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Copenhagen, Denmark (1986 – present)

Love Shop is a Danish / band with lyrics mainly in Danish formed by Hilmer Hassig (songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player) and Jens Unmack (songwriter, vocalist) in 1986. Hilmer was originally a member of the band Scatterbrain from Copenhagen, while Jens had a past in the band Næste Uges TV from Viborg. The band has officially been on a hiatus since the autumn of 2004. Hilmer Hassig was killed in a traffic accident in Copenhagen in November 2008.

In 1987 Love Shop recorded a 5 track demo with English lyrics that got the band a record deal with Garden Records (a follow up to the legendary Irmgardz Records, which put out the first two Gangway albums). The same summer, Mikael Dehn, who was a former member of Russia Heat, became a member of the band as background vocalist, and the work began finishing their debut album. From this time Jens began writing the lyrics in Danish. Four of the songs from the demo ended up as songs on the debut album.

In March 1990, the single En Nat Bliver Det Sommer was released and became a big radio hit on the Danish charts. The debut album 1990 hit the stores in May the same year. Two of the tunes, På Viborgvej and En Lørdag Aften, featured Henrik Hall, a member of Grabowski.
The critics were very positive, and Love Shop received a Grammy for ‘Best pop release of the year” with “1990” in 1991. Love Shop played their first concert ever at Roskilde Festival the same year.
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