Also known as COYB Website Myspace | Years active 2006–present | |
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Labels Ghostly InternationalTigerspringChess ClubPonyRecart union Associated acts Lake PlacidChimes & BellsMit Nye Band Past members Mette Sand HersougFridolinNicolai KochFrederik NordsøAnders Rhedin Members Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Cæcilie Trier, Anders Rhedin, Fridolin Nordso, Jakob Millung Profiles |
Choir of young believers hollow talk with lyrics
Choir of Young Believers is the musical project of singer, writer and guitarist Jannis Noya Makrigiannis from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band, which consists of Makrigiannis along with a rotating cast of supporting players, has had multiple No 1 hits in their home country of Denmark and was named the "Best New Act" at the 2009 Danish Music Awards. COYB’s music combines folk melodies, orchestral instrumentation, and dark lyrics.
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- Choir of young believers hollow talk with lyrics
- Choir of young believers why must it always be this way
- History
- Current members
- Past members
- Studio albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Tracks featured
- Reviews
- Songs
- References

Choir of young believers why must it always be this way
History

After the breakup of his previous band, Lake Placid, in 2006, Makrigiannis moved to the Greek island of Samos and began developing his own solo material. Upon his return to Copenhagen, Makrigiannis gathered musicians and friends to form Choir of Young Believers. The group released the EP Burn the Flag in 2007, with the single "Sharpen Your Knife" receiving heavy play on Danish Radio. In September 2008, the band released its first full length album, This Is for the White in Your Eyes, which was nominated for six Danish Music Awards and won the "Best New Act" category.

COYB performed at the 2009 SXSW music festival, after which it was signed to US label Ghostly International who released This Is for the White in Your Eyes in North America on 18 August 2009. The next album released was Rhine Gold in March 2012. The band's third studio album, Grasque, was released on February 19, 2016.

The song "Hollow Talk", from the debut album, was used over the opening and the closing credits of the Scandinavian police series The Bridge (2011, 2013, 2015).
Current members

Past members

Studio albums
EPs
Singles
Tracks featured
Reviews
Songs
Hollow TalkThis Is for the White in Your Eyes · 2008
Serious LoverGrasque · 2016
Action/ReactionThis Is for the White in Your Eyes · 2008