Hugo Helmig
{{Short description|Danish singer-songwriter (1998–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
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| caption = Helmig performing at the Kieler Woche 2018
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1998|07|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aarhus, Denmark
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|23|1998|07|24|df=y}}
| death_place = Copenhagen, Denmark,
| nationality = Danish
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| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2017–2021{{cite news |url=https://www.bt.dk/samfund/hugo-helmig-indstiller-karrieren-paa-ubestemt-tid |title=Hugo Helmig indstiller karrieren på ubestemt tid |work=B.T. |author=Ritzau |date=2 October 2021 |access-date=2 October 2021}}
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Hugo Helmig (24 July 1998 – 23 November 2022) was a Danish singer-songwriter.
Early life
Helmig grew up in Aarhus, the son of musician Thomas Helmig and supermodel Renée Simonsen. He had three siblings.
Career
Helmig released his debut single, Please Don’t Lie in 2017, which peaked at number one on the Danish airplay chart and number three in Germany. The following year he released the single Wild which spent five weeks at number one in Denmark and charted elsewhere in Europe, including Germany.
In February 2019, Helmig was signed internationally with AWAL, and later the same year he was nominated for a Music Moves Europe Talent Award.{{cite web |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/awal-signs-global-recordings-deal-with-danish-singer-songwriter-hugo-helmig/ |title=AWAL SIGNS DANISH SINGER/SONGWRITER HUGO HELMIG |last=Stassen |first=Murray |date=7 February 2019 |website=Music Business World |publisher= |access-date=21 October 2019|quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://musicmoveseuropetalentawards.eu/mmeta/artist/hugo-helmig/ |title=Hugo Helmig |author= |date= |website=Music Moves Europe Talent Awards |publisher= |access-date=21 October 2019|quote=}}
According to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Helmig was the third most profitable Danish artist internationally in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.dr.dk/musik/hitter-stort-i-udlandet-hugo-helmig-goer-bemaerkelsesvaerdig-entre-i-vigtig-top-fem/ |title=Hugo Helmig gør 'bemærkelsesværdig' entré i vigtig top fem |last=Ellegaard |first=Christian |date=27 April 2021 |website=DR Online |publisher= Danmarks Radio|access-date=28 April 2020|quote=}}
Death
On 23 November 2022, Helmig died at his apartment in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the age of 24. He was buried at Nordre Cemetery in his hometown of Aarhus.{{cite news | title=Hugo Helmig er død | work=Politiken | date=2 December 2022 | url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art9106981/Hugo-Helmig-er-d%C3%B8d | access-date=2 December 2022}}
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Category:21st-century Danish male singers
Category:Danish male singer-songwriters