The Wallstones was a

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musical duo formed in 2004 by Johan Becker, winner of the ''Fame Factory'',Scandipop: The Star Pilots interview
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another ''Fame Factory'' contestant. The Wallstones released their album ''Pleasure and Pain'' in 2005 and had three singles, "Good Old Stonecake" in 2004, and "C'mon Julie" in 2005.

Melodifestivalen 2005

The Wallstones duo made a bid to represent Sweden in the

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by taking part in the preselection contest

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with their song "Invisible People", written by Martindahl and Becker. But The Wallstones didn't make it to the final round of the contest.

After break-up

After break-up of the duo, its members went on to pursue other musical careers. Karl Martindahl had some solo singles and later on formed the band Charlie Emm, alongside guitarist Ryan Roxie. Johan Becker went on to form

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that took part in

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with "Higher". The band have hits both in

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and the

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particularly with "In the Heat of the Night" that reached #2 in Sweden and #21 in the UK.

Discography

Albums

*2005: ''Pleasure and Pain''

Singles

*2004: "Good Old Stonecake" (reached #3 in

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)Swedish Charts: The Wallstones page
/ref> *2005: "Invisible People" (at Melodifestivalen 2005) (reached #6 in Swedish Singles Chart) *2005: "C'mon Julie"

References

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