{{Short description|Danish hip-hop artist and rapper}} {{about|the Danish rapper known as Jokeren|the Danish silent film called Jokeren|The Joker (1928 film)|other uses|Joker (disambiguation)}} [[File:Jokeren.jpg|thumbnail|Jokeren (2013)]] '''Jesper Dahl''' (born 13 June 1973), better known by the stage name '''Jokeren''' (''The Joker''), is a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[hip-hop]] artist and rapper.<ref name="joker-40">{{cite news | url=http://politiken.dk/navne/foedselsdage/ECE1995524/folkelig-stodder-fylder-rundt/ | title=Folkelig stodder fylder rundt | work=[[Politiken]] | date=13 June 2013 | accessdate=10 January 2016 | author=Sørensen, Dorte Hygum}}</ref>
Dahl was born in [[Hillerød]].<ref name="gaffa">{{cite web | url=http://gaffa.dk/artikel/90247 | title=Jokeren – Fuldvoksen dansker | publisher=[[Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA]] | date=1 December 2014 | accessdate=10 January 2016 | author=Gonzalez, Michael Jose | language=Danish}}</ref> In addition to his own recordings, he has been a prolific producer and has worked on American hip-hop albums, including one of [[Ice Cube]]'s, alongside Danish productions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/2015-11-05-jokeren-kunstnere-er-noedt-til-at-vaere-mere-ekstreme | title=Jokeren: Kunstnere er nødt til at være mere ekstreme | publisher=TV2 | date=5 November 2015 | accessdate=10 January 2016 | author=Andersen, Michelle Mølgaard}}</ref> In 2006 he played the role of a mad drug dealer in [[Hella Joof]]'s film ''[[Fidibus]]''.<ref name="gaffa"/>
Jesper Dahl appears as one of the three judges in the Television Show ''[[Talent 09]]'', a Danish adaptation of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dr.dk/DR1/Talent/Nyheder/2009/jokerenindenfinalen.htm | title=Jokerens råd: Kig efter potentialet | publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] | work=Talent 09 | accessdate=10 January 2016 | author=Bygbjerg, Søren | language=Danish }}</ref>
==Discography== ===Solo 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 !align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br><ref name="den">{{cite web | url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jokeren | title=Jokeren discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=danishcharts.dk |accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2003 |''Alpha-Han'' | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2005 |''Gigolo Jesus'' | style="text-align:center;"|7 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2009 |''Den tørstige digter'' | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2014 |''Dansker'' | style="text-align:center;"|25 | style="text-align:center;"| |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br><ref name="den"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2004 |"Det ku ha været dig" | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2009 |"Gå væk!" <br><small>(with Blæs Bukki)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"| |- |"Sig ja" | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2011 |"Jeg vil altid (elske dig for evigt)" | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2014 |"Kun os to"<br><small>(feat. Pauline)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"| |- |}
;Other singles *2003: "Havnen" *2003: "Kvinde din" *2003: "Sulten" *2005: "Godt taget" *2005: "Gravøl" *2005: "Rastløs" *2005: "Mænds ruin" *2008: "Yæssør" *2014: "Mit liv som hobo (så'n nogen som os)"
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==External links== * [http://www.jokeren.com Official website] * {{IMDb name|1476393}} * {{discogs artist|489732}}
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[[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:Danish male rappers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Danish people of Faroese descent]] [[Category:People from Hillerød Municipality]] [[Category:Musicians from the Capital Region of Denmark]]
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