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{{Infobox album
| name = Heer from Denmark
| type = studio
| artist = [[Anita Lerche]]
| cover =Heer from Denmark.jpg|border=yes
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| released = {{start date|df=yes|2006|11|21}}<ref name="ti"/><ref name="a"/>
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| genre = Classical, [[Folk music of Punjab|Punjabi folk]], [[Bhangra (popular music)|Bhangra]]
| length = {{Duration
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| label = [[Goyal Music]]<ref name="a"/> ([[Bathinda]])
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'''''Heer from Denmark''''' is the first [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] solo album by [[Anita Lerche]], a singer-songwriter from [[Denmark]].<ref name="ti"/><ref name="ie"/>

Throughout this album, the singer pays tribute to the rich [[Punjabi culture]]. The album is a mixture of traditional Punjabi folk, [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]] (Punjabi pop), and [[Western culture#Music|Western music]].<ref name="ti"/><ref name="sbh"/>

Lerche has been sung in 16 different languages of the world till now.<ref name="ti"/><ref name="ie"/>

== Track listing ==

The album has nine tracks. One of them is the legendary Punjabi folk song "Heer" written by [[Waris Shah]],<ref name="ti"/> sung using the traditional folk tune. The album also includes an English song "Goddess" written and composed by Lerche herself.

{{Track listing
|headline = ''Heer from Denmark'' track listing
|extra_column =
|total_length = 44:00
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|title1 = Gori
|note1 =
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|length1 = 4:12
|title2 = Mallomalli
|lyrics2 =
|extra2 =
|length2 = 3:57
|title3 = Koka
|lyrics3 =
|extra3 =
|length3 = 4:39
|title4 = Nacha Lai
|lyrics4 =
|length4 = 4:05
|title5 = Passport
|note5 = Duet with G.P. Bali
|lyrics5 = Chann Gurayan Wala
|length5 = 4:32
|title6 = Mela
|lyrics6 =
|length6 = 4:48
|title7 = Heer
|note7 = Traditional composition
|lyrics7 = [[Waris Shah]]
|length7 = 6:30
|title8 = Classic remix
|lyrics8 = Mix
|length8 = 4:42
|title9 = Goddess
|lyrics9 = Anita Lerche
|music9 = Anita Lerche
|length9 = 4:36}}

The tracks ''Passport'' and ''Gori'' were played on the [[BBC Asian Network]] on 27 June 2010 in a programme co-hosted by Lerche herself.<ref name="bbc"/>

== References ==

<references>

<ref name="ti">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061122/jplus1.htm | title=Heer from Denmark | date=22 November 2006 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=30 July 2012 | location=[[Chandigarh]]}}</ref><ref name="ie">{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/desi-girl/702027/2 | title=DESI GIRL | date=25 October 2010 | agency=[[The Indian Express]] | accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="sbh">{{cite web | url=http://simplybhangra.com/news/bhangra-news/605-heer-from-denmark | title=Heer from Denmark | publisher=SimplyBhangra | accessdate=24 November 2011 | year=2006}}</ref>
<ref name="a">{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heer-From-Denmark/dp/B003M10ZO0 | title=Heer From Denmark | accessdate=24 November 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="bbc">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00swzw1 | title=Weekend Punjabi | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=27 June 2010 | access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref>

</references>

==External links==
* [http://anitalerche.com Anita Lerche Official website]

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