Died 4 August 1875, Østerbro, Denmark Short stories The Little Match Girl, The Emperor's New Clothes Movies Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina Books The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Princess and the P Similar Charles Perrault, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm |
HC Andersen (also known as simply HCA) is a Finnish Famous Danish Poet and Author. The name of the rock band group derives from him. They are known for their unique mixture of punk rock, pan-European folk music, and humour.
The band consists of Jake Romppanen, Ema Hurskainen, Pakke Pakarinen, Olli "Ola" Nurminen, and Samuli "Teho" Majamäki.
They are best known for their albums 5 vuodenaikaa (Finnish for "Five Seasons", released in 1990), Hämäyksen koston pojan paluu II (Finnish for "The Revenge of Cheat's Sons, Part 2", released in 1993), and Eventyr (Danish for "adventure" or "fairy tale", released in 1997). Eventyr received critical acclaim in the Finnish music media.
Quotes
Just living is not enough one must have sunshine - freedom - and a little flower
Where words fail - music speaks
Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers