What is Kim Larsen?
{{Infobox musical artist |birth_name = Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen |birth_date = {{birth date|1945|10|23}} |birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] |image = Kim Larsen.jpg |caption = Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009. |background = solo_singer |occupation = Singer/songwriter |instrument = Vocals, guitar |genre = Rock |death_date = {{death date and age|2018|9|30|1945|10|23}} |death_place = [[Odense]], [[Denmark]] }} '''Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen''' (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kimlarsendk.dk/node/362|title=Vinterturné aflyses|website=Kimlarsen.dk|author=Jørn Jeppesen|date=2018-01-03|accessdate=2018-01-03|archive-date=2018-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103225102/http://www.kimlarsendk.dk/node/362|url-status=dead}}</ref> was a Danish [[rock music]]ian. He was a major selling Scandinavian act as he sold over 2.5 million albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LyQEAAAAMBAJ&q=major+scandinavian&pg=PT100|publisher= Billboard|title=CBS Records present: Major Scandinavian Acts|date= 14 July 1979|accessdate=1 October 2018}}</ref> In 1979, Larsen participated in the [[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979|Danish stage of the Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song ''Ud i det blå'' (en: Out in the Blue). He came third out of 17 participants. The song was included on this album ''[[231045-0637]]''. Larsen died of [[prostate cancer]] at his home in [[Odense]] on 30 September 2018, aged 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2018-09-30-kim-larsen-er-doed|title=Kim Larsen er død|author=Busk Stie, Hans-Henrik|website=Nyheder.tv2.dk|date=30 September 2018 |language=Danish}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Kim}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Danish musicians]] [[Category:Rock guitarists]] [[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer]] {{bio-stub}}