Dansbandskampen
Dansbandskampen is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, five bands participated each week. Each week consisted of one moment where the bands were free to perform a pop or rock song, followed up by the second moment, ''Dansbandsklassikern'' ("The dansband classic"), where a famous dansband song was performed, chosen by drawing. The finalist bands are given an own, new own-produced song, followed up by the two remaining bands performing their own version of a song. There are discussions of spreading the concept outside Sweden, with a disco/folk music version in Poland and a country music version in the United States. Seasons Season 1 *Dansbandskampen 2008, 2008, Larz-Kristerz winners with Scotts (band), Scotts as runner-up. Season 2 *Dansbandskampen 2009, 2009, The Playtones winners with Titan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dansbandskampen 2009
Dansbandskampen is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, five bands participated each week. Each week consisted of one moment where the bands were free to perform a pop or rock song, followed up by the second moment, ''Dansbandsklassikern'' ("The dansband classic"), where a famous dansband song was performed, chosen by drawing. The finalist bands are given an own, new own-produced song, followed up by the two remaining bands performing their own version of a song. There are discussions of spreading the concept outside Sweden, with a disco/folk music version in Poland and a country music version in the United States. Seasons Season 1 *2008, Larz-Kristerz winners with Scotts as runner-up. Season 2 *2009, The Playtones winners with Titanix as runner-up. Season 3 *2010, Elisa's winners before ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dansbandskampen 2008
Dansbandskampen is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, five bands participated each week. Each week consisted of one moment where the bands were free to perform a pop or rock song, followed up by the second moment, ''Dansbandsklassikern'' ("The dansband classic"), where a famous dansband song was performed, chosen by drawing. The finalist bands are given an own, new own-produced song, followed up by the two remaining bands performing their own version of a song. There are discussions of spreading the concept outside Sweden, with a disco/folk music version in Poland and a country music version in the United States. Seasons Season 1 *2008, Larz-Kristerz winners with Scotts as runner-up. Season 2 *2009, The Playtones winners with Titanix as runner-up. Season 3 *2010, Elisa's winners before ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dansbandskampen 2010
Dansbandskampen is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, five bands participated each week. Each week consisted of one moment where the bands were free to perform a pop or rock song, followed up by the second moment, ''Dansbandsklassikern'' ("The dansband classic"), where a famous dansband song was performed, chosen by drawing. The finalist bands are given an own, new own-produced song, followed up by the two remaining bands performing their own version of a song. There are discussions of spreading the concept outside Sweden, with a disco/folk music version in Poland and a country music version in the United States. Seasons Season 1 *2008, Larz-Kristerz winners with Scotts as runner-up. Season 2 *2009, The Playtones winners with Titanix as runner-up. Season 3 *2010, Elisa's winners before ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peter Settman
Peter Settman (born 24 February 1969) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, comedian, television presenter, screenwriter, and television producer. Settman is known for his appearances on the comedy shows ''Byhåla'' (featuring the characters Ronny and Ragge), ''Så ska det låta'' and ''Dansbandskampen''. Early life Settman was raised by his mother in Sätra. He is an only child born to parents Gunnar Törnstrand and Marianne Settman, both of whom never married each other. His father died of cancer when he was fourteen years old. Education and career Settman started acting in Skärholmen at the age of ten and studied at Södra Latin along with eventual Ronny and Ragge actors Fredde Granberg and Gila Bergqvist. At age 21 he acted in skits in the youth television show ''Kosmopol'' on local television in Växjö. In 1989 Settman started his production company Baluba, which he still owns and runs today. Ronny och Ragge was one of Settman's most prominent shows. Settman played Ronny to Granber ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Playtones
The Playtones is a Sweden, Swedish 1950s rock n roll band formed in 2008 in Kallinge. Their music is influenced by rockabilly. It was called Boppin' Steve & The Playtones before 2008. The Playtones won the dansband competition Dansbandskampen in Dansbandskampen 2009, 2009. 2011 the band appeared in Melodifestivalen 2011, Melodifestivalen, the Swedish preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Members *Stefan Jonasson – vocals, piano *Johan Svensson – drums *Mattias Schertell – double bass, electric bass *Jonas Holmberg - guitar Discography Albums ;As Boppin' Steve & The Playtones ;As The Playtones ;Others *''Rock'n'Roll Christmas Party'' Singles References [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Titanix
Titanix is a dansband, established in 1979 in Valdemarsvik, Sweden. The band appeared at the finals of the Swedish dansband championships in 1997 and 2001, before finishing up at the second place during Dansbandskampen 2009. During their 2009 Dansbandskampen appearance, it was mentioned that the band was not named after the boat RMS Titanic that sank in 1912, but rather an ice hockey stick. Members * Maria Rolf (vocals) * Stefan Rolf (guitar, vocals) * Jerry Rolf (keyboard, vocals) * Magnus Löfving (drums, vocals) * Henry Kieksi (bass, vocals) * Alyssa Kockauski (drums, synthesizer) Discography Albums * ''Livs levande'' - 1996 * ''Hela världen'' - 2006 * ''Drömmar får liv'' - 2010 * ''Mitt i ett andetag ''Mitt i ett andetag'' is a 2011 studio album by Titanix. Track listing # Nu är det lördag igen ("Another Saturday Night") (Sam Cooke/ Hans Sidén) #Night by the Lake ( Daniel Nilsson/Henrik Szabo/Christina Schilling /Camilla Gottschalck/Jonas ...'' - 2011 * ''Genom nat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elisa's
Elisa's is a Sweden, Swedish dansband from the Västra Götaland County, Skaraborg, Sweden established in 2009. The band is named after its lead singer Elisa Lindström. The band won the 2010 ''Dansbandskampen'' competition. The band was launched by young artists in Musikgymnasiet i Skövde (the Music College in Skövde). During late 2010, the band's fame spread in Sweden. Their first single, "Hey Go So Long", was recorded in February 2010. In 2011 the band went to the top of the Swedish Albums Chart with their debut studio album ''Det här är bara början'' (in Swedish) Members Elisa's is made up of: *Elisa Lindström – lead vocals, trumpet *Markus Frykén – guitar *Petter Ferneman – ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dansband Music
(; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock. The main influence for rock-oriented bands is the rock music of the 1950s and 1960s. The terms ' and ' were coined around 1970, when Swedish popular music developed a signature style. The genre developed primarily in Sweden, but has spread to neighbouring countries Norway, Denmark and the Swedish-speaking regions of Finland. When the music came to Norway it was first called "" (from the Swedish radio music chart Svensktoppen, which was a major arena for dansband music before its rules changed in January 2003). A dansband often travels by bus, performing several times every week year-round, outdoors in the summertime and indoors in the wintertime. Performances are also often held on cruise shi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Larz-Kristerz
Larz-Kristerz is a Swedish dansband founded in Älvdalen, Sweden in 2001, and winner of the 2008 edition of Dansbandskampen. ''Hem till dig'' stopped U2's ''No Line On the Horizon ''No Line on the Horizon'' is the twelfth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Steve Lillywhite, and was released on 27 February 2009. It was the band's first record since ''How to Dismantle an A ...'' from reaching number 1, the only country where the album did not reach this position. Members *Stefan Nykvist *Peter Larsson *Kent Lindén *Trond Korsmoe *Morgan Korsmoe *Mikael Eriksson *Torbjörn Eriksson Discography Albums Singles References External links Larz-Kristerz official homepage(Swedish) Musical groups established in 2001 Dansbands 2001 establishments in Sweden Swedish-language singers {{Sweden-band-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scotts (band)
Scotts is a modern dansband from Lidköping, Sweden. Established in 1992, Scotts competed at Dansbandskampen 2008, finishing up second behind Larz-Kristerz, starting to aim at their ambition becoming a full-time band. The band also competed at Melodifestivalen 2009, with the song "Jag tror på oss "Jag tror på oss" is a song written by Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Martin Hedström and Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and performed by the Swedish band Scotts at Melodifestivalen 2009. Through the semifinal in Gothenburg on 7 February 2009, the song wen ...". AllMusic Members *Henrik Strömberg - Vocal, guitar *Roberto Mårdstam - bass *Claes Linder - keyboard *Per-Erik "Lillen" Tagesson - drumsDiscography Albums ;Others *2009: ''[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christine Meltzer
Marie Christine Meltzer Lind (born 4 December 1974 in Viksjö) is a Swedish television hostess, actress and comedian. She rose to fame as an impersonator on the TV4 comedy show Hey Baberiba. She has also hosted the Swedish version of ''Popstars'' and hosted the 2010 Melodifestivalen with Måns Zelmerlöw and Dolph Lundgren. Since 2010, she has taken over as main host of ''Dansbandskampen'', she has been named "Sweden's funniest woman". Career Meltzer's television career began in 1997 when she hosted ''Lattjo Lajban'' with David Hellenius. In 2001 Meltzer hosted the dating show ''När och fjärran'' and the following year she presented the Swedish version of Popstars for Kanal 5. In 2004 ''Dagens Nyheter'' called Meltzer "something rare in Swedish scenes: a young girl that both can and dare let stylish clip blanket and be asrolig". In 2005 Meltzer's big break came when she was one of three comedians to star in the comedy show Hey Baberiba. She did impressions for many well kno ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CC & Lee
CC & Lee is a band from Sweden, established in 2003. Their major breakthrough was Dansbandskampen 2008. In November 2011, it was announced that the band would no longer appear as a dansband (; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by .... Members *Cecilia "CC" Furlong - Vocals *Lena "Lee" Ström - Vocals *Robert Furlong - Guitar *Henrik Ström - Piano *Roger Holmberg - Bass *Daniel Uhlas - Drums Discography Studio albums * 2009: Gåva till dig Singles * 2009: Himlen kan vänta * 2009: Leende guldbruna ögon * 2009: Leende guldbruna ögon (Perra remix) * 2009: Kan du se genom tårarna * 2010: Honey References External links Official websiteCC & Lee at FacebookCC & Lee at Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:CC and Lee 2003 establishments in Sweden Dansbands Musical groups esta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |