Laura Illeborg

Career Illeborg grew up on Nørrebro, Copenhagen, with her mother and younger brother. She began her music career in the group Sold Out, which included her brother and . Illeborg made her solo debut with her first studio album in 1996, which was received positively by Danish music critics. She saw commercial success with the release of her album in 2002, with the title song from the album used in several Danish-language films including Shake It All About.

Next followed in 2007, before a number of group projects put Illeborg's solo releases on hold. She resumed them in 2018 accompanied by Niels Dahl and Knud Møller on the album and in 2020. That was followed in 2022 by , which now included Rune Funch on guitar and Jesper Elnegaard on drums. The albums spawned three nationwide tours from 2019 to 2022. Later, she teamed up with her longtime friend and singer in the project Illeborg & Nussbaum, which resulted in a self-titled album from 2012 and from 2016.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Illeborg released the EP , under the stage name Velur alongside Peter Hegård. In her last years, she played concerts in the company of Bagkataloget, a newly started project, where she, together with radio host and debater Torben Steno, reworked songs from both musicians' discographies in a live format. Her final album, , was released posthumously in March2025. The album was released in collaboration with Frans Bak.

Personal life and death Illeborg became a nurse in 2006 and began working at Rigshospitalet. She was married to her husband. The couple lived in Copenhagen and had three children.

On 28September 2024, Illeborg performed at a concert in Tisvilde alongside Niels Dahl. During the show, Illeborg suffered a fall, resulting in a brain hemorrhage. She died on 1October, announced on Facebook by her husband the following day. (1996) (1998) (2002) (2004) (2007) (2012) (2016) (2018) (2020) (2022) (2024) (2025)