L.O.C. (rapper)

Liam O'Connor
(L.O.C.)

L.O.C. performing at Grøn Koncert 2009 in Aalborg, 19 July 2009
Background information
Birth name Liam Nygaard O'Connor
Also known as L.O.C., Mr. Astair, Mr. Jim Beam
Born (1979-07-10) 10 July 1979
Aarhus, Denmark
Genres Hip hop, rap
Occupation(s) Rapper, songwriter
Instruments Vocal
Years active 1997–present
Labels

Virgin Records (2001-2011)

SGMD (2012-present)
Associated acts Selvmord, USO, Marc Johnson, Jokeren, Suspekt
Website www.loc.nu
Notable instruments
Vocal

Liam Nygaard O'Connor (born 10 July 1979 in Aarhus, Denmark), better known as L.O.C., is a Danish rapper, songwriter and TV-host. Born to Danish mother Susan Nygaard O'Conner and 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. Two years later they released their first demotape "Respekten Stinker" (The Respekt Stinks). L.O.C.'s popularity made his group projekt 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, 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 March 17, 2008 and sold over 20.000 copies in the first week.[1] The single "XXX Coture" was made 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.[2] L.O.C. has with his first four albums sold over 150.000 copies, which makes him the best selling rapper in Denmark.[3] In 2009 L.O.C. formed the group Selvmord in collaboration with the Danish rap group Suspekt. They released their first album with the self title "Selvmord" (Suicide) which became an instant success and went gold [4] and also contained the hit single "Råbe Under Vand" (Yell Under Water).

L.O.C.'s fifth album "Libertiner" was released in 2011 and won "Danish Urban Realse of The Year" at Danish Music Awards 2011.[5] "Libertiner" was also in the top ten of the most sold albums in Denmark in 2011.[6]

In 2012 L.O.C. created his own record company SGMD, which is an akronym for "SelvGjortMillionærDrøm" (SelfMadeMillionaireDream) [7] 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.[8] Oktober 1., 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 [9]

In 2011 L.O.C. was one of the judges in 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. Since 2008 L.O.C. has been in a relationship with Danish actor and TV-host Cristiane Schaumburg-Müller[10] and were married on December 22., 2012 at Valdemars Castle in Denmark.

Discography

Albums

Solo
Year Album Peak
position
Certification
DEN
[11]
2001 Dominologi
  • Gold
2003 Inkarneret 6
  • Platinum
2005 Cassiopeia 1
  • Platinum
2006 Cassiopeia Limited Edition
    2008 Melankolia/XxxCouture 1
    • Platinum
    2011 Libertiner 1
    • Platinum
    2012 Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1 7
    Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2 1
    • Gold
    2014 Sakrilegium 40
    2015 Grand cru 2
    "—" means no official position on the charts.

    Mixtapes

    Singles

    Year Song Peak Certification Album
    DEN
    [11]
    2008 "XXXCouture" 1 Melankolia / XXXCouture
    "Hvorfor vil du ikk?" 11
    "Superbia" 15
    2011 "Ung for evigt" 2 Libertiner
    "Libertiner" (feat. Johan Olsen) 23
    "Momentet" (feat. U$O) 3
    "Langt ude" 22
    2012 "Noget dumt" 3 Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1
    2012 "Helt min egen" 1 Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2
    2014 "Marquis" 1 Sakrilegium
    2014 "Paradis Brænder" 1 Sakrilegium
    Featured in
    Year Song Peak Certification Album
    DEN
    2007 "Hospital" (Nephew feat. L.O.C.) 1
    2009 "Kun for dig" (Medina feat. L.O.C.) 1
    2014 "Karma" (Burhan G feat. L.O.C.) 2

    Videography

    Collaborations

    Filmography

    References

    1. "Dansk Rapper På Toppen" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    2. "L.O.C. og Sommer hyldet ved DMA" (in Danish). TV2. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    3. "L.O.C. scorer platin". kpn.dk. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    4. "Selvmord på turné" (in Danish). The Voice. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    5. "Agnes Obel blev årtes Miss DMA" (in Danish). BT. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    6. "Hitlisten.NU 2011" (in Danish). Hitlisten.NU. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    7. "L.O.C. - Folk Vil Have Skandale" (in Danish). blog.wimp.dk. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    8. "L.O.C. slår rekord med nyt albumm" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    9. "Tro, Håb & Grådighed" (in Danish). Berlinske Tidende. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
    10. "De Fandt Kærligheden i 2008" (in Danish). TV2 Denmark. 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    11. 1 2 "danishcharts.com - Discography L.O.C.". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
    12. "L.O.C. - Frk. Escobar". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    13. "L.O.C. - De Sidste Tider". YouTube. 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    14. "L.O.C "Du gør mig"". YouTube. 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    15. djandrew1337. "L.O.C. - xxx couture (Musikvideo)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    16. "L.O.C - Hvorfor Vil Du Ikk (Musik Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    17. LOCDK. "L.O.C. - Superbia feat. Simon Kvamm Musikvideo". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    18. "L.O.C. 'Ung For Evigt'. (music video)". YouTube. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    19. "Suspekt & L.O.C. - Skudtaet". YouTube. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    20. "Gravøl". YouTube. 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    21. udollar (2007-06-18). "Uso feat. L.O.C. & Johnson "Ingen Diskussion"". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    22. "Nephew feat. L.O.C - Hospital". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    23. "Selvmord - Råbe Under Vand". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
    24. "Selvmord - OK (Officiel Video)". YouTube. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-04-14.

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