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Jonas Bjerre

{{For|the chess player|Jonas Buhl Bjerre}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jonas Bjerre

| image = Jonas_Bjerre_2012.jpg

| caption = Jonas Bjerre in 2012

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|9|21|df=y}}

|birth_place =Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark

| death_date =

| instrument = Vocals, Guitar

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Musician
  • singer
  • visual artist
  • composer

}}

| years_active = 1994–present

| associated_acts = Mew, Apparatjik, Diamonds for Eyes, Tachys

}}

Jonas Bjerre Terkelsbøl (born 21 September 1976) is a Danish musician and visual artist from Copenhagen, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Mew.Jeg er nok ikke specielt macho. Portræt / interview : Jonas Bjerre Ekstra Bladet|29 January 2006|1. sektion|Side 30 Bjerre creates animated videos for Mew's live shows. He has an uncommon vocal range, above the average pitch, which has helped contribute to Mew's unique sound,Klassens kreative drenge Berlingske Tidende|23 March 2003|2 Sektion, MAGASIN|Side 10 and earned him a Danish Music Award for Danish Male Singer in 2006.

He went to school at the international school of BernadotteskolenHvem vil ikke gerne være kat? Interview: Jonas Bjerre, Mew Politiken|22 March 2003|Kultur|Side 1| and was a student of Aurehøj Amtsgymnasium. In addition to his work with Mew, Bjerre is also a part of the band Apparatjik and has directed music videos for other artists, including A-ha and Agnes Obel.

Career

File:1 Jonas Bjerre 2017.jpg

Bjerre is also in a band called Apparatjik consisting of himself, Guy Berryman of Coldplay, Magne Furuholmen of A-ha and Martin Terefe. Apparatjik was originally formed to write and record a song for a charity album called Songs for Survival linked with the BBC Documentary called Amazon with Bruce Parry. Their contribution to the album became the main theme for the television series. Since then, Apparatjik have expanded into the field of art, exhibiting visual arts and performing inside a glass cube at various galleries and art festivals. In 2010 they released the album We Are Here via their official website, and later, in June 2010, through iTunes.

Outside of band commitments, Bjerre has also recorded songs and written scores for films and television.{{cite web|title=Jonas Bjerre – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1095341/|publisher=IMDb|language=en}} In 2011, Bjerre composed the soundtrack for the movie Skyscraper by Rune Schjøtt. The music was released on the album Songs and Music from the Movie Skyscraper. In 2020 Jonas composed and recorded the music for the TV series Scandinavian Star and released the score as a soundtrack album. In 2021, Bjerre wrote and recorded music for the documentary film President about the 2018 presidential election in Zimbabwe, directed by Camilla Nielsson.

In 2021 Jonas Bjerre announced a new collaboration with musician and producer Tobias Wilner called Tachys. They released their first single When The World Wakes Up in June 2021. The released their eponymous debut album in July 2022. Bjerre has also appeared as a featured vocalist on songs by artists such as Duran Duran, Kimbra, Purity Ring, Blue Foundation, Silo, Molina, Future 3, RAC, Carly Paradis, and Kasper Winding.

Albums

=With Mew=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|DEN
{{cite web|url = https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?search=mew&cat=a|publisher = danishcharts.dk|title = Denmark: search – Mew albums|accessdate = 3 June 2009}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|FIN
{{cite web|url = http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=mew&cat=a|publisher = finnishcharts.com|title = Finland: search – Mew albums|accessdate = 3 June 2009}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|NOR
{{cite web|url = http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=mew&cat=a|publisher = norwegiancharts.com|title = Norway: search – Mew albums|accessdate = 3 June 2009}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|SWE
{{cite web|url = http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=mew&cat=a|publisher = swedishcharts.com|title = Sweden: search – Mew albums|accessdate = 3 June 2009}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK
{{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM|publisher=zobbel.de|title=UK Chartlog : M : M – My Vitriol|accessdate=3 June 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721043340/http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM|archivedate=21 July 2015 }}{{cite web|url = http://zobbel.de/cluk/090905cluk.txt|publisher = zobbel.de|title = UK Chartlog: CLUK Update 5.09.2009 (wk35)|accessdate = 3 September 2009}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|JP
{{cite web|url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/317408/ranking/cd_album/|title = ＭＥＷのCDアルバムランキング、ＭＥＷのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|accessdate = 20 March 2012}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-09-12/heatseekers-albums|title=Heatseekers Albums, September 12, 2009|date=3 September 2009|accessdate=13 September 2009|magazine=Billboard. Note: the Billboard 200 position is listed under "Also Charted On"}}

style="text-align:center;"|1997

|align="left"|A Triumph for Man

  • Released: 1997, 2006 (reissue)
  • Label: Exlibris Musik

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style="text-align:center;"|2000

|align="left"|Half the World Is Watching Me

  • Released: 2000, 2007 (reissue)
  • Label: Evil Office, Playground

|style="text-align:center;"|34

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style="text-align:center;"|2003

|align="left"|Frengers

  • Released: April 2003, 2007 (reissue)
  • Label: Sony BMG, Epic

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|style="text-align:center;"|36

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|style="text-align:center;"|102

|style="text-align:center;"|77

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  • DEN: Platinum{{cite web|title=Guld og platin i august|url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/guld-og-platin-i-august|publisher=IFPI Danmark|accessdate=19 July 2011|language=Danish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117070449/http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august|archivedate=17 January 2015 }}
style="text-align:center;"|2005

|align="left"|And the Glass Handed Kites

  • Released: 19 September 2005
  • Label: Evil Office, Sony BMG

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"|4

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|style="text-align:center;"|36

|style="text-align:center;"|129

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  • DEN: Platinum{{cite web|title=Guld og platin i marts|url=http://ifpi.dk/?q=content/guld-og-platin-i-marts|publisher=IFPI Danmark|accessdate=19 July 2011|language=Danish}}
style="text-align:center;"|2009

|align="left"|No More Stories...{{Efn-la|The name in its entirety is: No More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories / The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away.}}

  • Released: 19 August 2009
  • Label: Evil Office, A:larm Music

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|style="text-align:center;"|130

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  • DEN: Gold{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/default.asp?w=2&y=2010&list=a40|title=Album Top-40|work=Hitlisten|publisher=IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control|accessdate=19 July 2011|date=22 January 2010|language=Danish}}
style="text-align:center;"|2015

|align="left"|+ -

  • Released: 24 April 2015
  • Label: Evil Office, A:larm, Universal

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2017

|align="left"|Visuals

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=With Apparatjik=

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rowspan="2"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:280px;"|Album details

!colspan="8"|Peak chart positions

style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|UK

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|NOR

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|IRL

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|ITA

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|NED

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|SWI

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|FRA

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"|US

2010

|We Are Here

  • Released: 1 February 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.theoutland.com/Store/DII-161-1-we+are+here+mp3+album.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205083058/http://www.theoutland.com/Store/DII-161-1-we+are+here+mp3+album.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2010|title=Apparatjik|publisher=Theoutland.com|accessdate=7 July 2014 }}{{cite magazine|last=Coplan|first=Chris|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/02/02/apparatjik-makes-full-length-live-debut/|title=Consequence of Sound|magazine=Consequence of Sound|date=2 February 2010|accessdate=7 July 2014|archive-date=23 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223132314/http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/02/02/apparatjik-makes-full-length-live-debut/|url-status=dead }}
    CD/DVD released: 7 June 2010
    Re-released: 15 June 2010{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/51349|title=Coldplay side-project Apparatjik announce free EP details|work=NME|date=3 June 2010|accessdate=7 July 2014}}
  • Label: Meta Merge Un Recordings

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2012

|Square Peg in a Round Hole

  • Initial Release: 11 November 2011
  • Physical Release: 19 March 2012
  • Label: Meta Merge Un Recordings

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2012

|If You Can, Solve This Jumble (with Lowell)

  • Physical Release: 29 October 2012
  • Label: Meta Merge Un Recordings

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= With Tachys =

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! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Album details

! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions

UK

!DEN

2022

|Tachys

  • Released: 13 May 2022{{Cite web |date=25 April 2022 |title=Instagram - Tachys |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CcyGj5mMqjx/?hl=en }}

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=As Jonas Bjerre, film and tv composer=

Source:

  • Pandasyndromet (Panda Syndrome) (2004)
  • Game Over (2005)
  • Vi Der Blev Tilbage (We Who Stayed Behind) (2008)
  • Girl in the Water (2011)
  • Bosporus (2011)
  • Skyscraper – Skyskraber (2011)
  • Scandinavian Star (2020)
  • President (2021)
  • The Hostage Takers (2023)
  • Brennpunkt: Skyggekrigen (Shadow War) (2023)

=Other appearances=

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Year

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! Artist

! Credit(s)

rowspan="2"|2012

|In My Mind I Am Free

|Blue Foundation

|Vocals and music on "Fundamental". Vocals on "Ground Control".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-my-mind-i-am-free-mw0002351631/credits|title=In My Mind I Am Free – Blue Foundation – Credits – AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=29 May 2020}}

In My Mind I Am Free Reconstructed

|Blue Foundation

|Remix of "Dressed in Black".

2014

|Work

|Silo

|Vocals on "O"{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/15238-silo-work-review|title=The Quietus – Reviews – Solo|publisher=The Quietus|accessdate=29 May 2020|date=13 May 2014|author=Joe Banks}}

2014

|The Golden Echo (Deluxe Version)

|Kimbra

|Vocals on "The Magic Hour"

2015

|Paper Gods

|Duran Duran

|Vocals and guitar on "Change the Skyline"

2016

|Blood Moon

|Blue Foundation

|Vocals on "Lost Girl"

2019

|Nothing Is Something

|Carly Paradis

|Vocals on "The Crushing Weight of History"

2020

|Womb

|Purity Ring

|Vocals on "Peacefall"{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2077160/purity-ring-peacefall-pink-lightning/music/|title=Purity Ring – "peacefall" & "pink lightning"|publisher=Stereogum|accessdate=5 June 2020|date=18 March 2020|author=James Rettig}}

2021

|You

|RAC

|Vocals on "Feel You"

2021

|Cold

|Molina

|Vocals and cello on "Cold"

References

= Notes =

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= Sources =

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [http://www.mewsite.com Mew official website]
  • [http://www.jonasbjerre.com Jonas Bjerre official website]
  • {{IMDb name|1095341}}
  • [http://www.apparatjik.com Apparatjik official website]

{{Mew}}

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Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:Danish rock guitarists

Category:Danish rock singers

Category:English-language singers from Denmark

Category:21st-century Danish male singers

Category:21st-century Danish guitarists

Category:Apparatjik members

Category:Singers from Copenhagen