Lars Lilholt

Lars Lilholt (born in Herlev, Denmark on 14 March 1953) is a Danish singer, violinist, guitarist and composer. In the early 1970s, he was part of Kræn Bysted's, a Danish acoustic folk, electric folk and rock group made up of Lars Lilholt, Jacob Ohrt and Lars Dam, all from Aalborg. The singer Inger Nyholm from Silkeborg joined in 1975 and drummer Jens Jørgen Pedersen in 1977. The group had various bass players contributing including Jakob Dalsgaard, Karsten Kongsøre, Johs Stærk and Ole Grønbæk. He performs with his band Lars Lilholt Band. In 1982, he released album Og fanden dukked' op og sagde ja, his first solo album. He formed Lars Lilholt Band the following year made up of Lars Lilholt, Tine Lilholt, Kristian Lilholt, Gert Vincent and Tommy Kejser. When Kejser became manager of the band, he was replaced by Tom Bilde (from Mek Pek Partyband) The band has seen many changes and the present set-up is made up of Lars Lilholt (vocals, violin, guitar), Gert Vincent (electric guitar), Klaus Thrane (drums, percussion), Tom Bilde (bass), Kristian Fogh (keyboard) and Eskild Dohn (trumpet, saxophone). Lilholt has written hundreds of songs, but by far the most famous is "Kald det kærlighed" (meaning Call it love). He was also part of a Danish supergroup named Dalton made up of Lilholt, Johnny Madsen and Allan Olsen. It was formed in 1983 but had to wait till 1992 for their first album Dalton. They reunited in 2005 to work on new materials and had a comeback in 2010 for a grand tour. In Spillemændene fra Himmerland 1975: Liegstouw Kræn Bysted's 1975: Gammel dansk MC 1977: Kræn Bysteds 1978: Den anden Kræn 1980: Stavnsbundet Dalton 1992: Dalton 2009: Tyve Ti 2010: Var Her "Lars LilHolt Band discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2013. "Album Top-40 Uge 19, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 May 2018. "Album Top-40 Uge 51, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 30 December 2020. "Album Top-40 Uge 15, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved 21 April 2021. "Album Top-40 Uge 47, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lars Lilholt. Official Lars Lilholt Band website Lars Lilholt at AllMusic Lars Lilholt at IMDb v t e