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and local Danish bands. In 2003 Dúné recorded their first demo CD entitled "Let's Jump". The demo achieved critical acclaim in Danish underground magazines foreseeing a bright future for the very young gang. The band also started building a solid live reputation playing more and more gigs in and
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was released on 4 February 2013 and debuted at #3 on the official Danish Album Chart. It was mostly well received by the Danish critics with an overweight of 5/6 star reviews. The biggest Danish music magazine
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their third album while having to deal with three shattering events. First the sole female member and keyboarder Cecilie Dyrberg decided to leave the band to focus on her own music and to
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