Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
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Dizzy Mizz Lizzy after a concert at Vig Festival.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dizzy (abbreviation) DML (abbreviation) |
| Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genres |
Grunge Alternative rock Power rock |
| Years active | 1988–1998 2009–2010 2014–current |
| Labels | EMI, ArtPeople, Columbia |
| Associated acts | Tim Christensen |
| Website | dizzymizzlizzy |
| Members |
Tim Christensen Martin Nielsen Søren Friis |
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is an alternative rock band from Denmark that was formed in 1988 by Tim Christensen (vocals, guitar, songwriter), Martin Nielsen (bass guitar) and Søren Friis (drums). Between 1994 and 1997, they were highly successful in Denmark and Japan and are credited for heading the 1990s rock revival in Denmark with their studio albums Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (1994) and Rotator (1996). The group disbanded in 1998, after which Christensen started a successful solo career. In 2010, they undertook a reunion tour in Denmark and Japan. The popularity of Live in Concert 2010, recorded during this reunion, caused the band to consider a more permanent comeback, which was announced in late 2014. They resumed touring and released their third studio album Forward in Reverse on April 29, 2016 to critical acclaim.
When Tim Christensen's family moved from Espergærde to Valby, a suburb of Copenhagen, he started attending the Hanssted Skole, where he became friends with his classmate Martin Nielsen on the first day of school, They already cared more about music than about their school work, and decided to start a band. Nielsen picked up the bass because Christensen already played the guitar, and a friend recommended Søren Friis to them. Prior to choosing "Dizzy Mizz Lizzy", they also considered "Heaven", "King's Cross", "Battlefield", "After the Storm" and "Boyazont" as a band name.
The trio practiced instrumentally in the first year while looking for a fourth member who could sing and play guitar, because Christensen, the band's songwriter, was too shy to sing. This continued until they held an audition with Noller from Hvidovre, who sang so badly that they sent him home after a glass of cola. It was then that Friis and Nielsen convinced Christensen to do the vocals in the absence of a better singer, because they felt that every time he sang to demonstrate how he wanted the melody, it sounded exactly the way it should. Later attempts at expanding to a quartet with an extra guitarist failed, and critics would explain: "From the outset it was clear that Tim Christensen was the group's undisputed center, but the band benefited significantly from the collective dynamics."
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