Briskeby is an

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band from

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. Bjørn Bergene, Claus Heiberg Larsen and Bård Helgeland are from

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, while Lise Karlsnes is from

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Biography

Their debut album ''Jeans for Onassis'' was released in 2000, sold 130,000 copies, gathered four

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...

and gave Briskeby and their front vocalist Lise Karlsnes, a comet start in the music industry. In 2013 the band gave a series of gigs after five years out of business. The band's name is derived from the neighbourhood where their rehearsal room was located. It received some international attention after it toured as supporting act for

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 ...

in 2000.

Band members

* Lise Karlsnes (vocals) * Bjørn Bergene (guitar) * Claus Heiberg Larsen (drums) * Bård Helgeland (bass)

Honors

*2000: Four times

in the categories best Pop band, this years Artist, Newcomer and Song, for the album ''Jeans for Onassis'' and the tune "Propaganda"

Discography

Albums

*2000: ''Jeans for Onassis'' (

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) *2003: ''Tonight, Captain?'' (

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, Mercury Records) *2005: ''Jumping On Cars'' (Universal Music)

Singles

*1999: ''Song to Whisper'' (EP) *2000: "Propaganda" (single) *2001: "Wide Awake" (single) *2002: "Hey Harvey" (Norwegian radio single) *2002: ''Cellophane Eyes'' (Norwegian radio single) *2003: ''Hey Baby'' (single) *2003: ''Hallelujah'' (Norwegian radio single) *2005: ''Miss You Like Crazy'' (single) *2005: ''Joe Dallesandro'' feat.

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(Norwegian radio single) *2006: ''Bobby, Come Back'' (Norwegian radio single) *2015: ''Rookie Mistakes''

References

External links

* Norwegian musical groups Spellemannprisen winners {{Norway-band-stub