The National Bank is a Norwegian

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, whose debut album was released in Norway in 2004 and featured the hit song "Tolerate".(17 September 2008)
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'' (in Dutch) They came together in 2003, initially only to perform a one-time show commissioned by Vestfoldspillene music festival, one of the

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's music festivals, and later as a band proper. Formed around the talents of brothers

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, who also happen to be the main driving force behind the highly successful and unique

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, the band features musicians already well known in their native country, from such bands as ''

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'', and singer-songwriter

Thomas Dybdahl Thomas Dybdahl (born 12 April 1979) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Background Thomas Dybdahl grew up in Sandnes, Norway. His musical career started off as the guitarist in the band Quadraphonics. The band released ...

on vocals, the band is often referred to as a "

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'', their music is completely different. The National Bank explore musical landscapes in more pop/rock oriented manners, with a focus on vocal-oriented orchestrated pop music suitable for the big stage. Their first single, ''Tolerate'' (2004), later released on the album'' The National Bank'' (2004), became an instant hit in

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to be the best Norwegian song of the year. Despite the grand success, all members continued their separate careers, yet there was talk of some work on writing and recording new material, and by 2007 all five members finally found the time to get together in the studio. The first new single, ''Let Go'' (2007), played on radio with an announcement that the second album, ''

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'', would be seen in the spring 2008 release. They did perform a number of successful shows around in

, but all the band members subsequently returned to their primary outfits. To support another massive success, The National Bank toured

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for the rest of the winter 2008/09.

Band members

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Morten Qvenild Morten Qvenild (born 31 August 1978) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, band leader, and producer. Career Qvenild started his jazz career in the big band Ung Musikk in 1995, followed by studies on the Jazz program at the Norges Musikkhøgskole. He u ...

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Discography

*''The National Bank'' (2004) on

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The National Bank (album)

''The National Bank'' is the

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ous debut

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released by the Norwegian band The National Bank.

Track listing

#I Hear The Sparrow Sing #Tolerate #Hello, My Name is Fred #A Recorder in Red Plastic #Blue As We Like It #What is Left? #Look Twice #The National Bank #Half Blind

References

External links

The National Bank Official Website

Thomas Dybdahl Homepage
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