{{short description|Danish singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Vinnie Who | image = Winnie Who - Orange Stage - Roskilde Festival 2013.jpg | caption = Vinnie Who during the Roskilde Festival (2013) | image_size = | birth_name = Niels Bagge Hansen | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Denmark | origin = | instrument = | genre = Indie pop, disco music | occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician | years_active = 2010{{spaced ndash}}present | label = EMI<br>Tiger Music | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|www.vinniewho.dk/}} | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Niels Bagge Hansen''' (better known by the stage name '''Vinnie Who'''; born 1 November 1987) is a Danish indie pop and disco singer and songwriter.<ref>[http://politiken.dk/ibyen/nyheder/musik/ECE1045627/22-aarig-stjerne-jeg-laver-ikke-popmusik-for-poppens-skyld/ ''Politiken'': 22-årig stjerne: »Jeg laver ikke popmusik for poppens skyld«] {{in lang|da}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nordicspotlight.com/ns/index.php/music/reviews/445-vinnie-who-dk-danish-dance-floor-dynamite Nordic Spotlight: Vinnie Who (DK) – Danish Dance Floor Dynamite]</ref><ref>[http://gaffa.dk/artikel/42365 Gaffa.dk: Vinnie Who – Disko-troldmand med ambitioner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129120111/http://gaffa.dk/artikel/42365 |date=29 November 2011 }} {{in lang|da}}</ref> Who has released three albums, and is currently signed to his independent record label Initiated Records.<ref>[https://initiated-records.webflow.io/ Initiated Records Website]</ref> An androgynous male singer, he sings in a distinctive high-pitched feminine voice.
==Awards and nominations== In 2011, Vinnie Who was nominated for three Danish Music Awards, namely for "best Male Danish Artist", "Best Newcomer" and "Best Danish Album of the Year" for his ''Then I Met You'' album.<ref>[http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/47601 Gaffa.dk: Burhan G fik to Zulu Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514080112/http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/47601 |date=14 May 2011 }} {{in lang|da}}</ref><ref>[http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/53500 Gaffa.dk: DMA-nominerede offentliggjort] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017043941/http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/53500 |date=17 October 2011 }} {{in lang|da}}</ref>
==In popular culture== In 2013, he also served as an advisor to judge Thomas Blachman in the sixth season of the Danish ''X Factor'' music reality show .<ref>[http://www.dr.dk/DR1/xfactor/Artikler/2013/0115161914.htm Dr.dk: Blachmans hjælper: Jeg kan heller ikke synge – Vinnie Who er hjælpedommer for Blachman, når de unge livedeltagerne skal findes. Se hvilke tanker Vinnie Who gør sig om udvælgelsen] {{in lang|da}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="30"|Certification |- !width="20"|<small>DEN<br><ref name="lescharts">[https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vinnie+Who danishcharts.dk: Vinnie Who discography]</ref></small> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2010 |''Then I Met You'' |align="center"|11 |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2013 |''Midnight Special'' |align="center"|4 |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2015 |''Harmony'' |align="center"| |align="center"| |}
===EPs=== *2011: ''A Step''
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- !width="20"|<small>DEN<br><ref name="lescharts"/></small> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2010 |"Remedy" |align="center"|36 |align="center"|''Then I Met You'' |- |2024 |"So Real Surreal" | | |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.vinniewho.dk/ Official; website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218162747/http://vinniewho.dk/ |date=18 December 2014 }} *[https://www.myspace.com/vinniewhoofficial Myspace] *[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Vinnie+Who Discogs] *[http://www.last.fm/music/Vinnie+Who Last.fm] *[https://initiated-records.webflow.io/ Initiated Records Website]
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