Titanix is a

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, established in

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

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. The band appeared at the finals of the

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and

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, before finishing up at the second place during

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. During their 2009 Dansbandskampen appearance, it was mentioned that the band was not named after the boat

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that sank in 1912, but rather an

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Members

Maria Rolf Maria Rolf (born 1970) is a Swedish singer who's the singer of dansband Titanix. In February 2010, she participated in the '' Sveriges dansband för Haiti'' aid, following an earthquake in Haiti. On 18 July 2010, she won a Guldklaven Award in ...

(vocals) * Stefan Rolf (guitar, vocals) * Jerry Rolf (keyboard, vocals) * Magnus Löfving (drums, vocals) * Henry Kieksi (bass, vocals) * Alyssa Kockauski (drums, synthesizer)

Discography

Albums

* ''Livs levande'' - 1996 * ''Hela världen'' - 2006 * ''Drömmar får liv'' - 2010 * ''

Mitt i ett andetag ''Mitt i ett andetag'' is a 2011 studio album by Titanix. Track listing # Nu är det lördag igen ("Another Saturday Night") (Sam Cooke/ Hans Sidén) #Night by the Lake ( Daniel Nilsson/Henrik Szabo/Christina Schilling /Camilla Gottschalck/Jonas ...

'' - 2011 * ''Genom natten'' - 2012 * ''Om då var nu''- 2014

Singlar

* ''Av allt det vackra jag sett'' 1995 * ''Längtan'' 1997 * ''Allt för mig'' 1999 * ''1.2.3 gånger om 2001 * ''Här hos mig'' 2002 * ''Flickor är flickor, pojkar är pojkar'' 2004 * ''Finally Free'' 2006 * ''Ingen som du'' 2008 * ''Try to Catch Me'' 2009 * ''Allt jag vill ha'' 2010

Cassette tapes

* ''Vol. 1'' 1988 * ''Live på Oléo i Växjö'' 1991 * ''Live i studio 92'' 1992

Svensktoppen songs

* 1.2.3 gånger om - 2001 * Här hos mig - 2002Svensktoppen 1 June 2002
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References

External links

Official website

Titanix at Myspace
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