Vamp (initiated in 1990) is a folk-rock band from Haugesund,

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with founding members Øyvind Staveland, Calle Øyvind Apeland, Paul Hansen,

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, Odin Staveland and Tore Jamne. The band's musical profile is a mix of Norwegian

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combined with rock.

Biography

Vamp have released 11 studio albums, collected ten gold records, three platinum records, two triple platinum and been awarded

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizat ...

five times. After the success of ''I full symfoni'', which is a live album from concerts with Kringkastingsorkesteret, they were named the

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of the year at the Spellemannprisen award in 2006. They have a large and loyal fan base in power of both their music and the Norwegian lyrics. Most of the lyrics are written by Norwegian poets and writers. Most notable of their lyrical collaborators are

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, whom they have worked with throughout his career. Falkeid has written the bulk of the lyrics on the first three albums, and his texts have been used in all the other albums as well. Another important contributor to text page is Arnt Birkedal who has contributed lyrics to most of the albums, as well as Ingvar Hovland, who has been the main contributor on the last two albums. Most of the music is written by Øyvind Staveland and at the beginning of their career Jan Toft contributed lyrics. In 2014

replaced Torbjørn Økland as guitarist in the band.

Members

;Permanent members * Øyvind Staveland (born 20 May 1960) – violin, viola, accordion, flute, vocals (1990 – current) ;Joining members * Odin Staveland – drums, vocals, keys – (2008 – current) *

Jan Toft Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

– vocals, guitar (1991–1999, 2014- current) * Stian Tønnesen – guitar (2019 – current) * Kjetil Dalland – bass (2014 - current) * Lars Eirik Støle - keys (2015 - current) ;Former members *

– guitar, vocals (2014 – 2019) * Carl Øyvind Apeland (Calle Øyvind Apeland) (born 18 April 1964) – bass, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (1990 – 2014) * Torbjørn Økland – guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, trumpet, chorus (1990 – 2014) * Paul Hansen – vocals, guitar, harmonica (2008 – 2014) * Tore Jamne – drums, percussion (1998–2005, 2010 – 2014) * Erling Sande – drums, percussion (1990–1995) * Cliffie Grinde – drums, percussion (1995–1998) * Vidar Johnsen – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion (2002–2006) * Birger Mistereggen – drums, percussion, harmonica (2008–2009)

Discography

Albums

Live albums Collaborations Compilation albums

Singles

;Charting

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vamp Norwegian folk musical groups Musical groups established in 1990 Spellemannprisen winners Musical groups from Haugesund