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Lene Nystrøm
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Nystrøm performing in 2008
Background information
Birth name Lene Grawford Nystrøm
Also known as
  • Lene
  • Aqua-Lene
Born (1973-10-02) 2 October 1973 (age 51)
Tønsberg, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1990–present
Labels Polydor (2002–2004)
Associated acts Aqua

Lene Grawford Nystrøm, born on October 2, 1973, is a talented musician, singer, and actress from Norway. She is best known as the main female singer of the popular Danish-Norwegian Eurodance group, Aqua.

Life and Music Career

Early Life and Start (1973–1994)

Lene was born in Tønsberg, Norway. As a teenager, she loved to perform. She started modeling and even worked as a bartender. From 1990 to 1993, she appeared on a Norwegian TV game show called Casino.

Joining Aqua (1994–2001)

In 1994, Lene was singing on a Norwegian cruise ship called MS Peter Wessel. There, she met musician René Dif. He asked her to join his music group, which was first called Joyspeed. Later, the group changed its name to Aqua. The band included Lene, René Dif, Søren Rasted, and Claus Norreen. Aqua became very famous, but in 2001, the band decided to take a break.

Solo Music (2002–2006)

After Aqua split up, Lene started her own solo music career. In 2003, she released her first album, Play with Me. This album showed a different style of music for Lene. It was more like R&B music, instead of the fun, bubbly pop music of Aqua. The album reached number 30 in Denmark and number 74 in Norway.

Her first solo song, "It's Your Duty", came out on September 8, 2003. It was a hit, reaching number 3 in Denmark and number 9 in Norway. In 2004, she released another song called "Pretty Young Thing". Lene also helped write songs for other famous groups, like Girls Aloud.

Aqua Gets Back Together (2007–Present)

On October 26, 2007, Lene and the other members of Aqua decided to reunite. They planned a summer concert tour in Denmark for 2008. The tour was a big success!

After that, Lene continued to work with Aqua. They released a new song, "Back to the 80s", on May 25, 2009. They also released a greatest hits album with their old songs and three new ones. Aqua then toured in Scandinavia, Germany, the UK, and France.

In 2011, Aqua released another song, "How R U Doin?". Their album Megalomania came out on October 3, 2011. Lene also became a judge on the TV show Voice – Danmarks største stemme (the Danish version of The Voice) and The Voice of Norway. She also acted in the movie Varg Veum – Cold Hearts in 2012.

Personal Life

Lene Nystrøm was in a relationship with her Aqua bandmate René Dif for three years.

On August 25, 2001, Lene married another Aqua band member, Søren Rasted, in Las Vegas. In 2004, they moved to Denmark. They have a daughter named India and a son named Billy. Lene and Søren divorced on April 27, 2017, after 16 years of marriage.

Discography

Studio Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
NOR
2003 Play with Me
  • Released: 21 September 2003
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
30 74
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released.

Singles

As Lead Artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
NOR
2003 "It's Your Duty" 3 9 Play With Me
2004 "Pretty Young Thing"
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

As Featured Artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
NOR
SWE
GER
2005 "Hvor små vi er" (as part of Giv Til Asien) 1 N/A
2008 "Vi ka alt vi to" (Hej Matematik featuring Lene) Vi Burde Ses Noget Mere
2012 "2012 (Shift happens)" (LazyB featuring Lene) N/A
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Promotional Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
NOR
SWE
GER
2004 "Here We Go" Play With Me
"Scream"
"—" denotes promotional singles that did not chart or were not released.

Other Appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Two Directions" 1992 N/A Something Special: Melodier av Tom Hansen
"I Love N.Y." 2005 LazyB Lazyboy TV

Filmography

Films

Film Year Director Character Description
Fri os fra det onde 2009 Ole Bornedal Pernille Her first movie role.
Svik Håkon Gundersen Eva Karlsen Also known as "Betrayal".
G-Force Hoyt Yeatman Juarez Lene voiced the character Juarez (a guinea pig) in the Norwegian version of this animated movie.
Varg Veum – Skriften på veggen 2010 Stefan Faldbakken Karin Bjørge Lene plays the girlfriend of the main character, Varg Veum.
Varg Veum – Svarte får 2011 Second movie in the Varg Veum series.
Varg Veum – Dødens drabanter Stephan Apelgren Third movie in the Varg Veum series.
Klassefesten Niels Nørløv Hansen Eva A supporting role.
Varg Veum – I mørket er alle ulver grå Stephan Apelgren Karin Bjørge Fourth movie in the Varg Veum series.
Varg Veum – De døde har det godt 2012 Fifth movie in the Varg Veum series.
Varg Veum – Kalde hjerter The last movie in this Varg Veum series.

Series

Television show Year Character Description
Lulu & Leon 2009 Alexandra von Linden Appeared in three episodes.

Music Videos

Year Title Artist Director(s) Notes
2003 "It's Your Duty" Lene Harvey & Carolyn for Alchemy Films Lene plays different roles in her first solo music video.
2004 "Pretty Young Thing" Lene Harvey & Carolyn for Alchemy Films Lene poses for a photo shoot in this video.
2005 "Hvor små vi er" Giv Til Asien Poul Krebs & Remee This was a charity song sung by many Danish artists to help people after the 2004 tsunami.
"I Love N.Y." LazyB feat. Lene Søren Rasted for Ding Dong Productions Lene provides vocals for this song, but she does not appear in the music video.
2008 "Walkmand" Hej Matematik Various This video shows footage from Hej Matematik's 2008 tour. Lene makes a short appearance.
2012 "2012 (Shift happens)" LazyB feat. Lene Alan Smithee Lene provides vocals for this song, but she does not appear in the music video.
2014 "Ik Ordinær" Hej Matematik feat. Jesper Binzer Søren Rasted for Ding Dong Productions Lene makes a short appearance in this music video.

Commercials

Company/product Year Director Description
Synsam 2011 N/A

TV Appearances

Television show Year Description
"Danish Grammy Awards 2000" 2000
"Harald Schmidt Show" 2000
"Boogie Århus Lisen" 2003
"Stjerne for en aften – Vinderen" 2003
"Først & sist med Fredrik Skavland" 2003
"Senkveld med Thomas og Harald" 2003
"Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003" 2003
"God kveld Norge" 2003 Appeared on two episodes.
"Hele Historien" 2005
"Nordic Music Awards 2005 – Countdown" 2005 Lene was the host of this show.
"Go' aften Danmark" 2006
"Miss Africa Danmark 2007" 2007 Lene gave the opening speech.
"DR1's Grand Danois Awards 2007" 2007
"Reimers" 2008
"21st European Film Awards 2008" 2008
"Bornedal og det onde – bag kameraet" 2009
"Det nye talkshow" 2010
"Litt av et liv" 2010
"Skavlan" 2011
"Familien fra Bryggen" 2011
"Voice – Danmarks største stemme" 2012 Lene was a judge for 8 episodes.
"The Voice – Norges største stemme" 2013 Lene was a judge for this show.
"Hver gang vi møtes" 2015 Appeared in 8 episodes.
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See also

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