Best known as a guest singer on huge cowrite-hits, Danish star Mø’s own songs approach pop from the leftfield
At some point in the past decade, a young Danish creative stuck two of her initials together to create a moniker that, in Danish, doubles as the word “maiden” or “virgin”. In time – and it would take a couple of incarnations – Mø would become widely mispronounced.
As with Björk, English speakers – including ticket touts for tonight’s gig – see an “ø” and say “oh”. And so 29-year-old Karin Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen – bouncing around in athleisure, a tracksuit top wrapped around her waist – is now widely known as “Moe”, rather than “Murr”. Online, her byline is MOMOMOYOUTH, further muddying the waters. Moreover, there are two distinct halves to Andersen’s career – the hugely listened-to featured artist, and the lesser-known, faintly leftfield pop auteur. It is an imbalance which 2018 is supposed to redress, if all goes to plan.
Mø was not just the bought-in token female singing the hook of Lean On. She was one of its writers
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