Frustrated musician speaks out: 'No, I am NOT the member of parliament Jacob Harris'

Musician Jakob Harris shares his name with member of parliament Jacob Harris, and he regularly gets calls from people trying to reach the politician. Now he has had enough.

Jakob Harris is a musician in the band Gradiance and is tired of being mistaken for member of parliament Jacob Harris. (Photo: © Olivia Olsen / Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix) 7 minutes ago

Member of parliament Jacob Harris has been in the spotlight in recent weeks.

This has also had consequences for someone completely different. Namely his namesake – though his name is spelled with a K.

He is a musician in the band Gradience, lives in Nørrebro in Copenhagen, and has the same name as the member of parliament.

> "It could be that the call is about my work or my children, so I answer it"

Even though they do not know each other, musician Jakob receives quite a few calls from all sorts of people who mistake him for politician Jacob.

- Since Jacob Harris appeared in the media, journalists have been contacting me because they think I am the member of parliament. I could of course just not answer the phone, but when you are self-employed, you want to be able to pick up, says Jakob Harris.

The calls started in the spring, and now they have picked up again following the recent stories about politician Jacob Harris, who is an independent after being expelled from the Citizens' Party ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/nyvalgt-folketingskandidat-borgernes-parti-smidt-ud-af-partiet ).

- I could see he was back in the spotlight, and then I felt I had to do something.

Jakob Harris felt compelled to post a message on Facebook, hoping it will now come up if more people try to find the politician's phone number.

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The many inquiries have led Jakob Harris to create a Facebook post where he has placed a large, bold cross over a picture of politician Jacob Harris and written that it is not him.

- There are so many journalists and business people who want to get in touch with the member of parliament. Now I have helped them a bit in their research, so they can see from my profile that I am not in Parliament, he says.

You have received about 10-15 calls since the summer. That doesn't sound like much. Can't you just let it go?

- Yes, I could probably do that. But it just makes me not want to answer the phone. It could be that the call is about my work or my children, so I answer it, he says.

We have also been in contact with member of parliament Jacob Harris, who refers to the fact that his phone number is on the Parliament's website. And he also points out the small difference that his name is spelled with a C.

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