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{{short description|Danish musician and actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Short description|Danish musician and actress (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Amalie Bruun
| name = Amalie Bruun
| image = Amalie Bruun 2015.jpg
| image = Amalie Bruun 2015.jpg
| caption = Bruun performing with [[Myrkur]] at [[Roskilde Festival]] 2015 in Denmark
| caption = Bruun performing with [[Myrkur]] at [[Roskilde Festival]] 2015 in Denmark
| birth_name = Amalie Bruun
| birth_name = Amalie Bruun
| alias = Myrkur
| alias = Myrkur
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|1|6}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|1|6}}
| birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| genre = [[Post-black metal]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[indie pop]], [[nordic folk]]
| genre = [[Post-black metal]], [[indie pop]], [[dream pop]], [[Nordic folk]]
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, actress, [[multi-instrumentalist]]
| occupation = Singer, actress, musician
| years_active = 2006–present
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]], [[Downtown Records|Downtown]]
| label = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]], [[Downtown Records|Downtown]]
| current_member_of = [[Myrkur]]
| associated_acts = [[Myrkur]], Ex Cops,<ref>http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/01/ex_cops_brian_harding_black_metal.php</ref> [[Billy Corgan]],<ref>http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/#!EX-COPS-BLACK-SOAP-MUSIC-VIDEO-PREMIERS-TODAY-NEW-ALBUM-EXECUTIVE-PRODUCED-BY-BILLY-CORGAN/c7ba/03674C95-02A5-4477-AC31-78AD3A93A50A</ref> Moh Denebi, [[Gaspard Ulliel]], Ingrid Schram, [[Vinnie Paz]], [[R.A. the Rugged Man]]
| past_member_of = Ex Cops
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| website = https://www.myrkurmusic.com/
| associated_acts = [[Myrkur]], Ex Cops,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/01/22/ex-cops-brian-harding-outs-bandmate-amalie-bruuns-love-of-black-metal/|title=Ex Cops' Brian Harding Outs Bandmate Amalie Bruun's Love of Black Metal|date=22 January 2013|website=The Village Voice}}</ref> [[Billy Corgan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/|title=The Official Smashing Pumpkins|website=smashingpumpkins}}</ref> Moh Denebi, [[Gaspard Ulliel]], Ingrid Schram, [[Vinnie Paz]], [[R.A. the Rugged Man]]
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| instruments = [[GarageBand]], Vocals, piano, guitar, [[Nyckelharpa]], [[Mandola]]
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| website = {{URL|myrkurmusic.com}}
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| instruments = Vocals, piano, guitar, [[nyckelharpa]], [[mandola]]
}}
}}


'''Amalie Bruun''' (born 6 January 1985) is a Danish musician, actress and model. She currently fronts the one-person black metal project [[Myrkur]], where she acts as songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Bruun has released four studio albums, one live album and two EPs with Myrkur, and one studio album and three EPs as a solo artist. She is the former lead singer of the indie pop band Ex Cops, which was active from 2011 to 2014.
'''Amalie Bruun''' (born 6 January 1985) is a Danish musician and actress.


==Career==
== Career ==


===Music===
=== Music ===
Amalie Bruun released her debut album in 2006. She wrote the record with her father Michael Bruun. She is a pianist and guitarist and also writes songs with other composers, including Moh Denebi. In 2008 she created the title song for the reality show ''[[Paradise Hotel]]'', entitled "If You Give It Up". Amalie Bruun went to New York later in 2008 and won the New York Songwriters Circle international award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/new_york_songwriters_circle_launches_2008_contest|title=New York Songwriters Circle Launches 2008 Contest|date=2008-05-16|website=BMI.com|access-date=2016-05-04}}</ref>
Bruun released her debut album in 2006. She wrote the record with her father Michael Bruun. She is a pianist and guitarist and also writes songs with other composers, including Moh Denebi. In 2008, she created the title song for the reality show ''[[Paradise Hotel]]'', entitled "If You Give It Up". Amalie Bruun moved to New York later in 2008 and won the New York Songwriters Circle international award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/new_york_songwriters_circle_launches_2008_contest|title=New York Songwriters Circle Launches 2008 Contest|date=16 May 2008|website=BMI.com|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>


In 2010 she released The EP ''Branches'' which was recorded at Pirate Studios in New York in partnership with Watt White.
In 2010, Bruun released the EP ''Branches,'' which was recorded at Pirate Studios in New York in partnership with Watt White.
She began modeling, starring in a [[Martin Scorsese]]-directed [[Chanel]] advertisement and the music video for [[The Lonely Island]]'s 2011 song "[[Jack Sparrow (song)|Jack Sparrow]]" featuring [[Michael Bolton]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Everleypublished |first=Dave |date=2020-04-20 |title=Myrkur: the strange and surreal journey of Amalie Bruun |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/myrkur-the-strange-and-surreal-journey-of-amalie-bruun |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=loudersound |language=en}}</ref>
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In spring 2012 she released the single "Siren", written and produced in collaboration with [[Mark Saunders (record producer)|Mark Saunders]] on A:Larm Music. In 2013, Amalie also appeared on [[R.A. the Rugged Man]]'s album ''[[Legends Never Die (R.A. the Rugged Man album)|Legends Never Die]]'', providing background and chorus vocals for track 3, "Definition of a Rap Flow". Bruun has also released two albums with her band Ex Cops, 2013's ''True Hallucinations'' and 2014's ''Daggers''.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/2428820-Ex-Cops/|title=Ex Cops Discography|accessdate=13 August 2015|publisher=Discogs}}</ref> Ex Cops broke up in 2015.


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In spring 2012, Bruun released the single "Siren", written and produced in collaboration with [[Mark Saunders (record producer)|Mark Saunders]] on A:Larm Music. In 2013, Amalie also appeared on [[R.A. the Rugged Man]]'s album ''[[Legends Never Die (R.A. the Rugged Man album)|Legends Never Die]]'', providing background and chorus vocals for track 3, "Definition of a Rap Flow". In 2015, she once more appeared alongside R.A. on "Dark Streets" – track 12 of [[Malik B.]]'s [[Unpredictable (Malik B. album)|Unpredictable]].
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A self-professed "[[black metal]] girl at heart",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thatfashiondude.com/7-questions-singer-amalie-bruun/|title=7 Questions with Amalie Bruun|date=2012-06-19|website=Thursday's Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-04}}</ref> Bruun was revealed to be the writer, performer and producer of [[Relapse Records]] black metal project [[Myrkur]] in 2014.<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|url=http://blog.bandcamp.com/2014/09/16/shedding-light-on-the-darkness-of-myrkur/|title=Shedding Light on the Darkness of Myrkur|date=16 September 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014|first=Wyatt|last=Marshall|publisher=Bandcamp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925065039/http://blog.bandcamp.com/2014/09/16/shedding-light-on-the-darkness-of-myrkur/|archive-date=25 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both Ex Cops and Myrkur have garnered Bruun critical acclaim from publications including ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17599-myrkur-hvnen/|title="Hævnen" by Myrkur Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2016-05-04}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/11/ex-cops-daggers-album-stream/|title=Stream Ex Cops' Sharp New Album ‘Daggers' {{!}} SPIN|date=2014-11-04|website=Spin|access-date=2016-05-04}}</ref> and [[NPR Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/07/20/423894959/vikings-choice-myrkur-sk-gen-skulle-d|title=Viking's Choice: Myrkur, 'Skøgen Skulle Dø'|website=NPR.org|access-date=2016-05-04}}</ref> Bruun has also appeared with Myrkur and Ex Cops at renowned music festivals such as [[Roskilde Festival]] in Denmark, [[Wacken Open Air]] in Germany and [[South by Southwest]] in Texas.


Both Ex Cops and Myrkur have garnered Bruun critical acclaim from publications including ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title="Hævnen" by Myrkur Review {{!}} Pitchfork |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17599-myrkur-hvnen/ |access-date=4 May 2016 |website=pitchfork.com}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2014 |title=Stream Ex Cops' Sharp New Album 'Daggers' {{!}} SPIN |url=http://www.spin.com/2014/11/ex-cops-daggers-album-stream/ |access-date=4 May 2016 |website=Spin}}</ref> and [[NPR Music]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gotrich |first1=Lars |date=20 July 2015 |title=Viking's Choice: Myrkur, 'Skøgen Skulle Dø' |newspaper=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/07/20/423894959/vikings-choice-myrkur-sk-gen-skulle-d |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref> Bruun has also appeared with Myrkur and Ex Cops at renowned music festivals such as [[Roskilde Festival]] in Denmark, [[Wacken Open Air]] in Germany and [[South by Southwest]] in Texas.
===Acting===
In August 2010 she appeared in a commercial for Chanel perfume Bleu de Chanel, directed by Martin Scorsese, along with [[Gaspard Ulliel]] and Ingrid Schram. She also appeared in the 2011 music video for [[The Lonely Island]]'s "[[Jack Sparrow (song)|Jack Sparrow]]" as Forrest Gump's wife Jenny, alongside Michael Bolton.


In 2022, Bruun provided vocals for the score of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Vikings: Valhalla]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amalie Bruun – Kjell Braaten |url=https://kjellbraaten.com/contributioner/amalie-bruun/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
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In 2018, Bruun married the American drummer and personal trainer Keith Abrami, known for playing drums in [[death metal]] bands Artificial Brain and Shredded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/myrkur-talks-power-dreams-and-nightmares-upcoming-folk-album|title=Myrkur Talks Power of Dreams and Nightmares, Upcoming Folk Album|date=2019-01-02|website=Revolver|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> She currently resides in her home country of Denmark. On 4 May 2019 Bruun announced via Instagram that she was expecting her first child. Bruun gave birth to her son Otto on 21 September 2019.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Cr0LiHTiv/</ref>


==== Ex Cops (2011–2014) ====
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Amalie Bruun is daughter of the Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer [[Michael Bruun (musician)|Michael Bruun]] and has two brothers, William and Jonas.<ref name="BT-Michael_Bruun_20210517">{{cite news|title=Tøsedrengen Michael Bruun er død|url=https://www.bt.dk/musik/tosedrengen-michael-bruun-er-dod|newspaper=BT|date=May 17, 2021}}</ref>
Bruun formed the indie pop band Ex Cops in 2011 as a duo with Brian Harding. The band drew comparisons to music released on [[Sarah Records]] and [[Flying Nun Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=BrooklynVegan|title=Ex Cops releasing debut single on Other Music Recording Company, DJing on RSD, opening for Memory House |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/not-ready-yet-e/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}}</ref> Ex Cops released two albums: 2013's ''True Hallucinations'' and 2014's ''Daggers''.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/2428820-Ex-Cops/|title=Ex Cops Discography|accessdate=13 August 2015|publisher=Discogs}}</ref> ''Daggers'' was produced and co-written by [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] lead singer [[Billy Corgan]], and featured guest appearances from singers [[Ariel Pink]] and [[LP (singer)|LP]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex Cops Tap Billy Corgan, Ariel Pink for 'Daggers' {{!}} Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ex_cops_tap_billy_corgan_ariel_pink_for_daggers |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en-ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=BrooklynVegan|title=Ex Cops' new album "executive produced" by Billy Corgan (stream a track) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ex-cops-new-alb/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}}</ref> Ex Cops broke up in 2014, with Bruun remaining on good terms with Harding.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-13 |title=Interview: Myrkur talks Ex-Cops, Black Metal and Scandinavian Folk Music - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2018/02/13/features/interview-myrkur-talks-ex-cops-black-metal-and-scandinavian-folk-music/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Myrkur (2014–present) ====
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A self-professed "[[black metal]] girl at heart",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thatfashiondude.com/7-questions-singer-amalie-bruun/|title=7 Questions with Amalie Bruun|date=19 June 2012|website=Thursday's Journal|language=en-US|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref> Bruun was revealed to be the writer, performer and producer of [[Relapse Records]] black metal project [[Myrkur]] in 2014.<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|url=http://blog.bandcamp.com/2014/09/16/shedding-light-on-the-darkness-of-myrkur/|title=Shedding Light on the Darkness of Myrkur|date=16 September 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014|first=Wyatt|last=Marshall|publisher=Bandcamp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925065039/http://blog.bandcamp.com/2014/09/16/shedding-light-on-the-darkness-of-myrkur/|archive-date=25 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The project's name comes from the Icelandic word for darkness.<ref name="thelineofbestfit.com">{{Cite web |title=Myrkur is reclaiming her Scandinavian roots and blossoming into motherhood {{!}} Interview |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/myrkur-blossoming-into-motherhood |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> Bruun became a black metal fan after listening to [[Darkthrone]]'s ''[[Transilvanian Hunger]]'' album for the first time.<ref name=":0" /> She released a self-titled EP under anonymity before she revealed her identity in September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=BrooklynVegan|title=black metal musician Myrkur is Amalie Bruun of Ex Cops; EP is out now and streaming (listen) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/mysterious-blac/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}}</ref> Her debut album under the Myrkur moniker, [[M (Myrkur album)|''M'']], was produced by [[Ulver]] frontman [[Kristoffer Rygg]] and featured members of [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]], [[Arch Enemy]] and [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]] in her backing band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Myrkur's Black Metal Rebirth |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/9706-myrkurs-black-metal-rebirth/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=Pitchfork |language=en}}</ref>

Bruun received a torrent of sexist backlash from metal fans after beginning the Myrkur project, at one point deactivating her Facebook account because of endless death threats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Protecting the Precious Flower That Is Black Metal |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/9bzg5y/protecting-the-precious-flower-that-is-black-metal-827 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www.vice.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Of Course Crybaby Black Metal Fans Are Sending Death Threats to Myrkur |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/6vgqe8/myrkur-facebook-threats |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www.vice.com |language=en}}</ref> She released her second album as Myrkur, ''[[Mareridt]]'', in 2017. With her third album ''[[Folkesange]]'', released in 2020, Bruun shifted from black metal to making traditional Scandinavian folk music.<ref name="thelineofbestfit.com"/>

Bruun also appeared on the EP ''[[The Alchemy Project]]'' by the Dutch symphonic metal band [[Epica (band)|Epica]], on the song "Sirens – Of Blood and Water", alongside [[Charlotte Wessels]]. A music video for this song was released on 11 November 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone Simons, Charlotte Wessels And Myrkur Come Together On New Epica Song 'Sirens - Of Blood And Water' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/simone-simons-charlotte-wessels-and-myrkur-come-together-on-new-epica-song-sirens-of-blood-and-water |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=14 November 2022 |language=en |date=12 November 2022}}</ref>

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== Personal life ==
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In 2018, Bruun married the American drummer and personal trainer Keith Abrami, known for playing drums in [[death metal]] bands Artificial Brain and Shredded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/myrkur-talks-power-dreams-and-nightmares-upcoming-folk-album|title=Myrkur Talks Power of Dreams and Nightmares, Upcoming Folk Album|date=2 January 2019|website=Revolver|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> On 4 May 2019, Bruun announced via Instagram that she was expecting her first child. Bruun gave birth to her son Otto on 21 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Cr0LiHTiv/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/myrkurmyrkur/2144469074378045615 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Bruun formerly dated Brian Harding, the other half of the indie pop duo Ex Cops.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-06 |title=At Home With the Ass Kicking, Headline Making Amalie Bruun |url=https://www.elle.com/fashion/personal-style/a13994/at-home-with-the-ass-kicking-headline-making-amalie-bruun/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=ELLE |language=en-us}}</ref>

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Bruun is daughter of the Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Michael Bruun and has two brothers, William and Jonas.<ref name="BT-Michael_Bruun_20210517">{{cite news|title=Tøsedrengen Michael Bruun er død|url=https://www.bt.dk/musik/tosedrengen-michael-bruun-er-dod|newspaper=BT|date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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* ''[[Myrkur (EP)|Myrkur]]'' (EP) (2014)
* ''[[Myrkur (EP)|Myrkur]]'' (EP) (2014)
* ''[[M (Myrkur album)|M]]'' (2015)
* ''[[M (Myrkur album)|M]]'' (2015)
* ''Mausoleum'' (Live album) (2016)
* ''[[Mausoleum (album)|Mausoleum]]'' (Live album) (2016)
* ''[[Mareridt]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Mareridt]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Folkesange]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Folkesange]]'' (2020)
* ''Ragnarok: Original Soundtrack ''(2023)
* ''Spine ''(2023)


== References ==
== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171201183024/http://excopsmusic.com/ Ex Cops Official Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171201183024/http://excopsmusic.com/ Ex Cops Official Website]


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Amalie Bruun
Bruun performing with Myrkur at Roskilde Festival 2015 in Denmark
Bruun performing with Myrkur at Roskilde Festival 2015 in Denmark
Background information
Birth nameAmalie Bruun
Also known asMyrkur
Born (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 39)
Copenhagen, Denmark
GenresPost-black metal, indie pop, dream pop, Nordic folk
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, musician
InstrumentsVocals, piano, guitar, nyckelharpa, mandola
Years active2006–present
LabelsRelapse, Downtown
Member ofMyrkur
Formerly ofEx Cops
Websitemyrkurmusic.com

Amalie Bruun (born 6 January 1985) is a Danish musician, actress and model. She currently fronts the one-person black metal project Myrkur, where she acts as songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Bruun has released four studio albums, one live album and two EPs with Myrkur, and one studio album and three EPs as a solo artist. She is the former lead singer of the indie pop band Ex Cops, which was active from 2011 to 2014.

Career

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Music

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Bruun released her debut album in 2006. She wrote the record with her father Michael Bruun. She is a pianist and guitarist and also writes songs with other composers, including Moh Denebi. In 2008, she created the title song for the reality show Paradise Hotel, entitled "If You Give It Up". Amalie Bruun moved to New York later in 2008 and won the New York Songwriters Circle international award.[3]

In 2010, Bruun released the EP Branches, which was recorded at Pirate Studios in New York in partnership with Watt White. She began modeling, starring in a Martin Scorsese-directed Chanel advertisement and the music video for The Lonely Island's 2011 song "Jack Sparrow" featuring Michael Bolton.[4]

In spring 2012, Bruun released the single "Siren", written and produced in collaboration with Mark Saunders on A:Larm Music. In 2013, Amalie also appeared on R.A. the Rugged Man's album Legends Never Die, providing background and chorus vocals for track 3, "Definition of a Rap Flow". In 2015, she once more appeared alongside R.A. on "Dark Streets" – track 12 of Malik B.'s Unpredictable.

Both Ex Cops and Myrkur have garnered Bruun critical acclaim from publications including Pitchfork,[5] Spin,[6] and NPR Music.[7] Bruun has also appeared with Myrkur and Ex Cops at renowned music festivals such as Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Wacken Open Air in Germany and South by Southwest in Texas.

In 2022, Bruun provided vocals for the score of the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla.[8]

Ex Cops (2011–2014)

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Bruun formed the indie pop band Ex Cops in 2011 as a duo with Brian Harding. The band drew comparisons to music released on Sarah Records and Flying Nun Records.[9] Ex Cops released two albums: 2013's True Hallucinations and 2014's Daggers.[10] Daggers was produced and co-written by The Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan, and featured guest appearances from singers Ariel Pink and LP.[11][12] Ex Cops broke up in 2014, with Bruun remaining on good terms with Harding.[13]

Myrkur (2014–present)

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A self-professed "black metal girl at heart",[14] Bruun was revealed to be the writer, performer and producer of Relapse Records black metal project Myrkur in 2014.[15] The project's name comes from the Icelandic word for darkness.[16] Bruun became a black metal fan after listening to Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger album for the first time.[4] She released a self-titled EP under anonymity before she revealed her identity in September 2014.[17] Her debut album under the Myrkur moniker, M, was produced by Ulver frontman Kristoffer Rygg and featured members of Mayhem, Arch Enemy and Satyricon in her backing band.[18]

Bruun received a torrent of sexist backlash from metal fans after beginning the Myrkur project, at one point deactivating her Facebook account because of endless death threats.[19][20] She released her second album as Myrkur, Mareridt, in 2017. With her third album Folkesange, released in 2020, Bruun shifted from black metal to making traditional Scandinavian folk music.[16]

Bruun also appeared on the EP The Alchemy Project by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, on the song "Sirens – Of Blood and Water", alongside Charlotte Wessels. A music video for this song was released on 11 November 2022.[21]

Personal life

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In 2018, Bruun married the American drummer and personal trainer Keith Abrami, known for playing drums in death metal bands Artificial Brain and Shredded.[22] On 4 May 2019, Bruun announced via Instagram that she was expecting her first child. Bruun gave birth to her son Otto on 21 September 2019.[23]

Bruun formerly dated Brian Harding, the other half of the indie pop duo Ex Cops.[24]

Bruun is daughter of the Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Michael Bruun and has two brothers, William and Jonas.[25]

Discography

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As Amalie Bruun

  • Amalie Bruun (2006)
  • Housecat (EP) (2008)
  • Branches (EP) (2010)
  • Crush (EP) (2012)

With Ex Cops

  • True Hallucinations (LP) (2013)
  • Daggers (LP) (2014)

As Myrkur

References

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  1. ^ "Ex Cops' Brian Harding Outs Bandmate Amalie Bruun's Love of Black Metal". The Village Voice. 22 January 2013.
  2. ^ "The Official Smashing Pumpkins". smashingpumpkins.
  3. ^ "New York Songwriters Circle Launches 2008 Contest". BMI.com. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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