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Ann-Mette Kirkegaard

About

Ann-Mette Elten (née Kirkegaard) is a Danish singer who co-founded the pop band På Slaget 12 in Aarhus with guitarist Niels Kirkegaard in 1985. Their 1986 debut album produced "Hjem til Århus", which Billboard magazine named Europe's best national hit of 1987, and the song has since become a Danish classic. Alongside 13 albums with På Slaget 12, she has released 7 solo records spanning Danish pop, 1960s schlager and classical repertoire with full orchestra - a combined catalogue that has sold over one million copies.

9.9M
streams of "Hjem til Århus" on Spotify
5.5M
streams of "Ude på det blå ocean" on Spotify
1M+
albums sold in total (band and solo)
61,000
sold copies of the debut album (1986)

What's new

  • 2026-05

    At Slaget 12 announced in May 2026 at the Danish top festival in Svendborg that the band stops touring after the end of 2026 - their 40-year anniversary year.

  • 2026-05

    Billed-Bladet quoted Ann-Mette Elten saying that the decision is final: neither solo career nor band continues after 2026.

  • 2026-06

    Slaget 12 played their last concert in Aarhus at Midsummer in Tivoli Friheden on June 23, 2026 as part of the farewell tour.

  • 2026-08

    Ann-Mette Elten and Niels Kirkegaard conclude their many years of Christmas tours with a final Christmas concert in Frederikshavn Church on December 20, 2026.

  • 2024-12

    In December 2024, Ann-Mette Elten and Niels Kirkegaard played a Christmas concert in Hejnsvig Church for around 125 listeners.

Tracks

Hjem til ÅrhusThe band's major breakthrough hit from 1986 - voted by Billboard as Europe's best national hit in 1987
Ude på det blå oceanOne of På Slaget 12's most streamed tracks with over 5.5 million plays on Spotify
Ta' kæresten i håndenClassic PS12 hit from the 80s, still a regular on the setlist
RefrainAnn-Mette Elten's solo debut from 1999 with reinterpretations of Giro 413 classics - sold over 80,000 copies
Let's DanceThe album series from 2002 with 50s and 60s hits sold over 300,000 copies in total

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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