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Ronnie Atkins

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Ronnie Atkins
Atkins performing in 2014
Background information
Birth namePaul Christensen
Born (1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 59)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
LabelsFrontiers
Member of

Ronnie Atkins (born Paul Christensen on 16 November 1964) is a Danish singer, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist and primary songwriter for heavy metal band Pretty Maids.[1] Atkins co-founded Pretty Maids in Horsens, Denmark in 1981 with guitarist Ken Hammer. Pretty Maids has released sixteen studio albums, four live albums and four extended plays.

He released his first solo album, One Shot, in 2021,[2] followed by his sophomore album, Make It Count, in 2022.[3]

Discography

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Studio albums
Extended plays
  • 4 More Shots (2021)
  • Symphomaniac (2022)
Nordic Union
  • Nordic Union (2016)
  • Second Coming (2018)
  • Animalistic (2022)
Avantasia

Health

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Atkins was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019 and underwent at least 33 radiation and four chemotherapy treatments before being declared cancer-free. The lung cancer returned in 2021 in stage 4.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Johansson, Susanne (21 February 2021). "Forsanger fra Pretty Maids ramt af kræft: 'Det rev gulvtæppet fuldstændig væk under mig'" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ Rud, Keld (12 March 2021). "Soloskud fra østjysk hardrockveteran" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ Landini, Federico. "RONNIE ATKINS: previsto per marzo il nuovo album solista, ecco il brano Unsung Heroes". Metallized.it (in Italian). Metallized. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/pretty-maids-singer-ronnie-atkins-lung-cancer-is-back-now-in-stage-4/ PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Lung Cancer Is Back, Now in Stage 4

PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS On His Stage Four Cancer Battle: 'I'm Pretty Much Living Day By Day'