Otto Herman Max Brandenburg was a Danish musician, singer and actor.
11 Facts About Otto Brandenburg
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Otto Brandenburg is often credited as Denmark's first Rock and roll singer and was considered a teen idol in the 1950s and 60s.
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Otto Brandenburg learned to play the violin at an early age and played in the Danish Youth Symphony Orchestra.
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Otto Brandenburg eventually left the orchestra to focus on singing and learning the guitar.
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Otto Brandenburg briefly performed with Ib Glindemann's swing orchestra before forming the vocal quartet Four Jacks between 1955 and 1956, alongside Poul Rudi, John Mogensen and Bent Werther.
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In 1958, Otto Brandenburg left the group to pursue a solo career producing Danish rock.
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Otto Brandenburg again competed in the 1961 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with "Godnat lille du".
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Otto Brandenburg found success in Sweden, competing in the 1962 Melodifestivalen, performing with Hans Wahlgren's orchestra, and performing in Stockholm as a jazz musician.
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Otto Brandenburg sang the theme song for the 1962 film Journey to the Seventh Planet.
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Otto Brandenburg sang "You've Got a Friend in Me" in the Danish dub of Toy Story.
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Otto Brandenburg died on 1 March 2007 following a long period of illness.