Benjamin Hav

Hav was born on 12 June 1985, in Østerbro, Copenhagen. He is the son of Danish lyricist Niels Hav, and his mother worked as a nurse and social worker. He grew up on Willemoesgade in Østerbro. He and his family originally lived in Jebjerg in Salling, but moved to Copenhagen due to his father's work. Hav has two older sisters, born in 1975 and 1972, and a younger sister born in 2001. When Hav turned 20, his mother moved out of the apartment, while he remained there. He later exchanged apartments and moved into his current home in the same building. Hav played soccer as a child, and at the age of 12, he began playing piano, bass, drums, and singing in various youth bands inspired by Nirvana, Deep Purple, and The Cranberries. At the age of 13, he wrote and submitted a rap song to the P3 program Frankies Julespecial, which held a song contest. Hav won the competition and received as a prize the finished production of his song in collaboration with Kenn 'The Killer' Haunstoft from the Danish eurodance group Cargo. Hav has stated that he smoked hash daily between the ages of 14 and 23. == Career ==

Hav worked as an administrative employee at a job center and later as a communications coach at the Danish call center, LN Eurocom, A year later, in 2020, Hav debuted as solo artist with his first two albums, Spice Up Your Life and Dit syge dyr. Hav and his live band Familien kicked off the tour on 26 October 2023, in Greve and finished the tour on 2 December 2023, at Royal Arena after playing 15 venues across the country. That same year, Hav he received the Gaffa Award for Livenavn of the Year 2023, and launched the YouTube channel Benjamin's World, where he posts weekly videos featuring people and experiences that pique his curiosity. Hav's fourth studio album Jeg vil bare gerne være et godt menneske, men det er ikke let was released on 31 January 2025, after he announced the album in an interview with Danish men's magazine Euroman. In August 2025, TV 2 announced that Hav would be a new judge on the upcoming season of the Danish version of the entertainment program X Factor. Hav took over from Simon Kvamm and became a judge alongside Thomas Blachman and Drew Sycamore. Hav was the winning mentor when his final contestant Hugo A won the competition. == Personal life ==

Hav is married to Mille Kortland Hav. The couple has two daughters, as well as a bonus daughter from his wife's previous relationship. == Discography ==

Studio albums Singles == References ==