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Wannskrækk
DumDum Boys are a Norway, Norwegian rock and roll, rock band from Trondheim. They are one of the most successful Norwegian rock acts of all time, and are considered one of the "four great" bands who popularized modern rock with Norwegian lyrics in the mid-to-late 1980s (along with Jokke & Valentinerne, Raga Rockers and DeLillos). Before breaking into the mainstream they were known as a punk rock act under the name Wannskrækk. History Wannskrækk (1979–1985) DumDum Boys started in the late 1970s as a punk rock act under the name ''Wannskrækk'', inspired by acts such as Lasse Myrvold and The Aller Værste!, who pioneered punk rock with Norwegian lyrics. They played gigs extensively in Trondheim and gained a cult following. They released two singles, ''Faen Kuler Treffer Aldri Riktig'' (1981) and " ...12"... " (1982), and one live album, ''Wannskrækk/Liliedugg - Last Opera/Live Ritz Trondheim 12. juni 84 ''. In 1992 a compilation album was released, "Wannskrækk - Riff (1980- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjartan Kristiansen
Kjartan Kristiansen (born 14 August 1963 in Trondheim, Norway) is the guitarist and backing vocalist in the Norwegian band DumDum Boys, and he is also the lyricist and main songwriter. Biography Kristiansen established the Punk band Wannskrækk in 1978, and in 1985 they changed the name to DumDum Boys. They were one of the leading Norwegian rock bands in the 1980s and 90s. He has also been part of "The Beste", which included former members of The Aller Værste!. The album from 1985 contains two songs by Kristiansen, that he performs on the record. in additione he has released an EP and two albums with the band 'Tweeterfriendly Music' in the period from 2001 to 2003. In 2006 he was awarded Edvardprisen in the class of Popular music for the song «Enhjørning» on the DumDum Boys album ''Gravitasjon''. Together with Aslak Dørum he was awarded Spellemannprisen 2009 in the class Copywriter for the lyrics to the album ''Tidsmaskin'' by Dum Dum Boys. Kristiansen received the Lyri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |