Jonas Bjerre

Jonas Bjerre Terkelsbøl (born 21 September 1976) is a Danish musician and visual artist from Copenhagen, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Mew. Bjerre creates animated videos for Mew's live shows. He has an uncommon vocal range, above the average pitch, which has helped contribute to Mew's unique sound, and earned him a Danish Music Award for Danish Male Singer in 2006.

He went to school at the international school of Bernadotteskolen and was a student of Aurehøj Amtsgymnasium. In addition to his work with Mew, Bjerre is also a part of the band Apparatjik and has directed music videos for other artists, including A-ha and Agnes Obel.

Career

Bjerre is also in a band called Apparatjik consisting of himself, Guy Berryman of Coldplay, Magne Furuholmen of A-ha and Martin Terefe. Apparatjik was originally formed to write and record a song for a charity album called Songs for Survival linked with the BBC Documentary called Amazon with Bruce Parry. Their contribution to the album became the main theme for the television series. Since then, Apparatjik have expanded into the field of art, exhibiting visual arts and performing inside a glass cube at various galleries and art festivals. In 2010 they released the album We Are Here via their official website, and later, in June 2010, through iTunes.

Outside of band commitments, Bjerre has also recorded songs and written scores for films and television. In 2011, Bjerre composed the soundtrack for the movie Skyscraper by Rune Schjøtt. The music was released on the album Songs and Music from the Movie Skyscraper. In 2020 Jonas composed and recorded the music for the TV series Scandinavian Star and released the score as a soundtrack album. In 2021, Bjerre wrote and recorded music for the documentary film President about the 2018 presidential election in Zimbabwe, directed by Camilla Nielsson.

In 2021 Jonas Bjerre announced a new collaboration with musician and producer Tobias Wilner called Tachys. They released their first single When The World Wakes Up in June 2021. The released their eponymous debut album in July 2022. Bjerre has also appeared as a featured vocalist on songs by artists such as Duran Duran, Kimbra, Purity Ring, Blue Foundation, Silo, Molina, Future 3, RAC, Carly Paradis, and Kasper Winding.

Albums With Mew YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsDEN FIN NOR SWE UK JP US 1997A Triumph for Man Released: 1997, 2006 (reissue) Released: 2000, 2007 (reissue) Released: April 2003, 2007 (reissue) Released: 19 September 2005 Label: Evil Office, Sony BMG2443612932— DEN: Platinum 2009No More Stories... Released: 19 August 2009 Label: Evil Office, A:larm Music1224111042130 DEN: Gold 2015+ - Released: 24 April 2015 Released: 28 April 2017 Label: PIAS Recordings18——————"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

With Apparatjik YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUKNORIRLITANEDSWIFRAUS2010We Are Here Released: 1 February 2010 CD/DVD released: 7 June 2010Re-released: 15 June 2010 Label: Meta Merge Un Recordings————————2012Square Peg in a Round Hole Initial Release: 11 November 2011 Physical Release: 19 March 2012 Label: Meta Merge Un Recordings————————2012If You Can, Solve This Jumble (with Lowell) Physical Release: 29 October 2012 Label: Meta Merge Un Recordings————————

With Tachys +YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUKDEN2022Tachys Released: 13 May 2022 ——

As Jonas Bjerre, film and tv composer Source: In My Mind I Am Free Reconstructed Blue Foundation Remix of "Dressed in Black". 2014 Work Silo Vocals on "O" 2014 The Golden Echo (Deluxe Version) Kimbra Vocals on "The Magic Hour" 2015 Paper Gods Duran Duran Vocals and guitar on "Change the Skyline" 2016 Blood Moon Blue Foundation Vocals on "Lost Girl" 2019 Nothing Is Something Carly Paradis Vocals on "The Crushing Weight of History" 2020 Womb Purity Ring Vocals on "Peacefall" 2021 You RAC Vocals on "Feel You" 2021 Cold Molina Vocals and cello on "Cold"