Eurovision Song Contest 1980 - Bamses Venner

Bamses Venner ( en, Teddy (Bear)'s Friends) was a

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that performed together from 1973 to 2011. Bamses Venner represented Denmark in the

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with the entry "

Tænker altid på dig Denmark was represented by the band Bamses Venner, with the song "Tænker altid på dig", at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 April in The Hague. "Tænker altid på dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi G ...

" (ranked 14th in 19 countries) and received 25 points. They also recorded "Er du langsom i nat" and "I en lille båd der gynger".Thedeadrockstarsclub.com
- accessed January 2011 In 1980, the band was composed of Flemming Bamse Jørgensen, lead vocals and bass (nicknamed "Bamse" which means "Teddy Bear"), Mogens Balle (piano/organ), Bjarne Green (guitar), and Arne Østergaard (drums). As of 2004, the band consisted of Jørgensen (vocals, bass), Peter Bødker (piano/organ/guitar), Frank Thøgersen (drums), Torben Fausø (keyboards) and Jes Kerstein (guitar). Bamses Venner sang in

. Jørgensen died on 1 January 2011 from a

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. The rest of the band members have decided to break up after a series of planned memorial concerts.

Members

* bamse, (vocals, bass), 1973-2011 * Jes Halding, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1973-1977 * Roar Odgaard, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1973-1978 * Jan Locht, (drums, vocals), 1973-1978 * Bjarne Gren Jensen, (guitar, vocals), 1973-1981 * Mogens Balle, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1979-1985 * Arne Østergaard, (drums, vocals), 1978-1985 * Frank Lorentzen, (guitar, vocals), 1982-1985 * Torben Fausø, (keyboards, vocals), 1985-2006 * Nelle Walther, (drums), 1985-1996 * Niels Krag, (guitar, vocals), 1985-1998 * John Halskov, (guitar, vocals), 1985-1998 * Frants Solgaard, (bass, guitar, vocals), 1985-1996 * Peter Bødker, (organ, piano, vocals), 1998-2011 * Frank Thøgersen, (drums, vocals), 1998-2011 * Per Zeeberg, (guitar, vocals), 1999-2001 * Thomas Wester, (guitar), 2001-2002 * Jes Kerstein, (guitar, vocals), 2002-2008 * Anders Lampe, (guitar, vocals), 2008-2011

Discography

Albums

* ''Bamses Venner'' (1975) * ''Mælk og vin'' (1976) * ''Sutsko!'' (1977) * ''Din sang'' (1977) * ''B & V'' (1978) * ''Solen skinner'' (1979) * ''Sådan set'' (1980) * ''Bamse life I'' (1980) * ''Bamse life II'' (1980) * ''Spor 8'' (1981) * ''Har du lyst'' (1983) * ''Op og ned'' (1985) * ''Rockcreme'' (1986) * ''Lige nu!'' (1987) * ''1988'' (1988) * ''En helt almindelig mand'' (1989) * ''16'' (1990) * ''Lyseblå dage'' (1991) * ''Forår'' (1992) * ''Vidt omkring...'' (1993) * ''Vidt omkring'' (1993) * ''Lidt for mig selv'' (1994) * ''Jul på vimmersvej'' (1995) * ''Drenge'' (1996) * ''Mig og mine Venner'' (1998) * ''Brødrene Mortensens jul'' (1998) * ''Stand by me'' (1999) * ''For altid'' (2000) * ''Always on my mind'' (2001) ;Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

Official website
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