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which, since their beginning in the 1990s, have defined their own acoustic style. They recorded nine albums between then and 2004 to come back in 2010. The band was composed of

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(vocals and guitar), Øystein Hegge (vocals and keyboard), and Baard Slagsvold (vocals and bass).

History

Tre Små Kinesere was established in 1988, when the band recorded a track for the compilation album '' Den akustiske gitarliga''. After a number of concerts and favorable audience reaction in 1988 and 1989, the band was signed to the CBS/Sony label in June 1989. Their debut album, '' 365 Fri'', was released on January 17, 1990. This album was nominated for the ''

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'' in 1991, but did not receive it. In 1991, they released their second album, ''Luftpalass'', which earned them the ''Spellemannprisen'' in 1992. In spring 1995 the band received its second Spellemann Award. They won the prize in the band category for their fourth album, ''Hjertemedisin'', which had been released the previous year. In April 2004 it was announced that bassist Baard Slagsvold would be leaving the band. Risnes and Hegge completed some tour dates during the following summer with Truls Waagø as a stand-in, but the band officially broke up in February 2005. Risnes and Hegge stated at the time that it "would not feel right to continue without Baard."

Members

Present members

–

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(1988 - 2005, 2010 -) * Lars Lien –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

(2013 -) * Eirik Øien – bass, backing vocals (2013 -) * Dag Erik Oksvold -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, backing vocals (2013 -) * Freddy Bolsø – drums, backing vocals (2013 -) * Daniel Børmark – bass, backing vocals (2014 -)

Previous members

* Knut Juel – drums (1988) * Baard Slagsvold – bass, vocals (1988 - 2004) * Øystein Hegge – piano, accordion, backing vocals (1988 - 2005, 2010 - 2012) * Truls Waagø – bass, vocals (2010 - 2013)

Selected discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

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& Tre Små Kinesere *1997: ''Mot Riving'' (Harmonien Records)

References

External links

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