Lukas Graham

Lukas Graham is an internationally renowned band from Denmark headed by lead vocalist Lukas Forchhammer, whom the band is named after. The other members of the band include bassist Magnus Larsson and drummer Mark Falgren. Lukas Graham gained international stardom with the release of such singles as 7 Years, Mama Said and You’re Not There.

Lukas Graham. Source: Wikimedia. Author: Warner Bros Records

Facts about Lukas Graham

• The music of Lukas Graham is a combination of soul and pop.
• The band is named after Lukas Forchhammer, whose real name is Lukas Graham Forcchammer.
• Lukas Graham’s debut album titled Lukas Graham came out on March 26, 2012 and went straight to the number one spot on the Danish Albums Chart.
• On June 16, 2015, the band released their second studio album also titled Lukas Graham (sometimes referred to as Blue Album), which also made it to number one on the Danish Albums Chart as well as on the Australian Album Chart and the Canadian Albums Chart.
• In June 2016, Kasper Daugaard, the band’s keyboardist abandoned the band because he felt life on the road wasn’t good for him.
• Both drummer Mark “Lovestick” Falgren and bassist Magnus Larsson sing backing vocals in the band.
• The band played for the first time at the Grammys at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017.
• Luka Graham’s lead singer Forchhammer became a father for the first time in September 2016 when his girlfriend Marie-Louise Schwartz gave birth to a baby girl.
• During the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Luka Graham’s hit single 7 Years received a Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year, but lost British singer Adele’s smash hit Hello.
• 7 Years is till date Luka Graham’s most successful song till date. The song not only received three Grammy Award nominations but also topped the charts in numerous countries across the globe, including the band’s home country Denmark. 7 Years sold over 10 million digital copies in 2016 alone and became one of the most successful singles of that year.
• Owing to the band’s name “Lukas Graham” (which is the band’s frontman’s real name), many don’t know that Lukas Graham is a band.