Torgny Melins is a

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

Säffle Säffle () is a locality and the seat of Säffle Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 9,150 inhabitants in 2016. In 1951 the town of Säffle was officially awarded City status, the last place for this to occur in Sweden. This was abolished ...

, Sweden, scoring chart successes in Sweden by the mid-late 2000s. In 2006, the band played at the

Hultsfred Festival The Hultsfred Festival ( sv, Hultsfredsfestivalen) was an annual music festival held in Hultsfred, Sweden. It took place at the lake Hulingen during three days in the June or July, from Thursday to Saturday. Since the first festival in 1986, it ...

, becoming first dansband since

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in 1991 to do so. The band has also played at the

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. The band has also recorded Teddybears Stockholm songs on the 2006 album

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, as well as recorded soundtrack music for the 2007 " Snart är det lördag igen" film. In May 2007,

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aired a documentary series about the band, '' Torgny Melins - från Säffle till Stureplan''. In 2007, the band also recorded a duet with

Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danielsson gained he ...

, "Ska du gå din väg", on the album '' Allting som vi har''. The band also participated at

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, being one of the finalists. In March 2011, the band announced they would take a break.

Discography

Albums

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Torgny Melins Torgny Melins is a dansband from Säffle, Sweden, scoring chart successes in Sweden by the mid-late 2000s. In 2006, the band played at the Hultsfred Festival, becoming first dansband since Sven-Ingvars in 1991 to do so. The band has also played at ...

'' - 1996 *'' Torgny Melins 15 år'' - 1999 *''

'' - 2006 *'' Allting som vi har'' - 2007 *'' Dansbandsnatt'' - 2010

Singles

*Bortom allt - 2008

References

{{Authority control 1983 establishments in Sweden Dansbands Musical groups established in 1983