Peter Belli (born Georg Peter Brandt; 19 June 1943 – 8 June 2023) was a German-born Danish singer and actor.
Career
Belli's debut as a singer was in 1959, for a band called Trefters. In the 1960s, he became Denmark's first rock star, alongside his band, Les Rivals, warming up for such greats as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.
In the 1970s, Belli transitioned to doing more dansktop, having several hits such as Bliv væk fra vort kvarter and Ingen regning. In the same period, he started acting in a number of Danish movies.
In 1981 he had a hit with "Hvis det er sandt" from his same year album "Er det sådan?". It was a Danish version of Billy Joel's You May Be Right.
In the late 1980s Belli returned to his rock roots, having great success with his Yeah album.
Belli died on 8 June 2023, at the age of 79.
Discography
Belli published 43 records in his career:
Peter Belli, 1967
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, 1968
Peter Belli, 1971
Peter Belli & Søn, 1974
Peter Belli's største succes'er, 1974
Det bli'r aldrig som det var i..., 1975
Peter Belli & Ulvene Live, 1976
Nu er det blevet hårde tider, 1977
Sådan er mit liv, 1977
Jeg lever for musik, 1978
Sådan som du er, 1979
Peter Belli's 20 års jubilæum, 1980
Peter Belli's bedste 1965–1970, 1980
Er det sådan?, 1981
Kære gamle tog, 1981
Fræk og følsom, 1981
Belli's allerbedste, 1981
Tænk hvad jeg ser, 1982
Sort på hvidt, 1983
Jeg er som jeg er, 1984
Roll over Beatles (med Les Rivals), 1987
Ta' det med et smil, 1987
Yeah, 1991
Ribbet og flået, 1992
Ulven Peter de 34 største hits, 1993
Rock and Roll Live, 1994
Talisman, 1997
Helt igennem respektabel – Peter Belli 1959 – 1999, 1999
The Collection, 2000
Ny dag på vej, 2001
Peter Belli synger julens sange, 2001
The Beat years 1964 – 1968, 2002
Ulven Peter, 2002
Got Masters if you want it, 2003
Hit House Reunion, 2003
Konger for en aften, 2003
Når timerne bli'r små, 2004
Sange fra Blomstersengen, 2005
Peter Belli – Den Store Peter Belli Boks – De Første 25 År 1964–1989, 2006
Rock n Soul Music: The Memphis Album, 2007
Rejsende I Rock'n´roll, 2009
Underværker, 2011
Evig Og Altid, 2013
Filmography
In the span of his career, Belli acted and voice-acted in Danish movies:
Thomas er fredløs, 1967
Den dobbelte mand, 1976
Pelle Haleløs, 1981 (voice) Høfeber, 1991 The Lion King, 1994 (Danish dub; voice of Rafiki) The Lion King 2, 1998 (Danish dub; voice of Rafiki) Et rigtigt menneske, 2001 Flyvende farmor, 2001 Tid til forandring, 2004 Bølle Bob og Smukke Sally, 2005 Koko-di Koko-da, 2019
Bibliography
In 2011, Peter Belli published a self-biography titled Et enestående liv.