Ronnie Atkins

Ronnie Atkins
Ronnie Atkins
	Atkins performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Paul Christensen
Born	16 November 1964 (age 59)
Genres	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Labels	Frontiers
Member of	Pretty Maids; Nordic Union; Avantasia;

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.

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

^ Johansson, Susanne (21 February 2021). "Forsanger fra Pretty Maids ramt af kræft: 'Det rev gulvtæppet fuldstændig væk under mig'" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Rud, Keld (12 March 2021). "Soloskud fra østjysk hardrockveteran" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Landini, Federico. "RONNIE ATKINS: previsto per marzo il nuovo album solista, ecco il brano Unsung Heroes". Metallized.it (in Italian). Metallized. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/pretty-maids-singer-ronnie-atkins-lung-cancer-is-back-now-in-stage-4/ PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Lung Cancer Is Back, Now in Stage 4

PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS On His Stage Four Cancer Battle: 'I'm Pretty Much Living Day By Day'

[1] Johansson, Susanne (21 February 2021). "Forsanger fra Pretty Maids ramt af kræft: 'Det rev gulvtæppet fuldstændig væk under mig'" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[2] Rud, Keld (12 March 2021). "Soloskud fra østjysk hardrockveteran" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[3] Landini, Federico. "RONNIE ATKINS: previsto per marzo il nuovo album solista, ecco il brano Unsung Heroes". Metallized.it (in Italian). Metallized. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[4] ttps://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/pretty-maids-singer-ronnie-atkins-lung-cancer-is-back-now-in-stage-4/ PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Lung Cancer Is Back, Now in Stage 4

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