Bryan Rice
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Background information | |
Birth name | Brian Risberg Clausen |
Born | Dåstrup, Viby, Roskilde, Denmark | 29 May 1978
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Boom! Records/EMI (2005–2006) Border Breakers (2007–2009) RecArt (2010–present) Belgium/Luxembourg-BIP Records – 21st Century Music-Netherlands DO IT Records (2012) |
Spouse(s) |
Mads Enggaard (m. 2018) |
Website | www |
Brian Risberg Clausen, better known as Bryan Rice (born 29 May 1978 in Dåstrup, near Viby, Roskilde, Denmark), is a Danish pop singer and songwriter.[1] He is best known for his debut single "No Promises" and for competing in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2010 and 2014.
Career
[edit]Rice released is debut single "No Promises" in October 2005. The song was released on the Nynne soundtrack. The song peaked at number 1 on the Danish Hitlisten Airplay in January 2006.[2] The song was later covered and released by British The X Factor winner Shayne Ward reaching number two in the United Kingdom.
In April 2006 Rice released "Homeless Heart", a cover of the Amanda Stott song and also peaked at number 1 on the Danish Hitlisten Airplay in May 2006.[3] The song was used as the opening theme to the Danish reality television program Paradise Hotel. In April 2006, Rice released his debut album, Confessional which peaked at number 4 on the Danish chart. Rice was nominated Best Danish Male Singer at the 2006 Zulu Awards.[citation needed]
In October 2007, Rice released his second studio album, Good News which peaked at number 36 on the Danish chart.
In 2009 Rice co-wrote the song "Underneath My Skin", with Mads Haugaard, sung by Norwegian singer Christina Undhjem, who participated in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.[4]
In 2010, Rice competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Breathing", written by Peter Bjørnskov. The song finishing second.[5]
On 25 October 2010 Rice released his third studio album, Another Piece of Me.[6] The album features duets with Danish singer Julie Berthelsen and Swedish vocalist Emilia.
In 2014, Rice competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with the song, ""I Choose U", but the song was eliminated before the final round.
Personal life
[edit]Rice came out as gay when he was 17 years old.[7][8] Rice married his husband Mads Enggaard on June 16, 2018.[9][10] Together, they have one daughter (b. 2016).[a][12][13][14]
Discography
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Studio albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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DEN[15] | |||
Confessional |
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4 |
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Good News |
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36 | |
Another Piece of Me |
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Hear Me As I Am |
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Live albums
[edit]Title | Details |
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A Live Piece of Me - The Scandic Sessions |
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Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Details |
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Bryan PT.1 + PT.2 |
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Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details |
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Bryan Part 1 |
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Bryan Part 2 |
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Singles as lead artist
[edit]Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
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DEN [17] |
BEL (Vl) [18] | |||
2005 | "No Promises" | — [A] | — | Confessional |
2006 | "Homeless Heart"[19] | — [B] | — | |
"Better Part of Me (Hey Baby)"[20] | — | — | non album single | |
"Can't Say I'm Sorry" | — [C] | — | Confessional | |
2007 | "I Lied"[22] | — | — | Good News |
"Good News" | — | — | ||
"Sleeping Satellite" | — | — | ||
2008 | "Here I Am" | — | — | |
2009 | "Second Last Chance"[23] | — | — | Another Piece of Me (bonus track) |
2010 | "Breathing" | 3 | — | Another Piece of Me |
"Make The Moment Last"[24] | — | — | ||
"Curtain Call" (featuring Julie)[25] |
— | 15 | ||
2011 | "For the Love of the Game"[26] | — | — | 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
2012 | "Watch the Stars" (featuring Emilia)[27] |
— | — [D] | Another Piece of Me |
2013 | "These Arms"[28] | — | — | Hear Me As I Am |
"Stay Awake" (Guéna LG featuring Bryan Rice)[29] |
— | — | Momentum | |
2014 | "I Choose U"[30] | — | — | Hear Me As I Am |
"Waiting for Love"[31] | — | — | ||
"Hear Me As I Am"[32] | — | — | ||
2015 | "Beat of My Own Drum"[33] | — | — | |
"Parachute"[34] | — | — | ||
"Where the Heart Lies" (with Maggie Reilly[35] |
— | — | non album single | |
2016 | "Eat, Sleep, Love and Applause"[36] | — | — | |
2017 | "Warriors" (featuring Who Killed Bambi)[37] |
— | — | Bryan Part 1 |
"I Love It" (In Concert with Ole Henriksen featuring Aalborg Symfoniorkester)[38] |
— | — | non album single | |
"Tell It To My Body"[39] | — | — | Bryan Part 1 | |
2018 | "Glow" (featuring Camille Jones)[40] |
— | — | TBA |
2019 | "Ønsketid" (featuring Det Danske Drengekor)[41] |
— | — | non album singles |
"Christmas with You" (featuring The Danish Boys Choir)[42] |
— | — | ||
2021 | "Cheesy"[43] | — | — | TBA |
"Yes to It All"[44] | — | — | ||
2022 | "We Can Be Heroes"[45] | — | — | TBA |
"It's Christmas and I'm Coming Home"[46] | — | — | ||
2023 | "Cloudless"[47] | — | — | TBA |
Notes
References
[edit]- ^ Christina Undhjem Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting)
- ^ a b "Hitlisten Airplay, Uge 4, 2006". hitlisten. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Hitlisten Airplay, Uge 19, 2006". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Christina Undhjem – dr.dk/Melodi Grand Prix". www.dr.dk. 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (6 February 2010). "Denmark sends Chanée & Tomas N'evergreen to Eurovision". ESCToday.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Friberg, Lennart (28 September 2010). "Nyt album fra Bryan Rice". Gaffa (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "FALLING FOR BRYAN RICE". www.mambaonline.com.
- ^ "A tribute to Danish LGBT+ music". soundboks.com.
- ^ "16.06.23 Wood wedding ❤️ 5 years of marriage 👬 Wood, a natural and robust material, symbolising stability and happiness 🥰🙏🏻 The happiest and most meaningful day of my life 💖 I ❤️ U #samesexmarriage #husbands #farandpapa #bryllupsdag #weddingday #celebration #woodwedding #træbryllup #twodadsww @mensvows @samesexparents". instagram.com.
- ^ "New rainbow family: Bryan Rice and girlfriend have a baby with girlfriend". billedbladet.dk.
- ^ "Daddy Squared Around the World: Denmark - The Gay Dads Podcast looks at gay rights and fatherhood options in Denmark. We talked with Danish singer songwriter Bryan Rice to get a taste of what it's like being a gay dad in Denmark, and researched options for gay men who want to become dads". daddysqr.com.
- ^ "#liv2years ❤️🎂🎁🎈🇩🇰 Happy birthday, my love 😘 #happybirthday #fødselsdag #2år". instagram.com.
- ^ "Today, we spent an hour picking up litter in our neighbourhood 🤓♻️💚 It's #worldcleanupday and as a scout, Liv loves to care for nature and surroundings and we love to do our best to make it a better world for her 🥰🙏🏻 We managed to get almost 7 kilos of litter and returned some bottles as well 🤓👌🏼 @danskretursystem #100procentretur #skraldesamler". instagram.com.
- ^ "Aarhus, city of smiles 😁😍 We're coming at you 🥳🥰🛳️ #onaboat #ferry @molslinjen #roadtrip #tourlife #livandpapa #papaanddaughter #minfærgetid #kombardo #stopdensang". instagram.com.
- ^ danishcharts.dk
- ^ "IFPI Danmark – Guld og platin i 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Bryan Rice discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Bryan Rice discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Homeless Heart (single)". Apple Music. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Better Part of Me (Hey Baby) (single)". Apple Music. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Hitlisten Airplay, Uge 45, 2006". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "I Lied(single)". Apple Music. April 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Second Last Chance (single)". Apple Music. April 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Make the Moment Last (single)". Apple Music. 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bryan Rice feat. Julie - Curtain Call (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTUbe. November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "-For The Love of The Game... Have another sneak peek here ;-)". Facebook. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Watch the Stars (feat. Emilia) [Radio Edit] (single)". Apple Music. February 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "These Arms (single)". Apple Music. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Stay Awake (single)". Apple Music. November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "I Choose U(single)". Apple Music. March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Waiting for Love (single)". Apple Music. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Official Hear Me As I Am Music video". Facebook. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "I'd like to sweeten up your Monday with a premiere...The official video clip for my new single "BEAT OF MY OWN DRUM"". Facebook. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Here's a sing-a-long video for my new single "Parachute", just for you :-)". Facebook. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Where the Heart Lies (single)". Apple Music. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Official Eat, Sleep, Love And Applause Video Clip". Facebook. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Warriors (single)". Apple Music. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "I Love It (single)". Apple Music. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "The video clip for the new single 'Tell It To My Body'". Facebook. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Glow (single)". Apple Music. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Ønsketid (single)". Apple Music. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Christmas with You (single)". Apple Music. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Cheesy (single)". Apple Music. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Yes to It All (single)". Apple Music. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "We Can Be Heroes (single)". Apple Music. 6 May 2022.
- ^ "It's Christmas and I'm Coming Home (single)". Apple Music. 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Cloudless (single)". Apple Music. 5 May 2023.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Their daughter was born from a woman from Copenhagen who was a friend of Mads and was adopted by Rice and Enggaard after their marriage.[11]
External links
[edit] Media related to Bryan Rice at Wikimedia Commons