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.
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Birth name | Paul Christensen |
Born | 16 November 1964 |
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Labels | Frontiers |
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He released his first solo album, One Shot, in 2021,[2] followed by his sophomore album, Make It Count, in 2022.[3]
Discography
- Studio albums
- One Shot (2021)
- Make It Count (2022)
- Trinity (2023)
- Extended plays
- 4 More Shots (2021)
- Symphomaniac (2022)
- Nordic Union
- Nordic Union (2016)
- Second Coming (2018)
- Animalistic (2022)
- Avantasia
- The Mystery of Time (2013), guest on Invoke The Machine
- Ghostlights (2016), guest on Let the Storm Descend Upon You, Unchain the Light and Wake up to the Moon
- Moonglow (2019), guest on Book of Shallows, Starlight and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022), guest on Paper Plane
Health
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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