Musician asks callers to stop mistaking him for MP Jacob Harris

Musician Jakob Harris says he is tired of being mistaken for Danish MP Jacob Harris and regularly receiving calls from people trying to reach the politician, DR reports.

The two men share a surname but spell their first names differently: Jakob uses a K, while the MP uses a C. The musician, who plays in the band Gradience and lives in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro district, says journalists have contacted him since the politician began attracting media attention.

The calls began in the spring and have picked up again following recent stories about the MP. Jacob Harris has been in the headlines for meeting Russia’s ambassador and for remaining seated when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy entered the Danish parliament. He is now an independent MP after being expelled from Borgernes Parti.

Jakob Harris has received around 10 to 15 calls since the summer. He said he cannot simply ignore calls because they may concern his work or his children, and that the mix-ups have made him less willing to answer the phone.

He recently posted on Facebook with a large cross over a picture of the MP, explaining that he is not a member of parliament. He hopes the post will help journalists and others searching for the politician’s phone number identify the difference.

The MP told DR that his phone number is listed on the Danish parliament’s website and pointed out that his first name is spelled with a C.