Caesars were a Swedish

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band from

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, formed in 1995. In their native country, the band was originally known as Caesars Palace, a name which was changed to avoid conflicting with the name of the Las Vegas hotel. In the rest of

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they are known as Twelve Caesars.

Career

Outside of Sweden, the band are best known for the song "

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'', and on the

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game ''LMA Manager 2005''. The song also appeared in the

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games '' Just Dance'' and ''

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'', and in the Wii version of ''

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(2009). The song is featured on the band's ''

39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World) ''39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World)'', first released in 2003, is a compilation album by the Swedish band Caesars created especially for the American and British markets. The name of the song "Suzy Creamcheese" comes from t ...

'', ''

Paper Tigers ''Paper Tigers'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish band Caesars, released on 26 April 2005. The album was released on Virgin in the United Kingdom, Astralwerks in the United States and Toshiba-EMI in Japan.Love for the Streets ''Love for the Streets'' is the third studio album by Swedish rock band Caesars Palace. Track listing # "Over 'fore It Started" – 2:50 # "Candy Kane" – 2:36 # "Mine All of the Time" – 2:04 # "Let My Freak Flag Fly" – 2:35 # "Cheap Glue" ...

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s. The song is featured in episode 2 of Super Pumped. Their song "We Got to Leave" is the theme song for the television series ''

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''. The song also appears in films such as ''

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''. The album ''

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'' was released in Scandinavia on 5 March 2008. The 24-track long double album was produced by

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. A significant difference from previous albums was that guitarist Joakim Åhlund and drummer Nino Keller shared vocal duty with César Vidal. In an interview on

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on February 13, 2012, Joakim Åhlund said that the band is on hiatus until further notice. In December 2017, Caesars played a surprise reunion gig in

, their first since 2009. In 2018, the band performed in Stockholm's Popaganda Festival. The band played several shows in Sweden through 2019 before entering a second hiatus. Band member Joakim Åhlund is also a founding member of the Teddybears.

Band members

;Final lineup * César Vidal – lead vocals, guitar (1995–2012, 2017–2019) *

Joakim Åhlund Frans Joakim "Jocke" Åhlund (born 9 August 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish musician, producer and music video director. He is the lead guitarist and lead singer of the band Caesars, and a member of the bands Teddybears, Smile and Les ...

– guitars, backing and occasional lead vocals (1995–2012, 2017–2019) *David Lindqvist – bass (1996–2012, 2017–2019) *Nino Keller – drums, backing and occasional lead vocals (2000–2012, 2017–2019) ;Former members *Jens Örjenheim – drums (1998–2000) *

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– keyboards, various instruments, production (1998–2002; session/touring musician)

Discography

Albums

*'' Youth Is Wasted on the Young'' (as "Twelve Caesars"), released 8 December 1998 *'' Cherry Kicks'' (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2000 (Gold in Sweden) *''

Love for the Streets ''Love for the Streets'' is the third studio album by Swedish rock band Caesars Palace. Track listing # "Over 'fore It Started" – 2:50 # "Candy Kane" – 2:36 # "Mine All of the Time" – 2:04 # "Let My Freak Flag Fly" – 2:35 # "Cheap Glue" ...

'' (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2002 (Gold in Sweden) *''

'', released 5 March 2008 (#16 SWE)

Singles

*1995 – ''Shake It'' 3-track EP: "Shake It" / "Odd Job" / "Born Cool -inch Dolores*1996 – ''Rock De Puta Mierda'' 7-track EP: "Phenobarbital" / "3D-TV" / "Automatic" / "Crap-thinker" / "This Man, This Monster" / "Pupo Diavolo" / "You're My Favorurite" *1998 – "Kick You Out" *1998 – "Sort It Out" *2000 – "From the Bughouse" / "Punkrocker" (Original version) / "Love Bubble" *2000 – "Crackin' Up" *2000 – "Fun 'n' Games" *2000 – "Only You"

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*2002 – "Jerk It Out" / "Out of My Hands" / "She's a Planet" *2002 – "Over 'fore It Started" / "Sparky" *2002 – "Candy Kane" / "Artificial Gravity" *2002 – " Get Off My Cloud" (Rolling stones cover)/ "Bound and Dominated" LP-single from Dolores singelklubb 300EX'' *2003 – "

", released 7 April 2003; re-released 18 April 2005 *2005 – "We Got to Leave" / "Longer We Stay Together" *2005 – "Paper Tigers" / "Up All Night" *2005 – "It's Not the Fall That Hurts" *2007 – "No Tomorrow" / "Every Road Leads to Home" *2008 – "Boo Boo Goo Goo"

References

External links

Caesars American Label website
* AMG Overview* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caesars Video game musicians Swedish indie rock groups Swedish garage rock groups English-language singers from Sweden Virgin Records artists Dolores Recordings artists Minty Fresh artists