Drifters are a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

dansband (; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by ...

from

Skövde Skövde () is a locality and urban centre in Skövde Municipality and Västra Götaland County, in the Västergötland (Western Gothland region) in central Southern Sweden. Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Swe ...

that was formed in 1962 and has won many prizes. They are signed to the Lionheart International record label.

Members

In its long existence spanning several decades there were a number of key changes. ;Lead singers *1962–1989: Johnny Wendelnäs *1989–1989: Ann-Charlotte Berndtsson *1989–1996: Marie Arturén *1996–1999: Ann-Charlotte Andersson (married and changed surname to Strandell in 2003) *1999–:

Erica Sjöström Erica Sjöström, born 30 June 1970 in Tierp, Sweden, is a Swedish female singer and saxophonist. Since 1999. she has been the singer in Swedish band the Drifters. She began her career in 1992 in the part-time band Manges orkester from Tierp ...

;Bass *1968–2004: Leif Svensson *2004–2009: Kent Liljefjäll *2009– Henrik "Turbo" Wallrin ;Keyboards *1969–1980: Lennart Green *1983– Stellan Hedevik ;Drums *1983–2005: Robert Muhrer *2005–2011: Mattias Berghorn *2011– Tim Nilsson

In popular culture

They also sang the theme for TV series ''Möbelhandlarens'' entitled "När du var här" in 2006.

Awards and nominations

*In 2004, the band was voted at Svenska dansbandsveckan i Malung in 2004 as best dansband with 50% of the popular vote, and awarded the Guldklaven against competition from Lasse Stefanz with 35% and Black Jack with 15% of the votes. *In 2007, they were nominated for a Swedish Grammy for "Best Dance/Pop".

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drifters Dansbands Musical groups established in 1962 1962 establishments in Sweden