Mikkel Trempenau (born 14 January 1961), better known as Mike Tramp, is a Danish singer best known for his work with the glam metal band White Lion.

[2] Mabel released five studio albums and were very popular in Denmark and Spain, with Mike receiving "teen idol" status.

The album featured former Freak of Nature bandmates, guitarist Kenny Korade and bass player Jerry Best.

In 2003, Tramp followed-up with his third album, More to Life Than This, which he once again produced himself but relied on producer/engineer Flemming Rasmussen (Metallica) to engineer and mix the sessions in his very own Sweet Silence Studios.

The band played and re-recorded White Lion songs touring and releasing the album Last Roar which featured new re-recorded versions of White Lion classic tracks and a boxset titled "The Bootleg Series" in 2004, followed by a double-live CD entitled Rocking the USA in 2005.

In 2006 Tramp's White Lion toured Europe in November and December with British band Crimes of Passion.

In 2007 a White Lion compilation The Definitive Rock Collection was released and the band was set for a summer tour with Poison and Ratt only to be dropped by the tour promoter after ex-White Lion guitarist Vito Bratta threatened to take legal action over the band name.

[16] Following the release of Return of the Pride, Tramp faced a tumultuous time of professional indecision as he tried to decide between continuing his solo career or pouring his energy into White Lion.

[19] In April 2011, Tramp released the solo album Stand Your Ground featuring the singles "Distance"[20] and "Hymn to Ronnie", a tribute song to former Heaven & Hell and Black Sabbath vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who died on 16 May 2010 after a six-month-long battle with stomach cancer.

The result, Cobblestone Street, was released on 8 April 2013 on Target Records following a successful acoustic tour of Europe in autumn 2012.

To support Cobblestone Street, Mike toured Europe, including France, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Turkey and the UK.

[30] In June 2014, Tramp released the single "Trust in Yourself" featuring a music video directed by his son Dylan.

Tramp delivered outstanding performances with special themes and different set list every night to a dedicated crowd.

[33] On 22 August 2014, Mike Tramp started his extensive European tour playing shows in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK.

He also stated that the material would be classic rock, more akin to his 1997 debut Capricorn, without the acoustic elements that featured in his recent output.

Tramp stated: "Each previous album gave me the freedom to follow the songs wherever they wanted to go, and with 'Nomad' my vision was clear as a bell, once again I just had to be who I am.

"Stay" was released with a video that shows Tramp in total isolation, living the life of a forest worker in the Scandinavian woods.

[46] In January 2017, Tramp launched a music video for the single "Coming Home", a track from his album Maybe Tomorrow.

[49] Mike and his band of brothers, including Soren Andersen, Claus Langeskov and Kenny Andy, began a tour in March 2017 after three sold-out concerts in Roskilde and Copenhagen for the release of Maybe Tomorrow, also playing to French, Italian and Irish audiences.

[51] In February 2018 Tramp provided lead vocals to a friend's project based in Indonesia for the single "One More Chance" which also features a music video.

[54] On 8 January 2019, Mike Tramp announced that his new solo album titled Stray From The Flock would be released on 1 March.

[55] Tramp's record company Target Records made the following statement: With 100+ shows planned in 2019 to support the new album – starting off in the US in February and March with 22 shows – and a first single, titled "Dead End Ride", ready to drop on 25 January (together with a top-notch video), this will be another great year for Mike Tramp.

[60] In 2020 Mike Tramp celebrated 25 years as a solo artist with the release of the ultimate best-of album: "Trampthology" on 18 December 2020.

[61] In February 2021, Tramp released a brand new single, "Everything Is Alright", as his entry into the Eurovision Song Contest representing Denmark.

The album features music videos for the three singles released: "Min By", "For Første Gang For Altid" and "Vejkort".

[65][66] In October Tramp announced he would be touring Europe and the US in 2023 and released another single, "What You Got Left", featuring a video directed by his son.

As the title implies, the new album sees Tramp re-imagining select cuts from White Lion's catalog.

[68] Mike Tramp announced a USA tour from May to June with guitarist Marcus Nand who is also the guitar player on ‘Songs of White Lion’.

In August 2024, Songs of White Lion Volume 2 was released, featuring Tramp re-imagining ten more select cuts from White Lion's catalog[73] Volume 2 includes the new single and music video for the re recorded "Lights and Thunder"[74] and the reworked "Lonely Nights",[75] "Out With the Boys",[76] "The Road to Valhalla"[77] and "Till Death Do Us Part"[78] were also released as singles featuring visualizer music videos.

Tramp will embark on an extended tour supporting Songs of White Lion Volume 2 starting in mid-August 2024 with European and US dates, [79] followed by Australia in 2025.