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Ulf Georgsson
Ulf Georg Georgsson (born 22 April 1962 in Kinna Parish in former Älvsborg County, Sweden), is a Swedish songwriter, who has participated at Melodifestivalen as a songwriter, and written songs recorded by, among other, Lasse Stefanz, Vikingarna, Playtones, Drifters, Zekes, CC & Lee, Black Jack, Barbados, Friends and Frøya. As a musician he plays the drums in Flamingokvintetten since June 2013, after 30 years in Bhonus. At Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ... he became the second most successful composer in the year 2000, and was appointed "composer of the year" in 2001. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgsson, Ulf 1962 births Living people Swedish drummers Male drummers Swedish songwriters ...
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Kinna Parish
Kinna is a locality and the seat of Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 14,776 inhabitants in 2010. Kinna is located south of Borås and south east of Gothenburg. The original Kinna has grown together with surrounding Skene and Örby making up the present locality. People from Kinna *Jonas Jerebko, professional basketball player, second Swedish-born player to ever be selected in the NBA Draft *Mor Kerstin i Stämmemand-Kinna *Oskar Palmquist, playing for Rutgers University Basketball Team *Gabriella Quevedo Gabriella Evelina Quevedo (born 12 January 1997, Kinna, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist. She grew up in Kinna and developed an interest in guitar because her father played the instrument. Her father is from Argentina and her mother is Argentine-S ... References {{authority control Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Mark Municipality Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County Swedish municipal seats
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Zekes
Zekes was a dansband, established in January 2009 in Skara, Sweden. The band participated at Dansbandskampen 2009, where they reached the final. On 27 December 2009, the song "I ett fönster" entered Svensktoppen. In June 2012, SR Skaraborg announced that the band was to become disestablished following the 2012 summer tour, with their final appearance at Matfestivalen in Skövde Skövde () is a locality and urban centre in Skövde Municipality and Västra Götaland County, in the Västergötland (Western Gothland region) in central Southern Sweden. Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Swe ... in August that year. Members *Rickard Carlsson (vocals, guitar) *Mathias Johansson (bass) *Jakob Stenseke (saxophone, guitar, vocals) *Anton Johansson (keyboard, saxophone, vocals) *Simon Warnskog (drums) Discography Albums Singles Svensktoppen songs *I ett fönster- 2009 Svensktoppen test (failed to enter chart) *Vi lyfter igen-2011 *Samma sak- 201 ...
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Swedish Drummers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malm ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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1962 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ...
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Svensktoppen
''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 change, the programme was strongly dominated by dansband music. The first number one hit song was "Midnattstango" performed by Swedish crooner Lars Lönndahl. New rules on 17 January 2016, restricted the maximum length for a song to chart to one year. Presenters *Barbro Lindström (1962–1963) *Carl-Uno Sjöblom (1963) *Magnus Banck (1963) *Torbjörn Johnsson (1964–1965) *Gert Landin (1965) *Bengteric Nordell (1965) *Jörgen Cederberg (1966) * Ulf Elfving (1966–1973) *Kent Finell (1973–1975) *Kersti Adams-Ray (1975–1976) *Pekka Langer (1976) *Alicia Lundberg (1976) * Sven Lindahl (1977) *Pekka Langer (1977) *Gert Landin (1977) *Arne Weise (1978) *Pekka Langer (1978) *Åke Strömmer (1978) *Kent Finell (1979) *Pekka Langer (1979) * ...
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Frøya (artist)
Frøya may refer to: Places * Frøya, Sogn og Fjordane, an island in the municipality of Bremanger in Vestlandet, Norway *Frøya, Trøndelag, a municipality in Trøndelag, Norway * Frøya (island), an island in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag, Norway * Frøya Tunnel, an undersea tunnel connecting the municipalities of Frøya and Hitra in Trøndelag, Norway * Frøya Church, a church in Bremanger municipality in Norway Sports *Frøya Ambassadors, a Norwegian basketball team * Frøya FK, a Norwegian association football club from Frøya, Trøndelag * Frøya official football team, the official association football team of Frøya in Trøndelag, Norway Other * HNoMS Frøya, a minelayer ship in the Norwegian Navy *Frøya or Freyja In Norse paganism, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chario .. ...
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Friends (Swedish Band)
Friends was a Sweden, Swedish ''dansband'' or pop music, pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show ''Friends på turne'' (''Friends on Tour''), made by Bert Karlsson for TV4 (Sweden), TV4. The show was a success and Friends competed on Melodifestivalen 2000, reaching second place. They won Melodifestivalen 2001 with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the English version of the song, "Listen to Your Heartbeat.” Following their Eurovision participation, the Swedish delegation was forced to pay royalties to the team behind "Liefde is een kaartspel", the 1996 Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest, Belgian entry, making the song the first admitted case of plagiarism in Eurovision history. The band split in 2002, with Inhammar and Kärnfalk forming their own duo ...
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Barbados (band)
Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in 2002 and later became a member of the group Alcazar. Mathias Holmgren, a former Fame Factory student was the new lead singer, but was forced to leave the band in 2004. Chris Lindh replaced him, before leaving the band in 2007. The current lead singer is Björn Lagerström. The band won its first Grammis Award in February of the year 2000. Melodifestivalen The band has participated in the Melodifestivalen music contest four times: *2000: '' Se mig'', placed second *2001: '' Allt som jag ser'', placed second *2002: ''Världen utanför'', placed fourth *2003: '' Bye, Bye'', placed tenth and last Both lead singer Mathias Holmgren and Magnus Carlsson have participated in Melodifestivalen as ...
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Black Jack (Swedish Band)
BlackJack is a Swedish dansband formed in Sundsvall in 1990. Their most famous hit song with "Inget stoppar oss nu". Throughout the years, the band has scored several other Svensktoppen hits, including "Om det känns rätt" in 1996. The band was founded by Tony Ljungström, who also appeared in the film, and Torbjörn Eriksson (former Kapellmeister). The band has played at TV shows like "Bingolotto", "Go'kväll", "Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ..." and " Mat-Tina". They have also appeared in a Europolitan commercial. Personnel * Kjelle Danielsson – vocals * Peder Matz – keyboards, accordion * Ove Olsson – guitar, vocals * Mikael Östlin – drums * Morgan Östlin – keyboards, saxophones Discography Albums Compilation albums Sin ...
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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 ...
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Drifters (Swedish Band)
Drifters are a Swedish dansband from Skövde that was formed in 1962 and has won many prizes. They are signed to the Lionheart International record label. Members In its long existence spanning several decades there were a number of key changes. ;Lead singers *1962–1989: Johnny Wendelnäs *1989–1989: Ann-Charlotte Berndtsson *1989–1996: Marie Arturén *1996–1999: Ann-Charlotte Andersson (married and changed surname to Strandell in 2003) *1999–: Erica Sjöström Erica Sjöström, born 30 June 1970 in Tierp, Sweden, is a Swedish female singer and saxophonist. Since 1999. she has been the singer in Swedish band the Drifters. She began her career in 1992 in the part-time band Manges orkester from Tierp ... ;Bass *1968–2004: Leif Svensson *2004–2009: Kent Liljefjäll *2009– Henrik "Turbo" Wallrin ;Keyboards *1969–1980: Lennart Green *1983– Stellan Hedevik ;Drums *1983–2005: Robert Muhrer *2005–2011: Mattias Berghorn *2011– Tim Nilsson In popular cu ...
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