Lukas Graham Forchhammer
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Forchhammer performing in 2016
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| Birth name | Lukas Forchhammer |
| Born | 18 September 1988 |
| Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | lukasgraham |
Lukas Forchhammer (born 18 September 1988) is a Danish-Irish singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the lead vocalist for the Danish band Lukas Graham. As a child, Forchhammer starred in the Danish family movie series Krummerne.
Forchhammer grew up in an anarchist community in the centre of Copenhagen called Freetown Christiania. At age 8, he joined the Copenhagen Boys' Choir and developed not only an appreciation for classical music but a trained voice. He became fascinated with his father's Irish roots, the country's folk music as well as hip-hop – "Dr. Dre's 2001 changed my life," he said. He related to rap lyrics as he grew up surrounded by a lot of crime, drugs and police brutality in his neighborhood. His father was Irish, and he spent half of his childhood in Ireland in Cork and Kilkenny, so he never felt Danish because of expat culture. His grandfather was from Wicklow in Ireland. In September 2012, Lukas' father died of a heart attack at the age of 61.
After spending six months in Buenos Aires, Forchhammer returned to Christiania in 2010, where he joined the writing team Future Animals – Don Stefano and Rissi Royall. He played at the Grammys on February 12, 2017.
In September 2016, Forchhammer and girlfriend Marie-Louise “Rillo” Schwartz had a baby girl.
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