Jørn Pedersen is educated at the Opera Academy in Copenhagen. He made his debut in 1993 as Rigoletto and has since, among other important parts, been singing Don Giovanni, Nick Shadow, Falstaff, Onegin, Tonio in Pagliacci, Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana, Valentin Faust og Dr. Bartholo i the Barber. In 2012 JP celebrated his jubilee as Figaro in The Wedding of Figaro and as Scarpia in Tosca.