Nikolaj Steen
Tobakken, Gasværksgade 2, 6700 Esbjerg Kort
mið. 09.09.2026 20:00
For 25 år siden lagde Nikolaj Steen sin sangkarriere på hylden for at arbejde i baggrunden som producer og sangskriver og senere for at fokusere på film og tv som manuskriptforfatter og instruktør. Nu vender han tilbage til sine musikalske rødder.
Udvalgte sange fra bagkataloget helt tilbage fra debutalbummet i 1987 og frem bliver fremført i nye versioner. Mellem sangene fortæller Nikolaj Steen om sit lange virke i dansk musik, film og tv.
“Nikolaj Steen – Solo | 25 år senere” markerer et sjældent øjeblik, hvor et langt kunstnerliv samles og deles på scenen.
Nikolaj Steen er en kunstner, hvis karriere spænder over musik, film og fortælling, både foran og bag kameraet. Han har arbejdet som solist, musiker, sangskriver, producer, skuespiller, instruktør og manuskriptforfatter.
Han debuterede som studiemusiker allerede som 14-årig i 1982 og udgav sit første soloalbum Nickname i 1987. I begyndelsen af 1990’erne boede han i USA, hvor han var signet til det amerikanske pladeselskab Imago Records og turnerede landet tyndt på klubber, større scener og festivaler.
Efter hjemkomsten fortsatte han sin solokarriere i Danmark, indspillede yderligere fire albums og turnerede flittigt på festivaler, open air-scener og spillesteder landet over, inden han i 2001 trak sig tilbage som sanger.
Herefter rykkede Nikolaj Steen gradvist i baggrunden af dansk musikliv. I en årrække arbejdede han som producer og sangskriver og var fra 1996 til 2014 trommeslager og kapelmester for Sanne Salomonsen. Samtidig bidrog han til en lang række danske musikalske projekter ofte uden selv at stå i front.
I 2014 lagde han musikken helt på hylden for at fokusere på film og tv. Siden har han haft en markant karriere som manuskriptforfatter, instruktør og kreativ producer og står blandt andet bag serier som Minkavlerne, 10 år senere, Hånd i hånd, Namastay og Labans Jul samt spillefilmen Oldboys.
I 2026 vender Nikolaj Steen tilbage til scenen som sanger med “Nikolaj Steen – Solo | 25 år sener
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Nikolaj Steen
25 years ago, Nikolaj Steen put his singing career on hold to work behind the scenes as a producer and songwriter, and later to focus on film and television as a screenwriter and director. Now he returns to his musical roots.
Selected songs from his back catalogue — dating all the way back to his debut album in 1987 and onwards — will be performed in new versions. Between songs, Nikolaj Steen shares stories from his long career in Danish music, film and television.
“Nikolaj Steen – Solo | 25 Years Later” marks a rare moment where a long artistic life is gathered and shared on stage.
Nikolaj Steen is an artist whose career spans music, film and storytelling, both in front of and behind the camera. He has worked as a solo artist, musician, songwriter, producer, actor, director and screenwriter.
He debuted as a studio musician at just 14 years old in 1982 and released his first solo album Nickname in 1987. In the early 1990s he lived in the USA, where he was signed to the American record label Imago Records and toured extensively across the country, playing clubs, larger venues and festivals.
After returning home, he continued his solo career in Denmark, recorded four additional albums and toured actively at festivals, open-air stages and venues throughout the country — before stepping away as a singer in 2001.
After that, Nikolaj Steen gradually moved into the background of the Danish music scene. For a number of years he worked as a producer and songwriter, and from 1996 to 2014 he was drummer and musical director for Sanne Salomonsen. At the same time, he contributed to a wide range of Danish music projects, often without being the one in the spotlight.
In 2014 he left music behind completely to focus on film and television. Since then he has built a notable career as a screenwriter, director and creative producer, and is behind series such as Minkavlerne, 10 Years Later, Hand in Hand, Namastay and Laban’s Christmas, as well as the feature film Oldboys.
In 2026, Nikolaj Steen returns to the stage as a singer with “Nikolaj Steen – Solo | 25 Years Later”.