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'{{BLP primary sources|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Amalie Bruun | background = solo_singer | image = Amalie Bruun 2015.jpg | caption = Bruun performing with [[Myrkur]] at [[Roskilde Festival]] 2015 in Denmark | birth_name = Amalie Bruun | alias = Myrkur | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|1|6}} | birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], Denmark | genre = [[Black metal]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[indie pop]], [[nordic folk]] | occupation = Singer-songwriter, actor, [[multi-instrumentalist]] | years_active = 2006–present | label = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]], [[Downtown Records|Downtown]] | 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]] | website = https://www.myrkurmusic.com/ | instruments = Vocals, piano, guitar }} '''Amalie Bruun''' (born January 6, 1985) is a Danish musician and actress. ==Career== ===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> In 2010 she released The EP ''Branches'' which was recorded at Pirate Studios in New York in partnership with Watt White. 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. 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}}</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. In 2018, Bruun married American drummer and personal trainer Keith Abrami. She currently resides in her home country of Denmark. ===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. ==Personal life== In 2018, Bruun married American drummer and personal trainer Keith Abrami. She currently resides in her home country of Denmark. On May 4, Bruun announced via Instagram that she is expecting her first child. == Discography == '''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''' * ''[[Myrkur (EP)|Myrkur]]'' (EP) (2014) * ''[[M (Myrkur album)|M]]'' (2015) * ''Mausoleum'' (2016) * ''[[Mareridt]]'' (2017) == External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120101133442/http://amaliebruun.bandcamp.com/ Official Website] * [https://www.myrkurmusic.com/ Myrkur Official Website] * [http://www.excopsmusic.com/ Ex Cops Official Website] == References == <references /> {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruun, Amalie}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Danish singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Musicians from Copenhagen]] [[Category:Danish heavy metal guitarists]] [[Category:Danish heavy metal singers]] [[Category:Danish female singers]] [[Category:Danish pop musicians]] [[Category:Female guitarists]] [[Category:Female heavy metal singers]] [[Category:Danish female models]] [[Category:21st-century Danish singers]] [[Category:21st-century women singers]] [[Category:21st-century guitarists]] {{Denmark-musician-stub}}'