Lucas Secon

Lucas Secon
Lucas Secon by Thomas Christensen
Born	Lucas Secon Copenhagen, Denmark
Other names	Lucas (as singer/rapper)
Occupation	Musician DJ singer songwriter record producer recording/mixing engineer programmer
Relatives	Paul Secon (father) Berta Moltke (mother)
Musical career
Genres	Electronic soul R&B pop hip hop
Instruments	keyboards vocals turntables synthesizer drums
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Big Beat Uptown WEA Mercury Polydor
Website	LucasSecon.com

Lucas Secon, also known by the stage name Lucas, is record producer, songwriter, DJ, rapper, and singer. He has written and produced for The Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Toni Braxton, Mos Def, The Wanted, The Saturdays, JLS, Alesso, Snoop Dogg, Olly Murs, Boyz 2 Men, Cheryl Cole, Steve Aoki, Sean Kingston, Sugababes, Blonde and Travie McCoy. Secon has won a BMI Award and has been nominated for a Grammy Award and an MTV Award.

Secon is the son of Berta (née Moltke) and Paul Secon. His mother is from Denmark and served as the former head of the Danish Academy of Arts; while his father - who was of Jewish descent - was a musician, songwriter, music critic, Billboard reporter, and businessman who co-founded the retailer Pottery Barn. Paul Secon's songs were performed by Nat King Cole, The Ink Spots, Rosemary Clooney, and The Mills Brothers, who recorded Secon’s composition ‘’You Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry)’’. Paul Secon also wrote a musical, ’’Patrick X’’, based on the life of civil rights activist Malcolm X.