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Sebastian
Sebastian performing with Eivør Pálsdóttir at the 2006 Tønder Festival.
Background information
Birth name	Knud Torben Christensen
Also known as	Knud Grabow Christensen
Born	December 19, 1949 (1949-12-19) (age 60)
Origin	Sønderborg, Denmark
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Acoustic guitar
Years active	1966 – present
Website	www.sebastian.info

Knud Grabow Christensen (born Knud Torben Christensen on December 19, 1949), better known by the stage name Sebastian, is a Danish singer, guitarist and composer. Having worked in the folk genre, he has become one of the most prominent pop/rock musicians in Denmark and has scored numerous films and plays.

Discography

Albums

• The Goddess (1971)
• Den store flugt (1972)
• Over havet under himlen (1973)
• Blød lykke (1974)
• Gøgleren, Anton og de andre (1975)
• Måske ku' vi (1976)
• Ulvehøjen (1977)
• Ikke alene Danmark (1978)
• Tiderne skifter (1979)
• Cirkus fantastica (1979)
• Nattergalen (1980)
• Stjerne til støv (1981)
• 80'ernes boheme (1983)
• Tusind og een nat (1984)
• Skatteøen (1986)
• På vulkaner (1987)
• Det gode menneske fra Sezuan (1988)
• Et eventyr (1989)
• Piratpladen (1990)
• Miraklernes tid (1990)
• Ronja Røverdatter (1991)
• Gøngehøvdingen (1992)
• Cyrano (1993)
• Aladdin (1995)
• Hans Christian Andersen (1996)
• Pippi (1998)
• Den nye Cyrano (2000)
• Klokkeren fra Notre Dame (2002)

Compilation albums

• Grænseløs Greatest (1999)

Cinema

Works by Sebastian appear in these films:

• 1973 Rapportpigen
• 1976 Måske ku' vi
• 1978 Du er ikke alene
• 1980 Krigernes børn
• 1983 De uanstændige
• 1984 Hodja fra Pjort
• 1999 Klinkevals
• 2000 Juliane Jensen

Television

Works by Sebastian appear in these television series:

• 1984 Øbberbøv (Title Song)
• 1987 Nana (Title Song)
• 1992 Gøngehøvdingen (Film music)
• 1998 Vip & Victor (Introduction)
• 2001 Klinkevalsen (Film music)

Live / Compilation albums

• First Time Around
• Når lyset bryder frem
• Flyv lykkefugl
• Her er en sang & 20 andre
• 26 hits
• Den danske sang
• De-ja-vu
• Hjerternes sange, roser & torne - 75 bedste sange (The best 75 songs) (4-cd box)
• Romeoserenader
• Sebastian & Band - Live
• Sebastian i Montmatre - Live
• Sebastian (Norweigan version of Ulvehøjen)
• Skatteøen
• Pippi
• Skatten på Sjørøverøya - Norweigan artist
• Ronja Røverdatter - Iceland - Icelandian artist
• Ronja Røverdatter - Norweigan - Norweigan artist
• Cyrano
• Pippi - Israel - Israeli artister
• Pippi - Spain - Spanish artist

Albums released in cooperation of another artist

• Lis Sørensen: Stille før storm, Fuld af nattens stjerner, Hjerternes sang, Dyndkongens datter
• Sissel Kyrkjebø: Vårvise, Grænseløs
• Marianne Mortensen: Så blidt til stede, Kærlighedens veje
• Majbritte Ulrikkeholm: Verdens stærkeste pige, Tingfindersangen
• Susanne Elmark: Klinkevals
• Lone Kellerman: Den sidste vals
• Flemming Bamse Jørgensen: De engelske dyder, Piratsangen
• Lars H.U.G: Det sorte tegn, Rose
• Steffen Brandt: Find ham, Kling og Klang
• Eddie Skoller: Pruttesangen
• Søs Fenger: Naboerne, Ulvesangen.
• Michael Falch: Brødre skal vi dele
• Peter Thorup: Den flyvende hollænder
• Michael Bundesen: Mattissang
• Rebekka Bruel: Kom hjem til mig
• Blå Øjne: Romeo

External links

• Official website (Danish)
• Sebastian at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography from the Royal Library (Danish)
• Biography at bandlist.dk (Danish)
• Interview and background from Dagbladenes Bureau (Danish)