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3 unusual facts about Safri Duo


Birthe Kjær

In June 2004, her single with Safri Duo "Hvor' vi fra?" (the Denmark national football team's anthem for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship) achieved a gold record with 4,900 copies sold.

Danish rock

The following decade saw the rise of pop bands like Michael Learns to Rock, Safri Duo and Aqua, guitar rock bands like Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Kashmir and Psyched Up Janis.

Michael Parsberg

Parsberg has been the co-producer behind successful Danish acts such as Safri Duo, DJ Encore, Barcode Brothers and Pegboard Nerds, and has remixed numerous of Danish and international artists like Shakira, Infernal and Aqua.


Aie a Mwana

In 2010, with an identical melody but new lyrics and released as "Helele", it became an official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in a version by Velile and Safri Duo.


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I Go to Rio

The melody of the opening piano riff of the song has been re-used by Chocolate in "Ritmo de la noche", well as Mystic/The Sacados and Safri Duo's cover versions, and Coldplay in "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall".