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{{Short description|Danish musical group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Bamses Venner
| image           = Eurovision Song Contest 1980 postcards - Bamses Venner 11(cropped).png
| caption         = ''Bamses Venner'' at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980
| image_size      =
| alias           =
| origin          = [[Aarhus]], Denmark
| genre           = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
| years_active    = 1973–2011
| label           = NM Music
| associated_acts = [[Flemming Bamse Jørgensen]] <br>Stig Rossen & Vennerne
| website         = {{URL|http://www.bamsesvenner.dk}}
| current_members =
| past_members    =
}}
[[File:Eurovision Song Contest 1980 - Bamses Venner.jpg|thumb|240px|Bamses Venner at a rehearsal for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1980]]]]
[[File:Bamses Venner.jpg|thumb|240px|Bamses Venner in 1979. From left to right: Arne Østergaard, Flemming Bamse Jørgensen, Bjarne Gren Jensen, Mogens Balle.]]
[[File:Bamse2.jpg|thumb|240px|Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen performing at [[Langelandsfestivalen]], 2006]]
'''Bamses Venner''' ({{langx|en|Teddy (Bear)'s Friends}}) was a Danish [[music ensemble|musical group]] that performed together from 1973 to 2011.

Bamses Venner represented Denmark in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1980|1980 Eurovision Song Contest]] with the entry "[[Tænker altid på dig]]" (ranked 14th in 19 countries) and received 25 points.

They also recorded "Er du langsom i nat" and "I en lille båd der gynger".<ref name="Dead">[http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2010b.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] – accessed January 2011</ref>

In 1980, the band was composed of [[Flemming Bamse Jørgensen]], lead vocals and bass (nicknamed "Bamse" which means "Teddy Bear"), Mogens Balle (piano/organ), Bjarne Green (guitar), and Arne Østergaard (drums). As of 2004, the band consisted of Jørgensen (vocals, bass), Peter Bødker (piano/organ/guitar), Frank Thøgersen (drums), Torben Fausø (keyboards) and Jes Kerstein (guitar). Bamses Venner sang in [[Danish language|Danish]].

Jørgensen died on 1 January 2011 from a [[cardiac arrest]]. The rest of the band members have decided to break up after a series of planned memorial concerts.

== Members ==
* [[Flemming Jørgensen|Bamse]], (vocals, bass), 1973–2011
* Jes Halding, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1973–1977
* Roar Odgaard, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1973–1978
* Jan Locht, (drums, vocals), 1973–1978
* Bjarne Gren Jensen, (guitar, vocals), 1973–1981
* Mogens Balle, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1979–1985
* Arne Østergaard, (drums, vocals), 1978–1985
* Frank Lorentzen, (guitar, vocals), 1982–1985
* Torben Fausø, (keyboards, vocals), 1985–2006
* Nelle Walther, (drums), 1985–1996
* Niels Krag, (guitar, vocals), 1985–1998
* John Halskov, (guitar, vocals), 1985–1998
* Frants Solgaard, (bass, guitar, vocals), 1985–1996
* Peter Bødker, (organ, piano, vocals), 1998–2011
* Frank Thøgersen, (drums, vocals), 1998–2011
* Per Zeeberg, (guitar, vocals), 1999–2001
* Thomas Wester, (guitar), 2001–2002
* Jes Kerstein, (guitar, vocals), 2002–2008
* Anders Lampe, (guitar, vocals), 2008–2011; died 2024

==Discography==

===Albums===
* ''Bamses Venner'' (1975)
* ''Mælk og vin'' (1976)
* ''Sutsko!'' (1977)
* ''Din sang'' (1977)
* ''B & V'' (1978)
* ''Solen skinner'' (1979)
* ''Sådan set'' (1980)
* ''Bamse life I'' (1980)
* ''Bamse life II'' (1980)
* ''Spor 8'' (1981)
* ''Har du lyst'' (1983)
* ''Op og ned'' (1985)
* ''Rockcreme'' (1986)
* ''Lige nu!'' (1987)
* ''1988'' (1988)
* ''En helt almindelig mand'' (1989)
* ''16'' (1990)
* ''Lyseblå dage'' (1991)
* ''Forår'' (1992)
* ''Vidt omkring...'' (1993)
* ''Vidt omkring'' (1993)
* ''Lidt for mig selv'' (1994)
* ''Jul på vimmersvej'' (1995)
* ''Drenge'' (1996)
* ''Mig og mine Venner'' (1998)
* ''Brødrene Mortensens jul'' (1998)
* ''Stand by me'' (1999)
* ''For altid'' (2000)
* ''Always on my mind'' (2001)

{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="170"|Album
!align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br><ref name="den">{{cite web | url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bamses+Venner | title=Bamses Venner discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=danishcharts.dk |access-date=12 January 2014}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2003
|''Rolig nu''
| style="text-align:center;"|17
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2005
|''Be my guest''
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2006
|''Kysser dem vi holder a' ''
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
|''Vi er levende lys'' (2 CDs)
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|}

;Compilation albums
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album
!align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br><ref name="den"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2005
|''Komplet 1973–1981''
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2006
|''Komplet 1982–1994''
| style="text-align:center;"|13
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2011
|''Komplet 1995–2010 – Bronzeboksen''
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2013
|''40 af de fede''
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|Gold
|-
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single
!align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="140"|Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br><ref name="den"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|1975
| "Vimmersvej"
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|1980
| "[[Tænker altid på dig]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2006
| "Klip i mit kørekort"
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|''Kysser dem vi holder a' ''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.bamsesvenner.dk Official website]
* {{discogs artist|Bamses Venner}}
* {{imdb name|4477598}}

{{s-start}}
{{succession box |
  before=[[Tommy Seebach]]<br> with ''[[Disco Tango]]'' |
  title=[[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest]] |
  years=1980 |
  after=[[Tommy Seebach]] & [[Debbie Cameron]]<br> with ''[[Krøller eller ej]]'' |
}}
{{s-end}}

{{Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest|state=collapsed}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1980|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Danish pop music groups]]
[[Category:Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1973]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2011]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:2011 disestablishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants]]