Mikael Simpson

About

Mikael Simpson (born 1974 in Holstebro) is a Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist and radio host who has been a fixture of the Danish indie scene since his solo debut in 2002. His album 'Stille & uroligt' (2006) reached number two on the Danish charts and went gold, and he won the Danish Music Awards title of Songwriter of the Year in both 2005 and 2007. He tours with his band Sølvstorm and has collaborated with Anders Trentemøller, Lulu Rouge and poet Jørgen Leth, among others.

#2

Highest placement on Danish album chart ('Stille & uroligt', 2006, gold)

#3

Placement on Danish album chart with 'Slaar skaar' (2009)

16K

Monthly listeners on Spotify

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Winner of Danish Songwriter of the Year at Danish Music Awards (2005 and 2007)

What's new

2024-07
Mikael Simpson released the single 'A Wise Man Once Said' on July 23, 2024 - his first solo release in ten years since the surprise album 'Overspring' from 2014.
2024-07
The single was released on his birthday and celebrated with a concert at the new venue Poolen on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen on August 31, 2024.
2021
The live album 'Mikael Simpson & Sølvstorm: Live at Vega', recorded at a concert in Store VEGA in October 2019, debuted at fifth place on the Danish album chart in 2021.