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The name \"Carpark North\" was created from the electro and rock genres: \"Carpark\" stands for car parks, edges, roughness, metal - the rock part, and \"North\" stands for northern lights, stars ethereal electronics. \nIn an interview with MTV, Lau Højen explained that the name was chosen, because when they started the band they misinterpreted the meaning of Carpark as Graveyard. They only discovered the error a few months later and decided not to change the name anymore. \n History\nThe foundation for Carpark North was laid at Mellerup Efterskole, where Søren Balsner and Lau Højen met and formed a band. This band played in the national championship in rock in 1997. \nSøren and Lau split up after Mellerup, and Lau started his education at high school - Aarhus Katedralskole. Here he joined a band - \"Spacekraft\" and met Morten Thorhauge a young drummer from Søften. After a couple of months Lau and Morten formed their own band, and contacted Søren. \nThe first notes by Carpark North were played on a hot summer day in July 1999 in the MGK-facilities in Aarhus, Denmark. \nIn January 2010, the band announced that they had been signed internationally by Sony Music. \n Awards\nDanish Music Awards (2006) - Video of the Year (\"Human\"), directed by Martin de Thura, \nRobert (2004) - Best Film Score (\"Transparent \u0026amp; Glasslike\"), \nZulu Award (2003) - New Comer of the Year, \nP3 Guld (2003) - Hit of the Year (\"Transparent \u0026amp; Glasslike\"), \nGaffa Prisen (2003) - New Comer of the Year, \nP3 Prisen (2001) - New Comer MP3 Prisen, \n Appearances in media\nTV show Alias (2005) - with the song \"Homeland\" from Carpark North., \nVideo game FIFA 08 (2007) - with the song \"Human\" from All Things to All People., \nFilm Midsommer (2003) - Carpark North's debut Carpark North was chosen to be the official soundtrack for the film., \nFilm Nordkraft (2005)\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Carpark+North","playStationPath":"/stations/276275738/play","stationId":276275738,"bioPath":"/music/Carpark+North/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Anberlin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/148/148afa57b2daad7182d74b08a2077c67_md.jpg","artistName":"Anberlin","artistId":2093,"station_id":113271373},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Classic+Crime","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/493/4938b890c1d4fd6abeebc1fd4b4e395c_md.jpg","artistName":"The Classic Crime","artistId":11814,"station_id":113301183},{"musicPath":"/music/Mona","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a1f/a1fd6979964e0517a5c1ce3348160137_md.jpg","artistName":"Mona","artistId":99475,"station_id":277889667},{"musicPath":"/music/Apartment","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/20d/20dd1470ba78d1cd7a699100b7928da8_md.jpg","artistName":"Apartment","artistId":110369,"station_id":282359672},{"musicPath":"/music/Bloc+Party","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d3d/d3d6e487aa2ec8dac537ad02452f3b7c_md.jpg","artistName":"Bloc Party","artistId":182,"station_id":113267999},{"musicPath":"/music/British+Sea+Power","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/702/702c8ea1c64c3872e3b3fb012a8aec23_md.jpg","artistName":"British Sea Power","artistId":2123,"station_id":113419515},{"musicPath":"/music/Nightmare+of+You","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/929/9292bc8b12715422b06ac6c0d2ff1bf3_md.jpg","artistName":"Nightmare of You","artistId":100686,"station_id":280763184},{"musicPath":"/music/Mando+Diao","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c89/c89c87745ed00e163276c6a2801f7618_md.jpg","artistName":"Mando Diao","artistId":2620,"station_id":113402894},{"musicPath":"/music/Biffy+Clyro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7dd/7ddc2d78ae31c82935186aaf63a0ec81_md.jpg","artistName":"Biffy Clyro","artistId":10829,"station_id":113270679},{"musicPath":"/music/Civil+Twilight","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7bc/7bcb1bd6a9c2a319e1306ffd7ac7c7c4_md.jpg","artistName":"Civil Twilight","artistId":55228,"station_id":259274849},{"musicPath":"/music/Louis+XIV","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e8b/e8b5936d46e39f25b9446c8769e03f9c_md.jpg","artistName":"Louis XIV","artistId":10942,"station_id":113562110},{"musicPath":"/music/Morning+Runner","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cf0/cf05b255f9db732bd4583a782978000c_md.jpg","artistName":"Morning Runner","artistId":112594,"station_id":282284307},{"musicPath":"/music/Shout+Out+Louds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0d4/0d4aab97b0466e2712fa289d92cad084_md.jpg","artistName":"Shout Out Louds","artistId":673,"station_id":113507600},{"musicPath":"/music/Efterklang","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ef1/ef11be435071bebc5ce97ae0113937ad_md.jpg","artistName":"Efterklang","artistId":12953,"station_id":114568260},{"musicPath":"/music/Blue+October","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bfc/bfca15f220ec769a247c1fc7a06efba1_md.jpg","artistName":"Blue October","artistId":9745,"station_id":113277217},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Bravery","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/359/359a20d3d9278493bb818dd5061ad8de_md.jpg","artistName":"The Bravery","artistId":2294,"station_id":113284295},{"musicPath":"/music/Razorlight","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/251/251cfb8797f49c0ac87c4d4c0e2cc8a3_md.jpg","artistName":"Razorlight","artistId":1434,"station_id":113323487},{"musicPath":"/music/Infadels","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/38c/38cd462932d0654486b287e6c430bc70_md.jpg","artistName":"Infadels","artistId":110734,"station_id":282142235}]}