Infernal: От Парижа до Берлина и другие хиты датской поп-группы

Danish dance pop group

Infernal (occasionally stylized with metal umlaut as Infërnal) is a dance pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and went on to international chart success in the 2000s. Their most successful single to date has been "From Paris to Berlin", which charted well in many European countries throughout 2006 and 2007. In addition to the original single, an alternate version was released in the UK titled "From London to Berlin", supporting England in the 2006 Football World Cup. Infernal have released four studio albums, with the 1998 debut album Infernal Affairs reaching double platinum sales in Denmark. Their mainstream breakthrough came with From Paris to Berlin from 2004, and the success continued with Electric Cabaret in 2008, certified with double platinum and platinum, respectively. Paw Lagermann and Lina Rafn have made a comeback in 2012 as a duo called Paw&Lina with the hit single "Stolt af mig selv?"

Infernal started out as a three piece band in 1997 with Lina, Paw, and Søren Haahr, but Søren left the group in 2000. Initially they were known for their unconventional style of singing as well as their experimental blend of different genres of music. In recent years they have turned towards more songwriting and their sound have gone from a subgenre club sound to dance oriented pop sound aimed at the charts. An example of their early musical experiments is their track "Kalinka" which is based on the Russian Drobushki folk melody. From 1998 to 2004, the band released four albums in their native Denmark, three studio albums, one of them being a re issue and one remix/live compilation album. All of them spawned Top 10 hits in Denmark, for example "Sunrise", "Muzaik", "Kiss The Sky", "Kalinka" and "You Receive Me", the latter being the theme song for a Danish season of the TV show Big Brother.

In 2004, their third studio album From Paris to Berlin was released. With the release of the title track, "From Paris to Berlin", they went on to major international chart success. "From Paris to Berlin" became the only song released by a Danish act nominated at the Nordic Music Awards 2005. Ahead of the World Cup 2006, "From Paris to Berlin" was re recorded for the English market with lyrics celebrating the English football squad, titled "From London to Berlin". However, the song was withdrawn from radio airplay and TV following England's knockout from the World Cup. In July 2006, "From Paris to Berlin" climbed to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top five for seven weeks, becoming the 6th best selling single in the UK in 2006. The following single released in the UK was "Self Control". It was a cover of a 1984 song by Italian pop singer Raf, which was also covered by Laura Branigan that same year. The Infernal version stalled at number 18 on the UK charts, and number 14 in Ireland. The single was not released in Spain, due to a similar version being released by Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas. Instead, they released "Ten Miles" in Spain, which topped the Spanish singles charts in November 2006. "I Won't Be Crying" served as the third single in Europe but failed to build momentum and gain significant airplay in the UK. It still went on to become a moderate hit in Europe and became the band's most watched video on YouTube, passing 3,000,000 views. On 28 May 2007, the band released a new version of their From Paris to Berlin album, this time in Europe and Asia. The new album contained two new songs and a bonus DVD on the Japanese edition. Counting sales of both first and second versions, From Paris to Berlin has sold more than one million copies worldwide. Afterwards, "Ten Miles", was released in Europe. The song became an unexpected hit for the duo, surpassing the peak of "I Won't Be Crying" in Europe and reaching Top 5 in Poland.

In early 2017 Infernal released the promotional single "Hurricane", which was intended to be from a forthcoming album that did not materialise. The official remix reached number two on the Danish Dance Chart in February 2017 and spent 14 weeks in the Dance Chart top 10. Two more promotional singles followed in May 2017—"Weightless" and "Holding On". In December 2017 Infernal released the single "Not Alone (Alo Elo Ele)" through streaming platforms. The song reached number nine on the Danish dance chart in February 2018. The band released the single "Fist Up" on 16 March 2018, followed by "Made You Love Me" on 18 May 2018, "Don't U Know That I Care" on 12 October 2018, and "WeToo" on 21 December 2018. The band also toured in late 2018. On 12 July 2019 Infernal released the single, "1000 Colours", a track they wrote for the 25th anniversary of Danish brand REMA 1000. After a positive response to it they decided to release it as a single. On 15 November 2019 Infernal released the single "Techno Tombola" in promotion of their tour they were on at the time. On 8 May 2020 Infernal released the single "We Luv", announcing that the song is the official Vi Elsker anthem. On 7 May 2021 Infernal released the single "Inner Fire".

on November 16 Infernal posted a countdown clock for a special announcement for the celebration of 25 years of infernal's music career, they also announced their new album. On November 17 Infernal released their new album titled 'HORMESIS'

Year Award Category Nominated work Result2002Danish DeeJay AwardDanish Club Hit of the Year"Muzaik"Danish Artist of the YearDanish Performer of the YearDanish Album of the YearMuzaik2005Danish Artist of the YearDanish Album of the YearFrom Paris to BerlinDanish DeeJay Favourite of the Year"From Paris to Berlin"Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart. dk Award)"From Paris to Berlin"2006Danish Artist of the YearDanish DeeJay Favourite of the Year"Keen on Disco"Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart. dk Award)"Keen on Disco"2007Danish Artist of the YearDanish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart. dk Award)"Ten Miles"2008The Voice Award"I Won't Be Crying"Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart. dk Award)"I Won't Be Crying"2009The Voice Award"Downtown Boys"Danish Club Hit of the Year (The Dancechart. dk Award)"Downtown Boys"Danish Album of the YearElectric Cabaret1999Danish Grammy AwardDanish Upfront Dance Release of the YearInfernal Affairs2002Danish Music AwardDanish Club Hit of the Year"Muzaik"2008MTV Europe Music AwardBest Danish Act2006P3 GuldP3 Lytterhittet (Listener's Award)"Ten Miles"P3 Respekten (Respect Award)2009MTV Europe Music AwardBest Danish Act2010The Voice AwardsThe Best Of Year