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Savoy (Norwegian Band)
Savoy are a Norwegian-American rock trio consisting of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (famous from Norwegian band a-ha) (vocals/guitars/bass/keyboards), his wife Lauren Savoy (vocals/guitars) and Frode Unneland (drums/percussion/backing vocals). The band was formed in 1994 and has released 6 studio albums to date. Biography Savoy, unlike Waaktaar-Savoy's other band A-ha, has a more down-to-earth indie rock approach to their music. All songs are composed by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Lauren Savoy. Lauren herself is known as a film maker, and Frode Unneland is one of Norway's best drummers known from the Bergen music scene as drummer with Chocolate Overdose and Popium. He has also drummed for Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche. Savoy have achieved great critical success in Norway. They have been nominated for 3 Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spellemannprisen) and won two of them, in 2000 and 2002. Their most known hits include "Velvet" (also covered by A-ha), "Rain", "Star", "Grind You Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-ha
A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band rose to fame during the mid-1980s. A-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album '' Hunting High and Low'' in 1985. The album peaked at number one in their native Norway, number two in the UK, and number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' album chart; yielded two international number-one singles: " Take On Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."; and earned the band a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist. In the UK, ''Hunting High and Low'' continued its chart success into the following year, becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1986. The band released studio albums in 1986, 1988, and 1990, with single hits including " Hunting High and Low", "The Living Daylights", "Stay on These Roads", and "Crying in the Rain". In 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy Songbook Vol
Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savoy emerged as the feudal County of Savoy ruled by the House of Savoy during the 11th to 14th centuries. The original territory, also known as "ducal Savoy" or "Savoy proper", is largely co-terminous with the modern French Savoie and Haute-Savoie ''départements'', but the historical expansion of Savoyard territories, as the Duchy of Savoy (1416–1860) included parts of what is now western Italy and southwestern Switzerland. The current border between France and Italy is due to the Plombières Agreement of 1858, which in preparation for the unification of Italy ceded western Savoy to France, while the eastern territories in Piedmont and Liguria were retained by the House of Savoy, which was to become the ruling dynasty of Italy. Geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy (album)
''Savoy'' is the fifth album from the Norwegian group of the same name, released October 30, 2004, in Norway. Like their two previous releases, there was a regular edition and limited edition. However, this time, the limited edition bonus CD has been substituted by a DVD containing the video for "Isotope". The song "Whalebone" appears in the critically acclaimed film ''Hawaii, Oslo''. Track listing All songs written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Lauren Savoy. # "Empty of Feeling" # "Girl One" # "Bovine" # "Whalebone" # "Shooting Spree" # "Melanie Lied to Me" # "Watertowers" # "Is My Confidence Reeling?" # "Rain on Your Parade" # "Cyna" # "The Breakers" # "Isotope" Personnel *Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – Lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, arrangements *Lauren Savoy – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Maya Vik – Bass, backing vocals *Frode Unneland – Drums, backing vocals *Jimmy Gnecco James Francis Gnecco III (born September 30, 1973) is an American si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reasons To Stay Indoors
''Reasons to Stay Indoors'' is the fourth album from the Norwegian group Savoy, released Monday, October 8, 2001 in Norway and on February 25, 2002, in Sweden. As with ''Mountains of Time'', a limited edition was released that included a CD bonus with five otherwise unavailable bonus tracks. Track listing #"Reasons to Stay Indoors" #"You Won't Come to the Party" #"Face" #"Half of the Time" #"Once Upon a Year" #"Fearlist" #"I Wouldn't Change a Thing" #"Paramount" #"The One That Got Away" #"Against the Sun" #"Five Million Years" #"Overgrown" Bonus disc #"You Should Have Told Me" (alternate version) #"I Wouldn't Change a Thing" (alternate version) #"Totally Hide" #"Once Upon a Year" (alternate version) #"D.A.R. Personnel *Lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, arrangements: Paul Waaktaar-Savoy *Lead vocals on Disc 1; 2, 6, 8, 10, 12 and Disc 2; 3, rhythm guitar, backing vocals: Lauren Savoy Lauren Lucia Savoy is an American musician and film director. Upon graduation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels. The label was later launched worldwide. It has a branch in India called "EMI Records India", run by director Mohit Suri. In 2014, Universal Music Japan revived the label in Japan as the successor to EMI Records Japan. In June 2020, Universal revived the label as the successor to Virgin EMI, with Virgin Records now operating as an imprint of EMI Records. History An EMI Records Ltd. legal entity was created in 1956 as the record manufacturing and distribution arm of EMI in the UK. It oversaw EMI's various labels, including The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Columbia Graphophone Company, and Parlophone Co. Ltd. The global success that EMI enjoyed in the 1960s exposed the fact that the company had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Is Coming
''Mary Is Coming'' is the first album released by the band Savoy. It was a different sound from Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's previous band, a-ha, which had gone on hiatus. Savoy aimed to be more guitar-oriented. ''Mary Is Coming'' was recorded in Oslo and New York City. The album sold a total of 50,000 copies in Norway and went Gold. Sales in most other countries were unspectacular, leaving Savoy without a worldwide deal. The A&R from Warner that signed the band as a spinoff of a-ha had also left the label and a lack of support from them led Savoy to later sign with EMI in Norway. "Velvet" was re-recorded by a-ha on their 2000 comeback album ''Minor Earth Major Sky''. Track listing # "Daylight's Wasting" – 3:00 # "Tears from a Stone" – 4:41 # "Velvet Weave details visible on a purple-colored velvet fabric Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short pile, giving it a distinctive soft feel. By extension, the word ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Hill
Erin Hill is an American harpist, singer, songwriter and actress. Her Celtic album hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart and she has played and sung with Kanye West, Cyndi Lauper, Moby, Sinéad O'Connor, Enya, a-ha, Randy Newman, Jewel, Josh Groban, and many other celebrities, as well as Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and for royalty. As an actress, she has appeared on Broadway, film, and television, most notably as the Pretty White Girl Who Sings Dave’s Thoughts on Comedy Central’s ''Chappelle's Show''. She originated the roles of Kate Mullins in ''Titanic'' on Broadway, and of Lulu in the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall revival of ''Cabaret'' and appears on both Original Broadway Cast recordings. She played Sandra Mescal in the Tim Robbins film ''Cradle Will Rock'' and appears on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. She is an actor, composer and screenwriter in the film ''Clear Blue Tuesday'', about which the New York Times said: "Erin Hill, as a giddy, harp-playing Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Vik
Maya Vik is a "Norwegian Grammy" (Spellemannprisen) winning singer, songwriter, and bass player from Norway. Her career has spanned over 15 years with music that is often described by the press as reminiscent of the Minneapolis Sound. Most recently, Maya gained notoriety with her Lindstrøm produced homage to Michael Douglas with a song titled "Y.M.D. (Young Michael Douglas)" in which Vice Noisey called a "weird obsession". Early years Maya Vik was born into a middle-class family. Her father, is an athlete who specialized in the high jump and won the Norwegian national championship in 1970. Growing up in the small town of Os just outside Bergen, Maya bought a guitar when she was 14 and started learning to play. Ultimately, Maya's sister was her biggest influence on music and introduced her to the songs of Janet Jackson, Prince, Michael Jackson, etc. Two years later, Maya switched to playing the bass at age 16. Bands Furia In 1999 Maya joined Furia, an all-female rock band t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See The Beauty In Your Drab Hometown
''See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown'' is the sixth studio album by the band Savoy. It was released on January 12, 2018. The title of the album comes from the opening line of the song "January Thaw". Release There was some speculation about a new album after a series of social media posts by Waaktaar in 2015, confirming that recording was in process. In November 2017, the new album was officially announced with an interview in ''Dagbladet''. The single "Night Watch" was released digitally on November 24, alongside a music video. The album's second single, "January Thaw", also accompanied by a music video, was released on January 5, 2018. On the eve of the album's release, Savoy held a concert at Parkteatret in Oslo, performing an 18-song setlist featuring songs from their back catalogue as well as from the new album. Critical reception ''See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown'' was largely well received. ''The Electricity Club'' wrote that the album sounded "fresh and contemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Time
''Mountains of Time'' is the third album released by the band Savoy. It is the only original Savoy studio album (apart from Mary is Coming) officially released outside of Scandinavia so far, but only in central and Western Europe. There was a limited edition with a second CD called ''The Bovarnick Twins'', which was an EP of otherwise unavailable bonus tracks. In 2008, the track "Bottomless Pit" was featured in the Moral Orel episode "Sacrifice". The album was remastered and rereleased on CD and LP in 2017. For this, several tracks were shortened. Track listing #"Man in the Park" #"Star" #"End of the Line" #"Any Other Way" #"Grind You Down" #"Bottomless Pit" #"Mountains" #"Ocean Floor" #"Everyone" #"See What Becomes" #"Break It Gently" #"Tongue Tied" Bonus disc #"The Bovarnick Twins" #"This, That, & The Other" (alternate version) #"Feels Good (To Be This Way)" #"Rain" (acoustic version) #"Foreign Film" (rock version) Personnel Savoy * Pål Waaktaar Savoy: vocals, guitar, keyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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