Torsting dealing with Jon's story after winning Popstars. The documentary gives an insight into Jon's lonely world where all odds are against him, and the music is his only resort.
He released his solo Danish language single in May 2007, entitled "Lidt endnu" (meaning Just yet) In August 2007 landed a job as a radio host on commercial station Radio ABC in the program Mads og Jon
In 2009, his management company IDOLINC released Remady P&R's "No Superstar" throughout Scandinavia
.
In 2010 Jon returned to the scene appearing in Kato's hit single "Turn the Lights Off" as one of two tracks from the album Discolized. He also collaborated with Clemens in the hit "Champion" reaching the top of the Danish Singles Chart.
In collaborations
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...
singer who took part in Danish TV 2
TV 2 (Denmark)
TV 2 is a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense. The station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danmarks Radio ....
's musical competition Popstars in 2002 and winning the title. He is also known as Jon and took the alias John Rock while collaborating with house music duo Musikk.
In 2003, he released his debut album This Side Up written by Søren Rasted. The album sold 135,000 copies and resulted in two successful singles "Right Here Next to You" and "This Side Up". The album was also reissued in an international edition in 2003.
In November 2003, Jon was sentenced to 60 days imprisonment and 60 days community service for assault with a frying pan!.
In 2004, under the alias John Rock, he began in 2004 in a successful collaboration with house duo Musikk with a number of #1 singles on the Danish Dance Chart. Among the hits was a cover version of Climie Fisher
Climie Fisher
Climie Fisher were a UK pop duo formed by vocalist Simon Climie and former Naked Eyes keyboardist Rob Fisher...
s "Love Changes (Everything)". The singles went to #1 in 13 countries (including Mexico, Greece and Bulgaria).
In 2005, he took part in Musikk's album When the Musikk Starts to Play
In 2005, Jon returned as a solo artist with the single "Popstar" which was written by Swedish singer Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
. That same year he released his second solo studio album Today is a Good Day (To Fall in Love).
16 April 2007 saw the premiere of the documentary Solo, directed by Kasper Torsting dealing with Jon's story after winning Popstars. The documentary gives an insight into Jon's lonely world where all odds are against him, and the music is his only resort.
He released his solo Danish language single in May 2007, entitled "Lidt endnu" (meaning Just yet) In August 2007 landed a job as a radio host on commercial station Radio ABC in the program Mads og Jon
In 2009, his management company IDOLINC released Remady P&R's "No Superstar" throughout Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
.
In 2010 Jon returned to the scene appearing in Kato's hit single "Turn the Lights Off" as one of two tracks from the album Discolized. He also collaborated with Clemens in the hit "Champion" reaching the top of the Danish Singles Chart.
Singles
As solo artist- 2002: "Right Here Next to You"
- 2003: "This Side Up"
- 2003: "Endlessly"
- 2005: "Popstar"
- 2006: "Hurry Up Live"
- 2008: "Every Girl I've Wanted"
- 2007: "Lidt Endnu"
- 2011: "Dine Øjne"
- 2011: "Fester Kun Med Mig Selv"
In collaborations
- 2004: "Summer Lovin'" (Musikk feat. John Rock)
- 2009: "Love Changes (Everything)" (Musikk feat. John Rock)
- 2009: "The Way You Kiss" (Remedy feat. Jon))
- 2009: "Honestly" (Remedy feat. Jon)
- 2010: "Turn the Lights Off" (Kato feat. Jon)
- 2010: "Champion" (Clemens feat. Jon Nørgaard) (reached #1 in Dansh Singles Charts)