{{Short description|Danish hip-hop group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ukendt Kunstner | image = | origin = Copenhagen, Denmark | genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|pop|R&B}} | years_active = 2012–2016, 2023-present | label = {{hlist|Sony Music|No3|Forbandet Ungdom }} | website = {{URL|https://www.ukendtkunstner.dk/}} | current_members = *Hans Philip *Jens Ole Wowk McCoy }}
'''Ukendt Kunstner''' ({{IPA|da|ˈuˌkʰenˀt ˈkʰɔnstnɐ|lang}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukendt Kunstner - Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhfX6YGwlLA |website=youtube.com |publisher=Trailerpark Festival |accessdate=23 August 2020 |date=27 February 2014}}</ref> English: 'Unknown Artist') is a Danish hip hop group from Copenhagen, founded in 2012 by rapper Hans Philip and producer Jens Ole Wowk McCoy.<ref>[http://www.dr.dk/p3/smag-paa-p3/artikel/p3s-uundgaelige-fra-ukendt-kunstner-til-landskendt-kunstner DR.dk: P3's Uundgåelige: Fra Ukendt Kunstner til landskendt kunstner] {{in lang|da}}</ref> They were signed to the label Sony Music Denmark.
The duo started under the name Skørmand before changing it to Ukendt Kunstner. They released their commercial debut single "København" in 2012, taken from their mixtape ''Hælervarer'', and gained widespread fame through their first album ''Neonlys'' and its title track. In 2013, they were nominated for "Danish Urban Release" during the Danish Music Awards<ref>[http://ifpi.dk/?q=node/10659 ifpi.dk: De nominerede til Danish Music Awards 2013 er...] {{in lang|da}}</ref> and in 2014 nominations for P3 Guld for "P3 Talent" and "P3 listening hit".<ref>[http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/82800 Gaffa: P3 Guld: Og vinderne er...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405235031/http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/82800 |date=2014-04-05 }} {{in lang|da}}</ref> In 2014, they released their follow-up album ''Forbandede Ungdom''.
At Danish Music Awards 2014, they won the prize as "Årets Danske Gruppe", which translates to "Danish Group of the Year".<ref>[http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/89527] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010314/http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/89527 |date=2016-03-05 }} {{in lang|da}}</ref> In December 2016, after the release of their third album, ''Den Anden Side'', they announced that they had decided to stop making music together. In May 2023, they released a fourth studio album, ''Dansktop'', which reformed the Danish duo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukendt Kunstner will wrap up this year's Arena stage |url=https://www.roskilde-festival.dk/en/years/2023/news/ukendt-kunstner/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Roskilde Festival |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518061903/https://www.roskilde-festival.dk/en/years/2023/news/ukendt-kunstner/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN<br><ref name="den">{{cite web | url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ukendt+Kunstner | title=Ukendt Kunstner discography | publisher=Hung Medien | website=danishcharts.dk |accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2013 |''Neonlys'' | style="text-align:center;"|14<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=44&y=2023&list=a40|title=Album Top-40 Uge 44, 2023|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2014 |''Forbandede Ungdom'' | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- | style="text-align:center;"|2016 |''Den Anden Side'' | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- | style="text-align:center;"|2023 |''Dansktop'' | style="text-align:center;"|1 |}
===EPs=== * ''Hælervarer, Side A'' (2012) * ''Hælervarer, Side B'' (2012)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN<br><ref name="den"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2012 |"København" <br> {{small|(featuring Murro)}} | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|''Hælervarer, Side A'' |- | style="text-align:center;"|2013 |"Neonlys" | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"|''Neonlys'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2014 |"Alting / Ingenting" | style="text-align:center;"|14 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|''Forbandede Ungdom'' |- |"Stein Bagger" <br> {{small|(featuring S!vas)}} | style="text-align:center;"|31 |- | style="text-align:center;"|2016 |"Lige nu" <br> {{small|(featuring S!vas)}} | style="text-align:center;"|35 | style="text-align:center;"|''Den Anden Side'' |- | style="text-align:center;"|2023 |"Uden dig" | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|''Dansktop'' |}
==Discography: Hans Philip== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Title !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN<br><ref name="den1">{{cite web | url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hans+Philip | title=Hans Philip discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> |- |2019 |''Forevigt'' | |- | style="text-align:center;" |2022 | ''[α]'' | style="text-align:center;" |1<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=40&y=2022&list=a40|title=Album Top-40 Uge 40, 2022|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=12 October 2022}}</ref> |- |2022 |''[β]'' | |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Title !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN<br><ref name="den1"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2019 |"V" | style="text-align:center;"|4 |}
===Other charting songs=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Title !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN<br><ref name="den1"/> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|2019 |"Saa blaa" | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- |"Siger ingenting" | style="text-align:center;"|15 |- |"Drenge & piger" | style="text-align:center;"|19 |- |"Et studie i overtænkning" | style="text-align:center;"|34 |}
==Discography: Jens Ole McCoy == ===Albums=== *2017: ''Underverden'' (Original Motion Picture Score) for ''Darkland'' a film by Fenar Ahmad *2019: ''Valhalla'' (Original Motion Picture Score) for ''Valhalla'' a film by Fenar Ahmad *2024: ''Jens Ole McCoy''
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" width="10"|Year !align="center" width="120"|Title |- | style="text-align:center;"|2019 |"Dawn" <br><small>(with Noah Carter)</small> |}
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