Born Lars Ankerstjerne Christensen on August 15, 1984, in Hundige, Denmark, the rapper and songwriter is better known professionally by his middle name, Ankerstjerne. He began his musical career in 2007 when he signed to Nexus Records and began releasing music under the name Jinks. He came to prominence when his single “One Night” (featuring Billy Beautiful) was featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 movie Rich Kids. Two years later, his 2009 single “Yo-Yo Pt. 2” (featuring Joey Moe and Nik & Jay) reached number 11 on the Danish Top 40. He followed that single with one more under the name Jinks – “Pssst! (Det På Mode At Være Grim)” – before leaving the Nexus label and changing his stage name to Ankerstjerne. Signing to the ArtPeople label, he scored a number 2 hit with “Tag Hvad Du Vil” (featuring Burhan G). After the release of several more hits – including the Top 10 singles “Nattog” and “Den første nat” (featuring Xander) – Ankerstjerne released his debut self-titled album in 2011. The album climbed to number 6 on the Danish albums chart and was followed by the release of the non-album singles “Laver Penge” (2013) and “Lille Hjerte” (featuring Shaka Loveless), which reached number 3 in 2014. His sophomore album, For Os (2015) reached number 7 on the Danish Albums chart and was followed by 2016’s Rapper EP, which rose to number 14. After an eight year break, Ankerstjerne returned with the single “Børn af Natten (Hola Bonita).”
