L.O.C. (rapper)

{{Expand Danish|L.O.C.|topic=culture|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = L.O.C. | image = Liam O'Connor (aka L.O.C.).jpg | caption = L.O.C. performing at Grøn Koncert 2009 in Aalborg, 19 July 2009 | image_size = 250px | background = solo_singer | birth_place = [[Aarhus]], Denmark | birth_name = Liam Nygaard O'Connor | alias = L.O.C., Mr. Astair, Mr. Jim Beam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1979|7|10}} | death_date = | origin = | instrument = [[Human voice|Vocal]] | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Rapping|rap]] | occupation = [[Rapper]], [[songwriter]] | years_active = 1997–present | label = [[Virgin Records]] (2001-2011) [[SGMD]] (2012-present) | associated_acts = [[Selvmord (group)|Selvmord]], [[USO (rapper)|USO]], [[Marc Johnson (rapper)|Marc Johnson]], [[Jokeren (rapper)|Jokeren]], [[Suspekt]] | website = {{URL|http://www.loc.nu/}} | current_members = | past_members = }}

'''Liam Nygaard O'Connor''' (born 10 July 1979), better known as L.O.C., is a [[Denmark|Danish]] rapper, songwriter and TV-host.

== Biography == Born to Danish mother Susan Nygaard O'Conner and [[Ireland|Irish]] father Dermot O'Conner. He started his career in 1995 together with [[Chadi Abdul-Karim]] (C.A.K.), when they started the group [[Alzheimer Klinikken (group)|Alzheimer Klinikken]]. Two years later they released their first demotape "Respekten Stinker" (The Respekt Stinks). L.O.C.'s popularity made his group project [[B.A.N.G.E.R.S]] rise to quite the recognition in 1999 when they released the EP "V.I.P.". The group projekt consisted of, further than L.O.C., the Danish rappers [[USO (rapper)|USO]], [[Marc Johnson (rapper)|Marc Johnson]] and [[DJ Rescue]]. L.O.C. also formed the Danish Hip-Hop group F.I.P. in collaboration with Danish producers [[Rune Rask]] and [[Troo.L.S]] from Danish rap group [[Suspekt]]

L.O.C. quickly gained a greater popularity in 2001 with his debut album "Dominologi". In 2003 L.O.C. released the album "Inkarneret", which went platinum in 2004, with over 60,000 copies sold. His third album, "Cassiopeia", was released in 2005 and amongst other, contained the hit single "Du Gør Mig" (You Make Me). His fourth album "Melankolia / XXX Couture " was released on 17 March 2008 and sold over 20,000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dansk Rapper På Toppen |url=http://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/musik/ECE3935462/dansk-rapper-pa-toppen |publisher=[[Jyllands-Posten]] |date=2008-03-28 |access-date=2014-07-04 |language=da |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715032617/http://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/musik/ECE3935462/dansk-rapper-pa-toppen/ |archive-date=2014-07-15 }}</ref> The single "XXX Coture" was made [[Danish Radio|Danish Radio's]] Program 3 (P3) 'inevitable song of the week' and won the "Album of The Year"-price at The Danish Music Awards in 2009.<ref>{{cite web | title=L.O.C. og Sommer hyldet ved DMA | url=http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-20739251:loc-og-sommer-hyldet-ved-dma.html?rss | publisher=[[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2]] | date=2009-03-01 | access-date=2014-07-04 | language=da}}</ref> L.O.C. has with his first four albums sold over 150,000 copies, which makes him the best selling rapper in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web | title=L.O.C. scorer platin | url=http://kpn.dk/popmusik/article1393456.ece | publisher=[[Jyllands-Posten|kpn.dk]] | date=2008-07-18 | access-date=2014-07-04}}</ref> In 2009 L.O.C. formed the group [[Selvmord (group)|Selvmord]] in collaboration with the Danish rap group [[Suspekt]]. They released their first album with the self titled "Selvmord" (Suicide) which became an instant success and went gold <ref>{{cite web | title=Selvmord på turné | url=http://www.thevoice.dk/zoom/4927-selvmord-pa-turne- | publisher=The Voice | date=2012-05-30 | access-date=2014-07-04 | language=da}}</ref> and also contained the hit single "Råbe Under Vand" (Yelling Under Water).

L.O.C.'s fifth album "Libertiner" was released in 2011 and won "Danish Urban Release of The Year" at Danish Music Awards 2011.<ref>{{cite web | title=Agnes Obel blev årtes Miss DMA | url=http://www.bt.dk/musik/agnes-obel-blev-aarets-miss-dma | publisher=[[BT (tabloid)|BT]] | date=2011-11-05 | access-date=2014-07-04 | language=da}}</ref> "Libertiner" was also in the top ten of the most sold albums in Denmark in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | title=Hitlisten.NU 2011 | url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=52&y=2011&list=a40 | publisher=Hitlisten.NU | date=2011-12-31 | access-date=2014-07-04 | language=da}}</ref>

In 2011, L.O.C. was one of the judges in [[TV2 (Denmark)|TV2's]] adaptation of the music competition Voice. He coached Kim Wagner, who won the contest. He was furthermore also a judge in season two of the same program.

In 2012, L.O.C. created his own record company SGMD, which is an acronym for "SelvGjortMillionærDrøm" (SelfMadeMillionaireDream)<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-05-09 |title=L.O.C. - Folk Vil Have Skandale |url=http://blog.wimp.dk/2012/05/09/l-o-c-interview/ |access-date=2014-07-04 |publisher=blog.wimp.dk |language=da}}</ref> and started a cooperative deal with the telecommunications company [[TDC A/S]], which distributed and promoted his sixth album "Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1". The album was put up for free download the first five weeks and on was downloaded over 100,000 times on the release date alone.<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-03-24 |title=L.O.C. slår rekord med nyt album |url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/musik/dkmusiknyt/article4041188.ece |access-date=2014-07-04 |publisher=Ekstra Bladet |language=da}}</ref> On 1 October 2012, L.O.C.'s seventh album, "Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2" was released in cooperation with Danish Red Cross whom received all profits from the sales.<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-09-16 |title=Tro, Håb & Grådighed |url=http://www.b.dk/kultu/tro-haab-graadighed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707042206/http://www.b.dk/kultu/tro-haab-graadighed |archive-date=2014-07-07 |access-date=2014-07-05 |publisher=Berlinske Tidende |language=da}}</ref>

== Private life == Since 2008, L.O.C. has been in a relationship with Danish actor and TV-host [[Cristiane Schaumburg-Müller]];<ref>{{cite web |date=2008-12-25 |title=De Fandt Kærligheden i 2008 |url=http://tvtid-old.tv2.dk/nytomtv/article.php/id-19176876:de-fandt-k%C3%A6rligheden-i-2008.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163423/http://tvtid-old.tv2.dk/nytomtv/article.php/id-19176876%3Ade-fandt-k%C3%A6rligheden-i-2008.html |archive-date=2014-07-14 |access-date=2014-07-04 |publisher=TV2 Denmark |language=da}}</ref> they were married on 22 December 2012 at Valdemars Castle in Denmark.

== Discography ==

===Albums=== *1997: ''Respekten Stinker'' (Respect Stinks) (Alzheimer Klinikken) *1998: ''Første Træk'' (First Move) (Alzheimer Klinikken) *1999: ''V.I.P. Very Important Perker'' (B.A.N.G.E.R.S.) (Rescue Records)

'''Solo''' {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album ! scope="col" | Peak position ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certification |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Hitlisten|DEN]] <ref name="DEN">{{cite web|title=danishcharts.dk - Discography L.O.C.|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=L.O.C.|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]. Hung Medien|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref> |- |2001 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Dominologi'' | 32 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=46&y=2021&list=t40|title=Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2021|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;" | *[[IFPI Denmark|DEN]]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Dominologi|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2018|id=4620}}</ref> |- |2003 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Inkarneret'' | 6 | style="text-align:left;" | *DEN: 4× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Inkarneret|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2019|id=8527}}</ref> |- |2005 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Cassiopeia'' | 1 | style="text-align:left;" | *DEN: 4× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Cassiopeia|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2018|id=3964}}</ref> |- |2006 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Cassiopeia'' Limited Edition | — | style="text-align:left;" | * |- |2008 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Melankolia/XxxCouture'' | 1 | style="text-align:left;" | *DEN: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Melankolia|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2012|id=6895}}</ref> |- |2011 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Libertiner'' | 1 | style="text-align:left;" | *DEN: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Libertiner|award=Platinum|certyear=2011|id=7282}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2012 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1'' | 7 | style="text-align:left;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" | ''Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2'' | 1 | style="text-align:left;" | *DEN: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2|award=Platinum|certyear=2013|id=6449}}</ref> |- | 2014 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Sakrilegium'' | 40 | style="text-align:left;" | *DEN: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Sakrilegium|award=Platinum|certyear=2016|id=4669}}</ref> |- | 2015 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Grand cru'' | 2 | style="text-align:left;" | |- | 2016 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Anno XV'' | 1 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=45&y=2016&list=a40|title = Hitlisten.NU}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;" | *DEN: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=L.O.C.|title=Anno XV|award=Platinum|certyear=2018|id=7766}}</ref> |- | 2019 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Ekkokammer'' | 6 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=43&y=2019&list=a40|title=Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2019|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;" | |- | rowspan="2"| 2021 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Fuck L.O.C.'' | 20 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=39&y=2021&list=a40|title=Album Top-40 Uge 39, 2021|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" | ''Extra'' | 27 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=34&y=2021&list=a40|title=Album Top-40 Uge 34, 2021|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;" | |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:9pt" |"—" means no official position on the charts. |}

===Mixtapes=== *2007: ''Nyt fra Vestfronten'' (News from the Western Front) *2008: ''Nyt fra Vestfronten 2'' *2009: ''Nyt fra Vestfronten 3''

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px; text-align:center;" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Song ! Peak ! rowspan="2" | Certification ! rowspan="2" | Album |- ! style="text-align:center;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]] <ref name="DEN" /> |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2008 | "XXXCouture" | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | ''Melankolia / XXXCouture'' |- | "Hvorfor vil du ikk?" | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | |- | "Superbia" | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2011 | "Ung for evigt" | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | ''Libertiner'' |- | "Libertiner" (feat. [[Johan Olsen (singer)|Johan Olsen]]) | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | |- | "Momentet" (feat. [[U$O]]) | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | |- | "Langt ude" | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2012 | "Noget dumt" | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | ''Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1'' |- | "Helt min egen" | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2014 | "Marquis" | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | ''Sakrilegium'' |- | "Paradis Brænder" | style="text-align:center;" | — | |- | tyle="text-align:center;" | 2016 | "Ti fod høj" | style="text-align:center;" | 22 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=36&y=2016&list=t40 |title=Track Top-40 Uge 35, 2016 |publisher=Hitlisten.NU |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | |- | tyle="text-align:center;" | 2019 | "Drømmen er vores" | style="text-align:center;" | 17 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=35&y=2019&list=t40|title=Track Top-40 Uge 35, 2019|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref> | |}

'''Featured in''' {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px; text-align:center;" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Song !| Peak ! rowspan="2" | Certification ! rowspan="2" | Album |- ! style="text-align:center;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]] |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2007 | "Hospital" (Nephew feat. L.O.C.) | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2009 | "[[Kun for mig#Versions|Kun for dig]]" (Medina feat. L.O.C.) | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2014 | "Karma" ([[Burhan G]] feat. L.O.C.) | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | |}

==Videography== *2002: "Drik Din Hjerne Ud" (Drink Your Brains Out) *2002: "Absinthe" *2003: "Pop Det Du Har" (Pop What You Got) *2003: "Undskyld" (Sorry) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLaQy73PDRY|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160619025638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLaQy73PDRY|archive-date = 2016-06-19|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> *2004: "Hvem" (Who) *2005: "Frk. Escobar" (Miss Escobar) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5jZIBbPfI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/SP5jZIBbPfI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=L.O.C. - Frk. Escobar |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2005: "De Sidste Tider" (The Last Times) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdiCgJVAgGo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/LdiCgJVAgGo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=L.O.C. - De Sidste Tider |publisher=YouTube |date=2006-11-25 |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2005: "Du Gør Mig..." (You Make Me...) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MXcG7StS0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/M1MXcG7StS0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=L.O.C "Du gør mig" |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-12-02 |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2008: "XXXCouture" <ref>{{cite web|author=djandrew1337 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_CyVE-Ez50 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/H_CyVE-Ez50 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=L.O.C. - xxx couture (Musikvideo) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2008: "Hvorfor vil du ikk'" (Why Won't You) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC5fGgsEfhc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/NC5fGgsEfhc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=L.O.C - Hvorfor Vil Du Ikk (Musik Video) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2008: "Superbia" feat. [[Simon Kvamm]]<ref>{{cite web|author=LOCDK |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMvhElepek |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IeMvhElepek |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=L.O.C. - Superbia feat. Simon Kvamm Musikvideo |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2008: "Bare en Pige" (Just a Girl) *2011: "Ung For Evigt" (Young Forever) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDLqUzDerhg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nDLqUzDerhg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=L.O.C. 'Ung For Evigt'. (music video) |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-02-16 |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 2011: "Langt Ude" * 2012: "Jeg er Judas" feat. Gigolo Jesus * 2012: "Skyd Mig Ned" (Shoot me down) * 2012: "Helt Min Egen" (Totally my own)

;Collaborations: *2003: "Skudtæt" by [[Suspekt]] and L.O.C.(Bulletproof) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thBywexOxj0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/thBywexOxj0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Suspekt & L.O.C. - Skudtaet |publisher=YouTube |date=2006-08-02 |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2005: "Få Din Flaske På" by L.O.C. feat. [[Suspekt]] (Get Your Bottle On) *2006: "Gravøl" by [[Jokeren]] feat. L.O.C. and Niarn <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MYOMIUAnVc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6MYOMIUAnVc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Gravøl |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-02-16 |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2007: "Ingen Diskussion" by [[U$O]] feat. L.O.C. and Johnson (No Discussion) <ref>{{cite web|author=udollar |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wAVexxIFR4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/9wAVexxIFR4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Uso feat. L.O.C. & Johnson "Ingen Diskussion" |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-06-18 |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2007: "Hospital" by [[Nephew (band)|Nephew]] feat. L.O.C.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAdRrx0-IQ |title=Nephew feat. L.O.C - Hospital |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> *2009: "Råbe Under Vand" – Selvmord (Screaming under the water)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xO0lxh29Eo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5xO0lxh29Eo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Selvmord - Råbe Under Vand |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2009: "OK" – Selvmord <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4QYP-8lTZM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/m4QYP-8lTZM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Selvmord - OK (Officiel Video) |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-01-17 |access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *2011: "Momentet" – L.O.C. feat. [[U$O]] (The moment)

==Filmography== *2004: V/A – Danske Videoer Dér *2004: Ingen Slukker The Stars DVD – [[Suspekt]] *2005: 5 År Og Like Langt DVD –[[Tungtvann]] *2006: Antihelt Limited Edition DVD [[Niarn]] *2007: 07.07.07 [[Nephew (band)|Nephew]] *2008: XxxManilla – L.O.C. *2008: Prima Nocte [[Suspekt]]

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== * [http://www.liamoconnor.dk Official Website (Danish)] * [https://www.myspace.com/mrastair L.O.C.] at MySpace * * {{Discogs artist}}

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