The Lejrbåls were a Danish pop band that existed in 1986–87. Consisting of former members of

Tøsedrengene Tøsedrengene were a Danish band that existed from 1978 to 1986, notable for their mix of pop-rock and reggae with Danish-language lyrics. During their active years, they achieved great success in Denmark, their six studio albums selling more tha ...

and Halberg Larsen, the group comprised vocalist Maria Bramsen, guitarists Michael Bruun and

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, Jette Schandorf on bass,

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and Aage Hagen on keyboards and

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on drums. During their short career, the band released one album, the self-titled ''The Lejrbåls'', in 1987. Despite initially getting favourable reviews for their live shows, the album was not well received and sold 10,000 copies, well below the numbers attained by the members' previous bands. Many of the Lejrbåls members would later continue in the highly successful group

Ray Dee Ohh Ray Dee Ohh was a Danish pop band that existed between 1988 and 1992, made from the remnants from Tøsedrengene and The Lejrbåls. The group consisted of Maria Bramsen (vocals), Caroline Henderson (vocals), Michael Bruun (guitar), Poul Halber ...

, who also re-recorded the Lejrbåls song "Elskes af dig" for their debut album. Their name is a nonsensical mix of English and Danish, "lejrbål" meaning " campfire" in Danish. The curious name emerged during a discussion to decide the name of the band; the name "The Reliables" was suggested and misheard as "The Lejrbåls" in the flurry of discussion.

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* Danish pop music groups Musical groups established in 1986 Musical groups disestablished in 1987 1986 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-band-stub