Crispy was a Danish Traditional Bubblegum dance act. Their first (and only) album, The Game, includes catchy, fun, candy-coated dance songs about tropical beaches, dinosaurs, and video games. Crispy are probably most well-known for their hit single "Licky Licky", and their 1999 hit "In & Out".
Members
Crispy consisted of three members:
- Mads B.B. Krog (sometimes credited Mads B.B. Krogh). Mads wrote most of Crispy's songs and was Crispy's main producer.
- Mette Christensen. Mette was the group's main vocalist and also helped write the song "Love Is Waiting" which featured on The Game.
- Christian Møller. Christian controlled the keyboard and also supplied the male backup vocals.
Gry Bay. Gry Bay joined XPY after Mette's passing as the main vocalist. She appeared on
1st Album & Success
The Game was recorded and mixed in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. Several versions of the album were released, the most common being the 12-track release. The Japanese Version of the album also contained four exclusive bonus tracks, including two previously unreleased songs "Bad Girls" and "Happy King". See the Discography section for more information.
Crispy was very successful in Scandinavia and Asia. They were awarded with the "Pop Shop Award '98" for Best Scandinavian Debut Release, beating 15 other nominees.
Mette Passes
A few years ago, Mette, the group's main vocalist, passed away from cancer. Out of respect for Mette, the two remaining members Møller and Krog have not released any new material under the group name "Crispy" and, therefore, Crispy albums and releases have become very rare. Instead, a new alias was created "XPY", and a number of singles were released under the new name before the act was abandoned in the early 2000s.
Plans for a Second Album
The overall success of Crispy's first album, "The Game", lead the group to prepare for a second album, which they hoped to release sometime in 2000. A number of tracks were recorded, many of them even finished, but the release of the album was cancelled, most likely due to the sudden death of lead vocalist, Mette. Consequently, the tracks were scrapped, and the Crispy project abandoned.
Below is a list of Crispy songs known to have been recorded as demos, but to this day remain unreleased.
- All Day, All Night
- All Night Long
- Boys And Girls
- Icecream
- If You Leave Me
- Lover Of Mine
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- Midsummer Madness
- The One
- Sex
- Sexy Girl
- Shy
- Turn Me On
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Rumor says that Crispy, like a majority of bubblegum dance acts, changed their sound for their second album release, moving away from the cheesy bubblegum dance and focusing on a more mature, 'harder' sound.
Aliases
Before and after Crispy's breakup, a number of aliases were formed by the group and its members. Aliases include:
- BLUSH (with the song "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" and a release of "In & Out")
- XPY (a name variation to Crispy) (who did a number of remixes of "In & Out", and the reasonably well-known song "L/R").
- P-CONTROL was also later formed as a solo project by Mads B.B. Krog. P-Control released the "The Clown Song", which, even though its name may suggest it, is a very non-bubblegum tune. Mads is currently working on his own solo projects.
Concerts
In their prime, Crispy performed over 150 concerts in Denmark, Japan and Norway. Below is a list of some of their concerts, I have included the time and date where possible. :)
| Concerts of 2000 |
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Place |
Time |
| 28/01 |
Røddinge DK |
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| 29/01 |
Randers DK |
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| 30/01 |
Randers DK |
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| 10/02 |
Kalundborg DK |
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| 11/02 |
løkken DK |
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| 21/02 |
Herning DK |
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| 02/03 |
Års DK |
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| 17/03 |
Horsens DK |
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| 25/03 |
Grenå (ABC) DK |
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| 01/04 |
Ølstykke DK |
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| 15/04 |
Hobro 8 DK |
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| 20/04 |
Vegger 8 DK |
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| 23/04 |
Hundige (Freeze) DK |
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| 15/05 |
Skive 8 numre DK |
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| 13/05 |
Hjørring DK |
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| 15/05 |
Skive DK |
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| 20/05 |
Gilleleje DK |
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| 27/05 |
Tåstrup DK |
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| 03/06 |
Glostrup DK |
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| 03/06 |
Randers ABC DK |
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| 11/06 |
KBH (IN) DK |
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| 17/06 |
Årup DK |
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| 17/06 |
Varde DK |
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| 21/06 |
Svendborg blå gaard DK |
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| 23/06 |
Oksbøl DK |
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| 30/06 |
Ry byfest DK |
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| 01/07 |
Haugemarked DK |
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| 01/07 |
Løkken ActionHause DK |
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| 08/07 |
Hornbæk PartyUartig DK |
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| 15/07 |
Loret del Mar Spain Colossus |
03.00 |
| 17/07 |
Calleja Spanin |
23.00 |
| 26/07 |
Tånsberg, Norway |
18.00 |
| 26/07 |
Tånsberg, Club Xo Norway |
02.00 |
| 28/07 |
Chaplin, Østerhurup DK |
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| 18/08 |
Næstved DK |
17.00 |
| 18/08 |
Farsø DK |
22.30 |
| 25/08 |
Køge DK |
02.15 |
| 26/08 |
Vojens DK |
22.30 |
| 31/08 |
??? DK |
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| 02/09 |
Frederikshavn |
01.30 |
| 02/09 |
Jylland ?? DK |
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| 7/9-8/9 |
Norway |
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| 09/09 |
Megadance DK |
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| 05/09 |
Skive |
02.15 |
| 12/10 |
Juviklubben DK |
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Discography
Below is the complete discography of Crispy.
ALBUMS
THE GAME (1998) |
- Licky Licky
- Kiss Me Red
- Secret
- Mr. Dinosaur
- Love Is Waiting
- Lover On The Line
- Calendar Girl
- Enchantment
- Banana Bay
- Always On My Mind
- The Game
- Bubble Dancer
- Bad Girls*
- Happy King*
- Kiss Me Red (Club Version)*
- Calendar Girl (Club Mix)*
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SINGLES
- Kiss Me Red (1998)
1. Radio Mix
2. Main Mix
3. Extended Version
4. Club Version
- Calendar Girl (1998)
1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Version
3. Club Vocal Mix
4. Club Mix
- Licky Licky (1998)
1. Radio Version
2. Main Mix
3. Dancehall Style
4. Club Magic Cut (Vinyl Mix)
- Licky Licky (1998) (Promo)
1. Pasta Peoples Kiwi Dreamix
2. Pasta Peoples Radio Dreamix
3. Da'nme Klub Mix
- Love Is Waiting (1998)
1. Pierre J's Radio Mix
2. Pierre J's UK Radio Version
3. Album Version
4. Pierre J's Late Nite Reprise
5. Pierre J's Club Mix
Mr. Dinosaur (1999)
1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Version
3. Kaydee Vs Dj'nme Mix
4. Cargo's Dino Dub
5. Cargo's Big Bad Dino Dub
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- I Like ... (1999)
1. Radio Hit Mix
2. Club Mix
3. Butterfly Remix
4. Fletch's Floor Sex Mix
- In & Out (1999)
1. Radio Hitmix
2. Airplay Mix
3. Club Mix
4. Butterfly Remix
5. Singum Remix
6. Pierre J's Club Mix
7. Pierre J's Club Edit
8. Pierre J's Funked Up Remix
9. Music Video
- L/R (released as XPY)
1. Radio Hitmix
2. Airplay Mix
3. Club Edit
4. Club Vocal Mix
5. Airplay DUB
6. Club Mix
7. Junkfood Junkies Remix
8. D.L.R. Remix
- La Fiesta (released as XPY)
1. Radio Hit Mix
2. Hampenberg Edit
3. Club Mix
4. Hampenberg Remix
- VA - Christmas Sampler (Iceberg Records) (2003)
Please note: this CD was released on the compilation, and included a number of other artists and christmas songs.
5. DJ Santa (Radio Mix)
6. DJ Santa (Club Mix)
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