Zindy Laursen

Zindy Laursen is a Danish American singer, songwriter, performer, model and actress.

After beginning her career with the Danish band Smallstars that performed Zindy's original tunes, Zindy made her television debut in 1992 on the Danish version of the European Song Contest, which earned her a second place finish. This paved the way for Zindy's rise to a lead singer in the dance/pop group Cut'n'Move. Already well known in Denmark, the group took the world by storm, selling over one million copies of their single, Give It Up, from their album, Peace, Love & Harmony - a remake of the KC and the Sunshine Band classic. Their next album, The Sound of Now, was also a hit, and propelled Zindy and the band on tours of Scandinavia, Germany, England, Scotland, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Australia.

In 1995, Zindy fell in love with the theater. She performed in Hair in Danish and continued on with the show at the world famous Mogador Theater in Paris (home to legendary stars such as Édith Piaf. The cast played daily to full houses of 1,800 seats.

As the production of Hair ended, Zindy returned to Danish and began working on her first solo album. In 1998, she released her debut single, Round n Round, which went straight up the charts to number one. It continued to be the most played song on the Radio Airplay chart for eight weeks. Her follow-up single, Don't Wanna Say Goodbye, was equally successful, remaining on top of the charts for six consecutive weeks. Zindy toured Denmark for a year in support of the new album. Her stage persona thrilled fans, critics and industry executives alike. As a result, she was offered a role in the Copenhagen stage production of Snowqueen by Hans Christian Andersen. After a four-month run of the show, she joined Rent also in Copenhagen, where she accepted the challenging role of a lesbian lawyer.

Following Rent, Zindy accepted a role in the Danish television reality show, Friends Forever which was ranked number one in the two years it was on the air. She performed on the show weekly with her band, Zindy Kuku Boogaloo” and they released a double platinum CD, selling over 120,000 copies.

Zindy returned to television, this time as a judge in the hit show, Star For A Night, a show similar to American Idol.

In October 2004, Zindy released the album, Reach Out on the Danish CMC label.

Zindy then landed the coveted role of Sally Bowles in the musical, Cabaret. She was the first African-American performer in this role. Tickets to the show sold out in just a few weeks.

During and after the Cabaret run, Zindy continued to judge on Star For A Night.

Zindy wrote and co-produced her next single, No One Does It Like We Do, which was released on Butterfly Entertainment in Danish during the summer of 2005. She toured Denmark with rappers Alex and Johnson, billed as J.A.Z (Johnson, Alex and Zindy).

In 2006, Zindy danced on the Danish version of Dancing With the Stars , with her dance partner, professional dancer Tobias Carlsson. The show’s ratings were very high.

Later that year, Zindy recorded, in Danish, the title song for the Disney motion picture, Chicken Little, and also performed the voice track for one of the characters.

Zindy is currently the new face for the Danish lingerie and swimwear company, Missya. She appears in a variety of advertising spots, modeling their creations.

Zindy is working on a new album, scheduled for release in 2008. The album will be accompanied by radio singles, a music video and extended tours across Europe and the United States.

External links

Websites
* [http://www.zindy.dk Danish Webpage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/zindylaursen Myspace]
* [http://www.youtube.com YouTube]
* [http://www.fancorps.com/zindy Fanclub]