Wizex is a Swedish

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formed in

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in 1973. It purchased the rights to the name from a band that started as ''Ulrik Wittmans Kvintett'' in 1957''.'' When Ulrik Wittman left the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When read out the name sounds like "The Six of Us", "vi sex", in Swedish, and it was six persons left in the band when they changed the name. Today's band had six founders and was allowed to purchase the name, and hence use 1973 as the starting point. Wizex broke through in 1977 when they performed on nationwide TV-show '' Nygammalt'' and got its first top ten on the Swedish charts same year with the song ''Vagabond.'' The following year they finished 2nd in the Swedish

Melodifestivalen 1978 For the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, Sweden held a national final called Melodifestivalen 1978. The winner and representative was "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten", sung by Björn Skifs, and written and composed by Peter Himmelstrand. ...

. Big hits with Wizex were songs as ''Tusen och en natt'', ''Djupa vatten'', ''

Miss Decibel ''Miss Decibel'' is a 1978 studio album from Swedish "dansband" Wizex. The album contained the song " Miss Decibel", which was listed on Svensktoppen, along with the song "Om en stund". The album reached number two on the Swedish Albums Chart. ...

'', ''Älska mig'', '' Om himlen och Österlen'', ''Flickan, jägarn och priset'', ''Jag måste nå min ängel'', ''Som en symfoni'' and '' När vi rör varann''. The record ''

Take Me To Your Heaven Tusen och en natt is a 1999 album from Swedish dansband Wizex Wizex is a Swedish dansband formed in Osby in 1973. It purchased the rights to the name from a band that started as ''Ulrik Wittmans Kvintett'' in 1957''.'' When Ulrik Wittman left t ...

'' sold 235 000 copies. The song was Charlotte Nilssons contribution to the Swedish

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, and marked the starting point for her solo career. Wizex also had many

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hits. In 1979, Wizex won the

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award by

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as "dansband of the year". This was the only time this category was included.

Members

Following female singers have fronted Wizex since 1973, when

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 ...

together with other founding members purchased the rights to the name Wizex: *

left in 1982 * Lena Pålsson left in 1997 *

Charlotte Nilsson Anna Jenny Charlotte Perrelli (; ; born 7 October 1974) is a Swedish singer and television host. She was the winner of the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Take Me to Your Heaven". Sinc ...

left in September 1999 * Paula Pennsäter left in March 2002 * Jessica Sjöholm left in 2007 * Anna Sköld maternal leave in 2011 * Lina Wägbo 2011 (temporary replacement) * Anna Sköld left in 2021 *

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since 2021 Other notable members were

Danne Stråhed Dan Peter Stråhed (born 12 June 1956) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician who was the lead singer of Wizex for thirteen years. In 1981, he started the band ("Angel children"), who released one music album and was the pre-show act for Que ...

(2nd singer) and Henri Saffer (guitar).

Discography

*1974: ''Skratta och le'' *1975: ''Rusar vidare'' *1976: '' Har du glömt'' *1977: ''Som en sång'' *1978: ''

'' *1978: ''Carousel'' *1979: ''Wizex bäzta'' *1979: ''Some Girls & Trouble Boys'' *1980: ''Greatest Hits'' *1980: ''You Treated Me Wrong'' *1982: ''Nattfjäril'' *1983: ''Julie'' *1984: ''Det är dej jag väntar på'' *1985: ''Ska du komma loss'' *1987: ''Dansa i månens sken'' *1988: ''Mjölnarens Irene'' *1989: ''Vägen hem'' *1990: ''Spanska ögon'' *1992: ''Jag kan se en ängel'' *1992: ''Jag måste ge mej av'' *1993: ''Vår hemmagjorda dansmusik'' *1993: ''

Julafton hemma ''Julafton hemma'' was released on 11 November 1993 and is a Christmas album from Swedish dansband Wizex. Track listing #''En lång kall vinter'' (It's Gonna Be a Cold Cold Winter) #''Nu tändas tusen juleljus "Nu tändas tusen juleljus" is ...

'' *1995: ''Wizex med Lena Pålsson & Kikki Danielsson'' *1995: ''Varma vindar'' *1997: ''Några enkla rader'' *1997: ''Jorden snurrar'' *1997: ''Samma ensamma jag'' *1998: ''Mot nya mål'' *1999: '' Tusen och en natt'' *2000: ''Om du var här'' *2002: ''Guldkorn (2002)'' *2006: ''

Wizexponerad Wizex is a Swedish dansband formed in Osby in 1973. It purchased the rights to the name from a band that started as ''Ulrik Wittmans Kvintett'' in 1957''.'' When Ulrik Wittman left the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When rea ...

'' *2010: ''Innan det är för sent'' *2012: ''Simsalabim'' *2013: ''

40 år i folkparkens tjänst ''40 år i folkparkens tjänst'' is a 2013 Wizex compilation album, consisting of rerecordings. The album was released during the band's 40th anniversary year. Track listing # Miss Decibel (Lasse Holm, Gert Lengstrand) # Djupa vatten ( Lars Die ...

'' *2014: ''

Schlagers på väg ''Schlagers på väg'' is a 2014 Wizex studio album. Track listing #I folkparkens tjänst # Alla har glömt #Så här börjar kärlek #Sol och vår #Solen lyser även på liten stuga #Swing it magistern #April, april #Jag ska sjunga för dig #Om t ...

'' *2015: ''Nu börjar det linka jul'' *2016: ''Game Set & Match''

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