Lis Sørensen

Lis Sørensen strikes me as one of those artists whose influence outruns her international fame. A Danish singer-songwriter active since the 1970s, she cut her teeth alongside Anne Linnet before going solo in 1983. What genuinely impresses me is that she was the first to record the song the world later knew as Torn, releasing it in Danish as Brændt. Hearing a great song before everyone else does is a rare instinct, and reinterpreting it in your own language rather than chasing trends shows real artistic conviction. I admire performers who build a long, self-directed career on their own terms, and she clearly belongs to that company.

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Name (English)

Lis Sørensen

Name (Japanese)

リス・ソーレンセン

Reading

りす・そーれんせん

Born

May 28, 1955 (age 71)

Origin

Brabrand, Denmark

Occupation

singer / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

• Official sitehttps://lissorensen.dk/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lissoerensen/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis%20S%C3%B8rensen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512336

Tags

• singer
• composer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.