Mermaid Records

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>In 2004, several key figures from <a href="/facts/EMI/MxDTCNeq">EMI</a>-Medley left the label and started <a href="/facts/Copenhagen_Records/7pCx5ly3">Copenhagen Records</a> to give artists more <a href="/facts/Artistic_freedom/zv5dwKE7">artistic freedom</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Among them were Christensen and Foss, who started Mermaid Records in 2005, but remained with Copenhagen Records until 2008. Since 2008, the label is largely owned by <a href="/facts/Sony_Music_Entertainment/G2expBwI">Sony Music Entertainment</a> Denmark<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> to create more space for Danish music.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> The first album released after Sony became the main shareholder was <a href="/facts/Tim_Christensen/koIMyTRB">Tim Christensen</a>'s third solo album, <i><a href="/facts/Superior_(album)/bAcq3teW">Superior</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>
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<h2 id="artists">Artists</h2>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Big_Fat_Snake/E4wM6ySg">Big Fat Snake</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bikstok_R%C3%B8gsystem/fwN2JlMv">Bikstok Røgsystem</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/D-A-D/UJ1VDR6r">D-A-D</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Niels_Brinck/07qIyHgh">Brinck</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Clemens_(entertainer)/1pVaBMBX">Clemens</a></li>
<li>Diamonds For Eyes</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Electric_Lady_Lab/jESuKBGE">Electric Lady Lab</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Rasmus_N%C3%B8hr/P3hDqerX">Rasmus Nøhr</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sanne_Salomonsen/g5xV54fQ">Sanne Salomonsen</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hannah_Schneider/hjpd6C8j">Hannah Schneider</a></li>
<li>Sko/Torp</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Tim_Christensen/koIMyTRB">Tim Christensen</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Turboweekend/8EH7fHNs">Turboweekend</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_record_labels/LToREUpU">List of record labels</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.sonymusic.dk/label/mermaid-records/">Mermaid Records on the Sony Music Denmark website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mermaidrecordsdk">Mermaid Records on MySpace</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Rustrup, S. (2008, November 27). Sony Music køber sig ind i Mermaid Records (Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). GAFFA. (in Danish) <a href="http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30004" target="_blank">http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30004</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S. (2011). Mermaid Records Archived 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2011. (in Danish) <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" target="_blank">/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Svidt, O. R. (2003, December 17). EMI-Medley står over for sprængning (EMI-Medley about to blow up). GAFFA. (in Danish) <a href="http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/3551" target="_blank">http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/3551</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Rustrup, S. (2008, November 27). Sony Music køber sig ind i Mermaid Records (Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). GAFFA. (in Danish) <a href="http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30004" target="_blank">http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30004</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S. (2011). Mermaid Records Archived 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2011. (in Danish) <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" target="_blank">/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S. (2011). Mermaid Records Archived 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2011. (in Danish) <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" target="_blank">/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Mermaid Records