Chocolate Overdose (initiated 1991 in

Bergen, Norway Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...

) is a pop oriented rock band.

Biography

The band was started by the four musicians who originally was backing band for songwriter and singer Eduardo «Doddo» Andersen in his project

Unge Frustrerte Menn Unge Frustrerte Menn was a rock band from Bergen, Norway. The band formed in 1991 and broke up in 2002. Their debut album, ''Slanger og Snegler'', was released in 1991. Their last album, ''Solen Titter Frem – De Beste Sangene'' (2002), was a comp ...

. They were Geir Luedy (vocals and brother of Eduardo), Paal Andersen (keyboards, not brother of Eduardo),

Frode Unneland Harald Frode Unneland (born 14 April 1967 in Bergen) is a Norwegian musician, drummer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano and vocals). Career Unneland has been a central figure on the Bergen music scene. He has pla ...

(drums, vocals) and Even Johansen (guitar) later known as Magnet. The band lineup was finally completed when bassist and producer Bjørn Ivar Tysse joined in. He had previously played with Luedy in the band Forbidden Colours. Luedy was former bassist in the band MonaLisa Overdrive, later known as Barbie Bones, while Unneland and Tysse had been rhythm section in The Rub and Pompel and the Pilts. Johansen and Andersen also had experience within various Bergen bands. Chocolate Overdose was a part of the so-called Bergen Wave early 1990s. The band got a record contract with Warner Music, and made their international debut at the Glastonbury Festival 1992. This was the first time a Norwegian played at this festival, in front of 15.000 spectators, and Ole-Petter Dronen organized it all for them. Their debut album ''Everybody Likes Chocolate'' (1992) was no great success, and Warner connected the band with Swedish star producer Michael Ihlbert, and the second album ''Sugar Baby'' became more of a success, as an open and accessible record, with guest performances by artists like Sonya Aurora Madan of Echobelly, PapaDee and Geir Sundstøl. The great sales failed, and Chocolate Overdose was suspended from the contract with Warner. Johansen then moved to London, where he initiated the band Libido. He was replaced by the guitarist Mats Grønner, and the band went on as Unge Frustrerte Menn. At this poit Unneland joined in the band

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. Chocolate Overdose managed to record two full albums with Doddo before releasing something on their own. ''Whatever'' was first released in the United States and Canada in 1997 on the label Bar None, while the Norwegian fans had to wait until the spring of 1998, when a contract with Rune Grammofon was signed. The next album was produced by the band, and included guest musicians like Hildegunn Solbø (vocals), Per Jørgensen (trumpet) and

Stein Inge Brækhus Stein Inge Brækhus (born 12 February 1967 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and record producer, known from a series of album releases and as a key musician at the Jazz scenes of Stavanger and Bergen. Career Brækhus ...

(drums). The fourth album ''Dingledoodies'', was released the year after, and stood out as the most complete album style-wise. Anders Marius Bortne collaborated as co-vocalist on the track «Lou and Lee». The author Aksel Fugelli wrote lyrics for the band, and he and Luedy acted as a duo under the name Lou and Lee.

Band members

;Present members *

Geir Luedy Andersen Geir Luedy (full name Geir Steen-Olsen Luedy, previous name 1990s Geir Luedy Andersen, born 7 August 1968 in Karlstad) is a Norwegian manager, musician (vocals, guitar, bass, piano, percussion), songwriter, and music producer. Biography Geir ...

- vocals (1991 - ) * Paal Andersen - keyboards (1991 - ) * Bjørn Ivar Tysse - bass, backing vocals (1991 - ) *

- drums, vocals (1991 - ) * Mats Egil Grønner - guitar, vocals, drums (1997 - ) ;Past members * Even "Magnet" Johansen - guitar, backing vocals (1991 - 1995)

Discography

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

: ''Everybody Likes Chocolate'' (WEA) *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

: ''Sugar Baby'' (WEA) *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

: ''Whatever'' (Bar None) *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

: ''Dingledoodies'' ( Rune Grammofon)

References

External links

Chocolate Overdose - Be my bush
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate Overdose Rune Grammofon artists Musical groups from Bergen Musical groups established in 1991 1991 establishments in Norway