Crispy was a Danish Traditional Bubblegum dance act founded in 1997 in Copenhagen. 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.
Members Biographies
Below are the original member biographies / quick question and answers published on the old Crispy-fan.dk Web site.
| Nickname: |
Chrizz |
| Realname: |
Christian
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| Date of birth: |
16.12.1974 |
| Place of birth: |
Copenhagen |
| Star sign: |
Sagitarius |
| Height: |
180 cm |
| Weight: |
75 kg |
| Eye colour: |
Green |
| Music Idol: |
Pet Shop Boys |
| Favorite Song: |
Marillion with "Kayleigh" |
| Favorite Color: |
Orange |
| Favorite animal: |
Dinosaur |
| Favorite food: |
Pasta dishes and red wine |
| Loves: |
Hot Eye |
| Ambition: |
To keep a tearful talk with a Grammy in each hand |
| Nickname: |
Icy B |
| Realname: |
Mette |
| Date of birth: |
25.9.1976 |
| Place of birth: |
Copenhagen |
| Star sign: |
Libra |
| Height: |
174 cm |
| Weight: |
54 kg |
| Eye colour: |
Green |
| Music Idol: |
Mads and Christian |
| Favorite Song: |
"It's Raining Men" - Weather Girls |
| Favorite Color: |
Blue |
| Favorite animal: |
My 2 dogs |
| Favorite food: |
Shrimp |
| Loves: |
Gummibears and chocolate |
| Ambition: |
To achieve as much as possible with music |
| Nickname: |
Hook |
| Realname: |
Mads |
| Date of birth: |
9.6.1976 |
| Place of birth: |
Hobro |
| Star sign: |
Gemini |
| Height: |
181 cm |
| Weight: |
72 kg |
| Eye colour: |
Blue |
| Music Idol: |
Prince |
| Favorite Song: |
Prince - "Joy in repetition" |
| Favorite Color: |
Yellow |
| Favorite animal: |
Hippopotamus |
| Favorite food: |
White truffles |
| Loves: |
TV, Internet and computer games |
| Ambition: |
Living music |
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.

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- 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.
Song Previews
Below are a collection of 45 second previews of Crispy's songs.
"DJ Santa" (45 second .mp3 preview): |
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"Enchantment" (45 second .mp3 preview): |
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"Happy King" (45 second .mp3 preview): |
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"Licky Licky" (45 second .mp3 preview): |
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"Mr. Dinosaur" (45 second .mp3 preview): |
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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 |
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| 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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History / Band Information
The following is the original description of Crispy as displayed on the English translation page of their official Web site www.crispy-fan.dk, which is now offline.
The year 1998 ended in success for the Danish pop/dance trio crispy.
Holding dance chart top 20 positions for 10 consecutive weeks and now starting to climb again with the RMX`'s of "Licky Licky", the band has founded a solid base on the Danish pop/dance scene.
During Christmas Crispy were on promotion/concert tour in Japan, visiting Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. This tour was indeed a success. The success of the band is virtualised, when visiting one of their
concerts, playing for big and enthusiastic crowds singing along. Crispy has since Spring 1998 been touring continuously and have by now had well over 150 concerts.
Crispy was award with the national Danish Radio "Pop Shop Award 98" for best Scandinavian debut release in 1998 among 15 nominees. This of course was highly appreciated. At the price giving Crispy performed with 5 songs live on the national radio.
To follow up the success, the next single "love is waiting"(With new
radio and club mixes from Pierre J - (Emilia, Meja, Dr. Alban etc.) was released in February simultaneously all over Scandinavia. In Germany the current single "Kiss Me Red" (produced by Kai Mathiesen - Mr. President, Scatman etc.) was released at the end of January. Hawing performed in several TV shows, and being covered in the leading Germany youth/music magazine BRAVO, things are looking to turn out well for Crispy.
In March Crispy had their debut release in Holland. This release was simultaneously with the release of the second single in Germany.
Timeline of Events: 1998-99
The following Timeline was taken from the English translation page of Crispy's official Web site www.crispy-fan.dk, which is now offline.
| Spring/summer '98: |
Release of the first single "Calendar Girl" in Scandinavia. Peaking at
#8 on the Danish National Radio listeners chart (by vote). Top 40 dance chart. Starting in Scandinavia. |
| Summer/autumn'98: |
Second single "Kiss Me Red"released in Scandinavia. Entering the top 20 on the Dancechart. |
| Autumn/Winter'98: |
Album release in DK and Japan. 1. single in Japan and 3. single in
Denmark is "Licky Licky" (Produced by Kai Mathiesen). Holding Dancechart top 20 Position for 10 consecutive weeks in DK. Entering the official Danish sales chart (both single and Album). Holding their position in the official Danish Air play chart for several weeks. Starting the initial promotion in Germany for the single "Kiss Me Red", with several TV performances in December. 10 days of promotion/concerts in Japan. |
| January 1999: |
Received the National Danish Radio "Pop shop Award 98" for best album debut in Scandinavian among 15 nominees. Radio and TV in Germany.
Session for German magazine Bravo. |
| February 1999: |
Single release of "Love is waiting" (Produced by Pierre J.) in DK,
Norway, Sweden and Finland. Performing at the official presentation of the new Volkswagen Beetle. |
| March 1999: |
Single release Germany 2 . single (Love is waiting) / Holland 1. Single (Licky Licky) Promotion concerts all over Europe. |
| April, May... |
Crispy [was] working on their second album, touring, rehearsing and
preparing to invade the entire world. |
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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Album Art and Photos
Below is a collection of Crispy photos and album/single scans.
To enlarge an image, simply click on it and it will enlarge in a new window.
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← Crispy,
"Mr Dinosaur" (single) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"Calendar Girl" (single) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"The Game" (album) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"Kiss Me Red" (single) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"Licky Licky" (single) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"Kiss Me Red " (single) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"Love Is Waiting " (single) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"In & Out " (single) covers. |
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← Crispy,
"I Like... " (single) covers. |
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← Blush,
"In & Out " (single) covers. |
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← XPY,
"In & Out" (single) covers. |
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← XPY,
"La Fiesta" (single) covers. |
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The compilation CD that the two remixes of "DJ Santa" appeared on in 2003. |
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