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Vandraren
"Vandraren" (The Wanderer) is a song with music composed by Mats Wester and lyrics written by Py Bäckman. The song was recorded by Nordman as the opening track of their self-titled debut studio album ''Nordman''. Becoming a major hit in Sweden, it was given the Rockbjörnen award in the "Swedish song of the year 1994" category. The single peaked at number seven on the Swedish singles chart. Also charting at Svensktoppen, it stayed for 18 weeks on the chart between 16 July-12 November 1994, peaking at number 3. Other versions In 2009, the song was recorded by Ensiferum (sung by Heri Joensen of Týr (band) ) for the album '' From Afar'', and Ritchie Blackmore's band Blackmore's Night has recorded it as ''Journeyman'' on 2010 album ''Autumn Sky''. In 2014, Plumbo together with Ole Evenrud Ole Evenrud (born November 17, 1962) is a Norwegian pop artist and teenpop producer. He had his big time in the 1980s under the name Ole i'dole. After the 1980s he has operated as a musical prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordman
Nordman is a Swedish duo founded in 1993, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called etnorock or folk rock in Swedish. The group consists of Håkan Hemlin, as singer and frontman, and Mats Wester, who plays the nyckelharpa, as well as serving as the main songwriter. The group's biggest hits were "Förlist" (Shipwrecked) and "Vandraren" (The Wanderer). The group split up in 1998 because of the lead singer's drug problem, but reunited in 2004. They made a comeback in the Swedish Melodifestivalen with the song "Ödet var min väg" (Fate was my way) and released a comeback album called ''Anno 2005'' in 2005. In 2008, they competed once again in Melodifestivalen with the song " I lågornas sken" and finished in sixth place behind winner Charlotte Perrelli. Nordman's song "Vandraren" was covered by Blackmore's Night on their 2010 album '' Autumn Sky'' and by Ensiferum on their 2009 album '' From Afar''. History 1991–1993 Hemlin and Wester met in a studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
