
Photo: Krimidoedel Dr. Jost Hindersmann · CC BY 3.0 · credits
Timeline
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Cinemataztic
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
Biography
Caroline Henderson (born 28 February 1962) is a Danish–Swedish pop and jazz singer. She moved to Copenhagen from Sweden in 1983 and spent her youth singing in various jazz bands. Her breakthrough was in 1989 as part of pop group Ray Dee Ohh. After the group disbanded, Henderson launched a solo career with the album Cinemataztic
CinematazticSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Cinemataztic1:232All Around You4:183Kiss Me Kiss Me3:474Made in Europe4:215Normalize3:556Velvet4:247Famous Song3:558Move to the Mood3:409She's a Boy Like You4:3110Until We Meet Again0:2311What Are You Afraid Of3:5512Lay Your Hands on Me4:24 (1995) featuring smash hits "Kiss Me Kiss Me" and "Made in Europe
Made In EuropeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Lush Life3:322Monday Date3:013Made in Europe4:054Since I Fell For You4:135Use Me4:456You're My Thrill5:187Libertango4:368Mother Earth3:209It's A Man's World (Is This A Man's World?)4:5510Somebody Gonna Have To Move3:0711To Lay Me Down5:3812Om Natten1:33".
Follow-up Metamorphing (1998), disco cover album Dolores J - The ButterflyDolores J - The ButterflySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hot Stuff3:342Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel3:143Don't Leave Me This Way3:194Andy Goldstein0:245Boogie Oogie Oogie3:466Butterfly4:427Don't Stop the Music3:508He's the Greatest Dancer3:509Harvest for the World4:4810DJ Saved My Life0:1911Cuba3:4112You Loved Away the Pain4:29 (2000) and the more experimental Naos (2002) didn't have the same commercial impact. A new turn saw Henderson develop into a full-fledged jazz singer on albums Don't ExplainDon't ExplainSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Don't Explain4:422Tenderly4:133Jesus4:444In the Wee Hours of the Morning2:575Velvet4:376You Don't Believe Me?3:227What'll I Do?3:038Lazy Afternoon3:579Someone to Watch Over Me4:0410Wade in the Water3:2411I'm a Fool to Want You3:2612Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician5:0513Waiting on an Angel2:0314En gång i Stockholm4:14 (2003), Made in Europe (2004), Love Or Nothin’ (2006) and No. 8 (2008).
Henderson has also appeared as an actress in plays and films.
Personal life
Henderson was born in Sweden to an African-American father and a Swedish mother. She moved to Denmark in 1983, and has spent most of her life there with two children.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (18 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:56
1Cinemataztic1:232All Around You4:183Kiss Me Kiss Me3:474Made in Europe4:215Normalize3:556Velvet4:247Famous Song3:558Move to the Mood3:409She's a Boy Like You4:3110Until We Meet Again0:2311What Are You Afraid Of3:5512Lay Your Hands on Me4:241998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 51:27
1Waves0:262This Is Who I Am4:293Gone5:024Faster4:315Dive5:076Right now4:177Forgiveness Time4:498Little Tasha0:199Without Me3:5710O'si Ndiyamba0:1111Dinosaur5:0012Luna5:1713Metamorphing4:1114I Am Too3:512000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 39:56
1Hot Stuff3:342Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel3:143Don't Leave Me This Way3:194Andy Goldstein0:245Boogie Oogie Oogie3:466Butterfly4:427Don't Stop the Music3:508He's the Greatest Dancer3:509Harvest for the World4:4810DJ Saved My Life0:1911Cuba3:4112You Loved Away the Pain4:292002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:07
1No One4:042Stone Agers in the Fast Lane4:003All That We Are4:444Try4:475Ocean Eyes3:566Silly Tings3:017Tainted Glory4:288Adore4:019Dear God4:2510Naos4:412003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:51
1Don't Explain4:422Tenderly4:133Jesus4:444In the Wee Hours of the Morning2:575Velvet4:376You Don't Believe Me?3:227What'll I Do?3:038Lazy Afternoon3:579Someone to Watch Over Me4:0410Wade in the Water3:2411I'm a Fool to Want You3:2612Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician5:0513Waiting on an Angel2:0314En gång i Stockholm4:142004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:03
1Lush Life3:322Monday Date3:013Made in Europe4:054Since I Fell For You4:135Use Me4:456You're My Thrill5:187Libertango4:368Mother Earth3:209It's A Man's World (Is This A Man's World?)4:5510Somebody Gonna Have To Move3:0711To Lay Me Down5:3812Om Natten1:332006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:44
1Jazz Ain't Nothing but Soul0:542So Fine3:473Wild Is the Wind4:084Falling in Love Again2:505The Crying Game3:586Sugar2:337Go Away Little Boy3:198New Day4:029Outside Your Door4:3810Too Close3:4411What a Little Moonlight2:2712Nobody2:5513For You3:0914Everything I Have Is Yours5:202006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 42:12
1Jazz Ain't Nothing but Soul0:522Falling in Love Again2:483Too Close3:424The Crying Game3:565For You3:056Wild Is the Wind4:057Sugar2:328So Fine3:459Somebody Gonna Have to Move3:1010What a Little Moonlight Can Do2:2411Go Away Little Boy3:1712New Day4:0013Outside Your Door4:362008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 42:49
1Ribbon Bow3:012Bang Bang3:123Unchained Melody3:034I Concentrate on You3:005But Not for Me3:446Everywhere3:037There Will Be Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old2:188It Ain't Necessary4:359When You're Smiling2:3110I Got Lost in His Arms3:4211Riverman4:4212Last Night When We Were Young2:5413Love Is Like a Cigarette3:042009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:00
1Don't Explain4:422Tenderly4:133Jesus4:444In the Wee Hours of the Morning2:575Velvet4:376You Don't Believe Me?3:227What'll I Do?3:038Lazy Afternoon3:579Someone to Watch Over Me4:0410Wade in the Water3:2411I'm a Fool to Want You3:2612Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician5:0513Waiting on an Angel2:0314En Gång I Stockholm4:1515What'll I Do? Live (bonus)5:082009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:05
1Caravan2:592Keeper of the Flame3:393It Hurts Me Too2:464Get Out of Town3:295Nature Boy2:596Evolution3:387Ring Them Bells3:028Fever3:289The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:5110Yesterday Is There4:0811This Is Love3:0912Goodbye3:0813For All We Know3:492011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:00
1The World Goes Around3:352Corruptible3:413Trilingual Love Song3:424The Evil Eye4:085Calamity Lane2:596From New York3:267I Am She3:538Time Is Forever Young3:362012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:25
1The Evil Eye4:092Falling Again3:573Calamity Lane3:014Trilingual Love Song3:425From New York3:286Gone Fishin'4:197The World Goes Around3:358Corruptible3:429I Am She3:5510Time Is Forever Young3:372013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 49:13
1Ouvertüre1:052Lonely House4:583Speak Low4:244Ballad of the Soldiers Wife4:175Don't Be Afraid3:216Mack the Knife4:297My Ship3:598Surabaya Johnny0:119I'm a Stranger Here Myself3:1410Kurt Weill0:2811What Keeps Mankind Alive3:3312It Never Was You3:0413The Train To Heaven3:4514September Song3:3415Surabaya Johnny (Extended Version)4:512013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 44:43
1Ouvertüre1:052Lonely House4:583Speak Low4:244Ballad of the Soldiers Wife4:175Don't Be Afraid3:216Mack the Knife4:297My Ship3:598Surabaya Johnny0:119I'm a Stranger Here Myself3:1410Kurt Weill0:2811What Keeps Mankind Alive3:3312It Never Was You3:0413The Train To Heaven3:4514September Song3:552020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:54
1Rejsen2:152Nyt Lys I Mørket4:383Hvorfor Er Lykken Så Lunefuld4:394Der Var Engang4:485Hej Søster5:346I Aften2:367De Evige Tre3:558Gæster1:349Tit Er Jeg Glad4:1010Den Største Sorg2:5511Længsel Efter Sverige4:0512Nisseloftet0:452025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:09
1Still3:182Do Right By Me3:543Trippin4:134Floating4:315Aint I A Woman4:056Empress3:167Concrete Babe4:108Nectar And Ambrosia4:399Mermaids3:03
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | A Late Night WithSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 59:031Made In Europe4:23 2Famous Song3:57 3Always On My Mind3:46 4Gone5:04 5All Around You4:18 6No One4:06 7Dinosaur5:02 8Forgiveness Time4:51 9Move To The Mood3:42 10Luna5:19 11Lay Your Hands On Me4:26 12Velvet4:26 13Right Now4:18 14Cinemataztic1:25 | Compilation | 2005 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Caroline Henderson head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caroline_Henderson01.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/81196952-3ece-4f78-9bc9-bc1f7cf0d640discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/81196952-3ece-4f78-9bc9-bc1f7cf0d640core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q433429genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q433429seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Henderson_%28singer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Henderson_%28singer%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Danish musicians
- List of singer-songwriters
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Krimidoedel Dr. Jost Hindersmann · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q433429 · MusicBrainz: 81196952-3ece-4f78-9bc9-bc1f7cf0d640
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