Lucas Secon

Lucas Secon
Lucas Secon
	Lucas Secon by Thomas Christensen
Born	Lucas Secon; Copenhagen, Denmark
Other names	Lucas (as singer/rapper)
Occupation	Musician; DJ; singer; songwriter; rapper; record producer; recording/mixing engineer; programmer;
Relatives	Paul Secon (father); Berta Moltke (mother)
	Musical career
Genres	Electronic; soul; R&B; pop; hip hop;
Instruments	Keyboards; vocals; turntables; synthesizer; drums[1];
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Big Beat; Uptown; WEA; Mercury; Polydor;
Website	LucasSecon.com

Lucas Secon, (born November 3, 1970) also known by the stage name Lucas, is a record producer, songwriter and rapper. He has written and produced for artists including the Pussycat Dolls, Alesso, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Toni Braxton and Mos Def.[1][2][3] Secon has won a BMI Award[4] and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards[5][6] and an MTV Award.[7]

Early life

Secon is the son of Berta (née Moltke) and Paul Secon.[8] His mother is a painter from Denmark and served as the former head of the Danish Academy of Arts;[9] while his father - who was of Jewish descent[8] - was a musician, songwriter, music critic, Billboard reporter, and businessman who co-founded the retailer Pottery Barn. Paul Secon's songs were performed by Nat King Cole, the Ink Spots, Rosemary Clooney,[10] and the Mills Brothers, who recorded Secon's composition "You Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry)".[11]

Signed to Uptown Records by Andre Harrell, Secon debuted in 1990 with the album To Rap My World Around You.[12]

In 1993, he signed with Atlantic Records' East Coast hip hop and dance music record label, Big Beat, and released his 1994 album, the jazz-influenced Lucacentric. It also spawned the single "Lucas with the Lid Off", which peaked at #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] and became his only Top 40 hit as a solo artist. The music video for the single, directed by Michel Gondry, received a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards and a MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Male Video[7] in 1995.

Following the release of Lucacentric, Secon moved into music production and songwriting.

Lucas Secon has been nominated for Grammy and MTV awards, and in 2010 won a BMI London Award in Pop Music for The Pussycat Dolls I Hate This Part.

Grammy nomination in Best Music Video for Lucas With The Lid Off[5][6]
Grammy nomination in Best Dance/Electronica album for "Wonderland" by Steve Aoki
MTV nomination for Best Male Video for Lucas With The Lid Off[7]
BMI airplay award for The Pussycat Dolls I Hate This Part[4]

Secon's son, Fabian, is also a recording artist[14]

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