Question 1

Does Lukas Graham write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

The singer does. Lukas Forchhammer is credited on 57 of the band's 58 tracks. Nobody else in the line-up writes much: drummer Mark Falgren has three credits and the other members none. The regular co-writers, Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp and Morten Pilegaard, are producers rather than band members.

Question 2

Who wrote "7 Years"?

Accepted Answer

Lukas Forchhammer with Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp and Morten Pilegaard. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the chart in Denmark, the UK, Australia, Austria, the Netherlands and New Zealand.

Question 3

Why are there two albums called Lukas Graham?

Accepted Answer

The 2012 debut was released only in Denmark and selected other countries. The 2015 record, known as the Blue Album, was the international breakthrough and carries the same self-titled name.

Question 4

How many albums has Lukas Graham released?

Accepted Answer

Five: the 2012 self-titled debut, the 2015 self-titled Blue Album, 3 (The Purple Album) in 2018, 4 (The Pink Album) in 2023 and Good Times in 2026.

Question 5

How well did the debut sell?

Accepted Answer

It entered the Danish chart at number one, stayed there 15 weeks and is certified multi-platinum in Denmark. No sales figure is published on the cited pages.

Question 6

Who is in the band?

Accepted Answer

Lukas Forchhammer on vocals and Mark Falgren on drums, both since 2011. Bassist Magnus Larsson left in 2019 and keyboard players Anders Kirk, Morten Ristorp and Kasper Daugaard came and went before that.

Question 7

Who is Stefan Forrest?

Accepted Answer

A producer credited on 32 of the band's tracks, more than anyone besides Forchhammer. He works alongside Morten Pilegaard as part of the production team behind most of the catalogue.

Question 8

Did they win any awards?

Accepted Answer

They won the European Border Breakers Award in 2013, before "7 Years" made them internationally known.

Question 9

How did the band get its name?

Accepted Answer

It comes from the singer, Lukas Graham Forchhammer, who grew up in the Copenhagen free town of Christiania.

Question 10

Which album charted highest in the US?

Accepted Answer

The 2015 Blue Album, which entered the Billboard 200 at number three with 34,000 copies sold.