Biography
Photo: Stephen Freiheit
For the past 15-20 years I've been able to do the things I've always dreamed about. I write my own material, I produce, and I work with people who let me challenge myself...
Caroline Henderson was born in Stockholm, grew up in Philadelphia, New York and Paris, and in 1983 she moved to Copenhagen. As a teenager she sang in various jazz bands, and in 1989 she got her breakthrough in Denmark, when she and fellow singer Maria Bramsen formed the band RayDeeOh.
Musical career
In 1995 Caroline Henderson released her first solo album, ‘Cinemataztic’.
Her albums have been released internationally, and through the years Caroline Henderson has received several nominations and won eight Danish Music Awards.
Caroline tours in Denmark as well as abroad, and has performed as an official representative for Denmark on several occasions, among them the Queen’s visit to Tanzania.
Plays, movies, tv …
Caroline Henderson has performed in a several movies including the Spanish drama “Tuya Siempre”, which won three awards at the Malaga film Festival.
She won great critical acclaim in the Howard Barker play “Dead, Dead, Very Dead”, directed by Jacob Shokking; starred in Peter Langdals production of Don Juan in the fall of 2007, and performed vocally in the ballet ‘Love Songs’ in 2011.
In 2012 Caroline Henderson produced her own theater/concert show ‘Jazz, Love & Henderson’ which sold 20.000 tickets.
On TV Caroline has hosted a series of jazz programmes.
Commitments
In 2002 Caroline Henderson became a goodwill ambassador for Unicef with special attention to violence against children.
In 2010 Caroline Henderson was awarded with the Order of Dannebrog.