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My Take
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.
Overview
Lis Sørensen (born 28 May 1955) is a Danish pop/rock singer and songwriter. In the 1970s, she worked with Anne Linnet in Shit & Chanel, and they continued in the 1980s with Anne Linnet Band. In 1983, Lis Sørensen released her first solo album. She is also known for being the first artist to record Ednaswap's "Torn", which was renamed "Brændt" (Danish for "Burned").
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- Brabrand, Denmark
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Composer — see all → · More people from Denmark →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.