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Sanne Salomonsen
Person · female · Kingdom of Denmark · Copenhagen · born 1955 · recording since 1973
Danish singer
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Also known as Sanne · Sanne Salamonsen · 桑妮·萨洛蒙森
Timeline
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1950s
1970s
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Debut release: Sanne Salomonsen
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
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Biography
Susanne Salomonsen (born on 30 December 1955) is a Danish singer and songwriter, better known under the nickname Sanne Salomonsen. Salomonsen joined a local rock band in 1967, and her first solo album was released in 1973. She became one of the most famous singers in Denmark during the 1980s. Various songs sung or written by her have been on the local charts.
Sanne Salomonsen was a member of Anne Linnet Band and Sneakers, and got the nickname Rock Mama as an enduring pop icon in Danish rock music. She thought at age 31 around the time she got the nickname from a journalist: "When I heard that piece of music [from OneTwo], I thought that now, I have become a mom for a generation in rock music." She said in 2011: "I am always asked what I think about being called Rock Mama, but when I look around on the Danish scene then, I can after all clearly see, that if there is a rock mama then, it is me. That is how it is."
Early achievements and later stardom
Sanne Salomonsen was born in Copenhagen, and her natural hair color is red. She is the daughter of ornithologist Finn Salomonsen. Sanne Salomonsen performed at the age of 6 in the ballet Elves' Hill. She moved to Holte at age 11 with her family. She debuted as singer by joining her first band in 1967, and then the band Curled Edges (with members of the bands Beefeaters, Maxwells and Thors Hammer) in 1968. During 1970 to 1972, she performed in a musical named Touch, as well as Danish versions of the musicals Hair (as Sheila) and Godspell. She was called Lille Sanne Superstar (English: Little Sanne Superstar) by the time her first solo album was being recorded. Sanne Salomonsen's debut album was released in 1973, and she was in the group Flair from 1974 to 1977, and sang backing vocals for Sebastian and others.
Sanne Salomonsen became one of the most famous female rock singers in Denmark, as a member of Anne Linnet Band from 1979 to 1983, and Sneakers from 1979 to 1985 and subsequent commercial success as a solo artist. She became known as Rock Mama at around age 31 after a journalist came up with this nickname. Salomonsen had especially become a Danish pop icon by being the lead vocalist of Sneakers. Notably, her album Sanne from 1989 was the most sold Danish rock album that year.
During the 1980s, Sanne Salomonsen also starred in the movies Forræderne, Smugglarkungen and Svindlande affärer. After Sanne (1989), she continued the solo career with albums, such as Where Blue Begins
Where Blue BeginsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Back to My Baby4:182Running Free4:483A Love for the World4:334Where Blue Begins4:175When You Walk in the Room3:296Feels So Real (Love Hurts)4:037Storm Warning4:248Responsible4:219The Fever4:4710Crazy Love4:33 (1991), Freedom
FreedomSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1How Does It Feel3:432Fly Away3:263Teardrops in Heaven4:114Rock the Cradle4:105You're Gonna Cry3:386Like a Woman3:367One World3:358Miracle3:299Girlfriend3:4710The Rainbow3:2811My Freedom3:1412Drama3:1513Fluffy4:51 (2003) and The Album
The AlbumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1For Life3:442New Beginning4:033You've Never Been Loved Before4:184On a Night Like This4:095Work It Out3:546Love You Like I Do3:337Fools3:238Time for Us3:329Precious You4:0710Sugah3:5611Mystery to Me4:0112Everybody's Eyes on You3:2713Morning4:11 (2005). Sanne was also in the country music group Cowgirls with Lis Sørensen and Tamra Rosanes, which released one album named Girls Night Out in 2001. This album sold 40 000 copies.
Disease and subsequent comeback
Sanne Salomonsen had an intracerebral hemorrhage on 5 May 2006 that made her paralyzed on one side of the face and in one arm, and interfered with her ability to speak and sing. She was able to call the ambulance herself, and there was no damage to her personality, except depression that required therapy. After partially recovering from paralysis and arduously being able to retrain her singing voice during the next few years, she got a Sanskrit tattoo on the right forearm that means: "Feel love and gratitude for everything and everyone every day".
Sanne Salomonsen later recounted in a news article, that she had tried to sing "Den jeg elsker elsker jeg" (a song written by her that became a big hit in the 1980s) while lying in the hospital, but could not. The muscles used for singing were paralyzed, she recounted and continued: "I was in distress, but very grateful to be alive at the same time". Her depression lasted ten months, where she struggled with social anxiety. Afterwards, the successful album Unico
UnicoSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Tændt3:242Taxa3:023Fantomsmerter3:134Overgi'r mig langsomt4:5556. Sans4:096Du & jeg3:117Vis mig hvem du er3:538Hel igen3:439Rør ved mig3:2810Natten går til ro3:3211Over stregen3:1512Det var hvad det var4:30 was released in March 2009, named after Sanne Salomonsen's horse. The album was on the Danish record chart for a year, and about 80 000 copies of the album were sold during the next few years. Unico was the fourth best selling Danish album in 2009.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 44 | 84.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (27 release groups · 19 studio albums)
Albums · 19
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:26
1Roselil2:492Tom4:393Dialog5:234Hjertebrus3:495Du Har Drømme3:136Søgte Mit Indre4:307Skønt At Ha Dig Omkring Mig4:018Mælkevejen3:399Prøv At Glemme3:1910Som En Høj Og Standhaftig Klippe4:041977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:40
A1Shanghai4:18A2Precious Moments5:15A3Moving On4:14A4Misty3:19B1The Wiseman6:35B2My Dream4:30B3Ritha4:23B4Secretive Love4:061985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:20
1Ud af mørket4:212Kød og blod4:103Tosset5:064Øst for Paradis3:585Når vi er sammen4:046Du ved vi ku'4:517Letsindig5:488Fuldt ud3:059Nat efter nat3:3510Out of the Darkness4:2111Flesh 'n' Blood4:0912I Must Be in Love4:1613Loose Lover5:361987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:04
1La la tiden gå3:232Hva' mon i morgen har med4:443En mand er en mand4:214Den øde ø3:555Stemmen fra mit hjerte4:046Ned ad natten5:157Vi gør det med hinanden3:528Lys over land4:249Postkort fra paradis3:2010Gonna Love You3:2211For Your Love5:2812Coming From My Heart4:0213My Light Still Shine3:541989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:25
1Roselil2:492Tom4:393Dialog5:234Hjertebrus3:495Du har drømme3:146Søgte mit indre4:297Skønt at ha' dig omkring mig4:018Mælkevejen3:399Prøv at glemme3:2010Som en høj og standhaftig klippe4:021989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:30
1Kærligheden kalder4:252Uden dig3:493Hvis du forstod4:114Dagdrømmer4:075Leve dit liv3:336Sæt fri4:007Jeg' i live3:598Du ka' stille min længsel4:409Ingen ka' forhindre4:2210Tænk på mig4:241990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:47
1Love Is Gonna Call4:282If You Could See4:053Without Love3:464Mountain4:005Think of Me4:286Roxanne3:597What Did You Do3:418Wait Until Tomorrow4:209Only Reason4:2510Feel It Within3:351991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:33
1Back to My Baby4:182Running Free4:483A Love for the World4:334Where Blue Begins4:175When You Walk in the Room3:296Feels So Real (Love Hurts)4:037Storm Warning4:248Responsible4:219The Fever4:4710Crazy Love4:331994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:35
1Haven't I Been Good to You4:262Language of the Heart4:323Love Done Right3:534Last Chance for Love6:055Love Don't Bother Me5:136What Does It Matter3:437Walking That Fine Line5:138Come to the Water3:089Grip of Love3:4410When a Woman Pretends4:381996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:58
1Mødet med din mund3:452Guder og gudinder4:013Det røde blod4:534Den lille løgn4:165Gadebarn3:586En usynlig mand4:397Bange og glad3:338Alt hvad du gi'r3:549Hende eller mig5:2610Før nat bli'r til dag3:4311Til vi ses4:501998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:55
1New York Minute6:502Sometimes It Snows in April6:353Love Me Still3:354Little Wing5:275A Song for You4:536Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer3:217I Can't Make You Love Me5:598Still Crazy After All These Years4:169In Love We Grow5:3610Smooth Operator4:232001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:19:07
1Ouverture1:222Requiem1:393Sikke et cirkus6:094Denne nat er fuld af stjerneskud2:165Eva, hvad vil du i byen3:076Buenos Aires4:097Så hvad sker der nu?4:038Tak og godnat3:439De falder som fluer3:3010Jeg kunne gavne dig3:0911Perons nye veninde3:3412Et nyt Argentina8:2713Kald ikke mer' Argentina5:3214Svæver på en sky4:0315Smuk som når regnbuen viser sig2:2416Strømme af penge2:5117Folket elsker hende1:5218Santa Evita2:2219Vals for Che og Evita5:0820Evas sidste radiotale3:3621Lament6:112003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:23
1How Does It Feel3:432Fly Away3:263Teardrops in Heaven4:114Rock the Cradle4:105You're Gonna Cry3:386Like a Woman3:367One World3:358Miracle3:299Girlfriend3:4710The Rainbow3:2811My Freedom3:1412Drama3:1513Fluffy4:512005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 50:18
1For Life3:442New Beginning4:033You've Never Been Loved Before4:184On a Night Like This4:095Work It Out3:546Love You Like I Do3:337Fools3:238Time for Us3:329Precious You4:0710Sugah3:5611Mystery to Me4:0112Everybody's Eyes on You3:2713Morning4:112009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:15
1Tændt3:242Taxa3:023Fantomsmerter3:134Overgi'r mig langsomt4:5556. Sans4:096Du & jeg3:117Vis mig hvem du er3:538Hel igen3:439Rør ved mig3:2810Natten går til ro3:3211Over stregen3:1512Det var hvad det var4:302011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:36
1Dæmoner3:442Tiden brænder3:503Over det3:384Små soldater4:005Minder3:566Hjem3:107Søvngænger4:098Rock'n'roll3:039Ingenmandsland3:4010Emily3:2711Drømmenes by4:3112Hvis du tør3:0313Lissabon4:252014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:04
1Hjem3:142Efter festen4:433Den sidste nat4:354As the Night Comes On5:115Der hvor du er4:306Den øde ø3:447Natten går til ro3:388Where Blue Begins4:209Uden dig4:5710Det er ikke det du siger5:3111When You Walk in the Room3:3912Overgi'r mig langsomt5:022017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:38
1Baby Blue3:512Hvor Er Jeg Så4:043Et Andet Liv4:034Livets Træ4:285Janis Og Jagger3:366Exceptionel3:447Solskin Efter Regn3:438Dem Vi Var4:129Jojo3:3410En Nat I København3:0511Håb3:0712Farvel Til Blues4:11— · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:21
1Gonna Love You3:232Come Dance With Me4:413Tonight4:084For Your Love5:285Hello Honey3:256My Light Still Shine3:557Coming From My Heart4:038Bogus Town4:239Good for You3:5310Hva' mon i morgen har med4:4411En mand er en mand4:2012Stemmen fra mit hjerte4:0313Den øde ø3:55
Album · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Sanne UnpluggedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:08:011Den jeg elsker5:51 2Det er ikke det du siger6:15 3Haven't I Been Good to You5:08 4I Don't Want to Talk About It4:34 5Vodoo4:41 6Tip of My Tongue3:54 7Over My Head4:27 8Kærligheden kalder3:57 9Come Together4:27 10Black Velvet5:12 11Kød og blod4:03 12Jeg ved det godt5:18 13Storm Warning4:34 14When the Night Comes5:40 | Live | 1994 | |
| 2000 | De bedste af de bedsteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:16:411Where Blue Begins4:18 2Kærligheden kalder4:25 3Den jeg elsker4:19 4When You Walk in the Room3:30 5Misbrugt og forladt4:51 6Hvis du forstod4:11 7Det er ikke det du siger6:14 8Tænk på mig4:25 9Haven't I Been Good4:25 10Storm Warning4:24 11Jeg' i live3:58 12Love Don't Bother Me5:15 13Crazy Love4:35 14Language of the Heart4:32 15Øde ø3:55 16Jeg ved det godt5:06 17Kærligheden kalder (remix)4:18 | Compilation | 31 January 2000 | |
| 2000 | De bedste af de bedste, volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:17:321Follow4:16 2I Won't Ever Let You Down5:16 3Nowhere to Run4:27 4As the Night Comes On4:51 5Ud af mørket4:20 6Kød og blod4:10 7Øst for paradis3:57 8Stemmen fra mit hjerte4:02 9Vi gør det med hinanden3:52 10Uden dig3:49 11Sæt fri3:59 12Back to My Baby4:20 13The Fever4:49 14A Love for the World4:34 15Den lille løgn4:17 16Confused3:34 17Lose You in the End4:39 18Light My Fire4:20 | Compilation | 28 September 2000 | |
| 2005 | The ShowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 56:161Tag med mig3:09 2Running Free3:22 3On a Night Like This4:07 4Everybody's Eyes on You4:34 5Bellevue4:29 6Like a Woman5:10 7Fools3:33 8A Song for You4:46 9Work It Out3:53 10Language of the Heart5:07 11En Cool Agent4:43 12Freedom3:04 13Den jeg elsker - Kærligheden kalder - Hvis du forstod - You've Never Been Loved Before (Ekstra medley)6:19 | Live | 2005 | |
| 2006 | The HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:16:551Kød og blod4:11 2Ud af mørket4:21 3Ned ad natten5:16 4Den øde ø3:55 5Kærligheden kalder4:25 6Hvis Du Forstod4:11 7Uden Dig3:51 8Where Blue Begins4:19 9When You Walk In The Room3:29 10Love Don't Bother Me5:14 11When A Woman Pretends4:38 12Den Lille Løgn4:18 13Teardrops In Heaven4:09 14On A Night Like This4:09 15You've Never Been Loved Before4:20 16Det er ikke det du siger6:16 17Den Jeg Elsker5:53 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2007 | Sneakers & Sanne SalomonsenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 58 tracks · 3:51:33Disc 1 1Intro0:59 2Tag mig med3:45 3Blindebuk4:42 4Engang til4:25 5Efter festen5:00 6Miraklernes tik5:03 7Gaden3:54 8Fire To My Telephone4:39 9De kender ikke Jimmi6:02 10På den grønne gren2:43 11Check4:03 12Skifter3:37 13På toppen af et højhus3:19 14Leve4:16 15Generalerne2:59 16Hotel3:54 17Bellevue3:22 18Sui-sui3:49 19Gøglerne kommer4:57 Disc 21Signal3:06 2Woodoo4:00 3Forstads Casanova4:13 4Strandet2:22 5Se Selv3:37 6Rodeo Darlings3:30 7Den Sidste Café3:56 8Tornerose4:18 9Ufo3:09 10Hjemme3:42 11Lev Og La Deux4:05 12Spejle Bag Spejle3:44 13En Cool Agent4:13 14Tivoliliv3:16 15Mens Vi Venter På I Morgen3:41 16Skt. Peders Engle4:15 17Sang Til Toffy3:40 18Der Hvor Du Er4:24 19Johnny4:38 20Tættere På3:12 Disc 31Signal (1997 Version)3:42 2Den Sidste Nat5:05 3På Toppen Af Et Højhus (Live 1981)4:00 4Gøglerne Kommer (Live 1984)7:15 5Blindebuk (Live 1981)4:15 6På Den Grønne Gren (Live 1981)3:05 7De Kender Ikke Jimmi (1997 Version)6:47 8Doing It All Wrong (Spejle Bag Spejle)3:29 9China China (Lev Og La Deux)4:00 Disc 41Roselil2:49 2Tom4:39 3Dialog5:23 4Hjertebrus3:49 5Du Har Drømme3:13 6Søgte Mit Indre4:30 7Skønt At Ha Dig Omkring Mig4:01 8Mælkevejen3:39 9Prøv At Glemme3:19 10Som En Høj Og Standhaftig Klippe4:04 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2009 | 8 Originale Studio AlbumsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2009 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2015 | NonethelessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011Nonetheless3:01 | 15 February 2015 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Sanne Salomonsen head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 44 | 84.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Linnet Band(band) | — | present | original |
| Flair(band) | — | present | |
| Linnet-Salomonsen(band) | — | present | |
| Cowgirls(band) | — | present | |
| Curled Edges(band) | — | present |
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b144facb-a50d-4b29-8040-83180ca8bdf7discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b144facb-a50d-4b29-8040-83180ca8bdf7core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467073seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanne_Salomonsenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanne_Salomonsen
Why this artist is in the database
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Wikidata: Q467073 · MusicBrainz: b144facb-a50d-4b29-8040-83180ca8bdf7
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