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Wig Wam
Wig Wam is a Norwegian glam metal band formed in Halden in 2001. Wig Wam's lineup—consisting of vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen) and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen)—has remained unchanged since the band's formation. The band's style mixes glam metal and hard rock with humorous lyrics and imagery. The band had their international breakthrough in 2005 when they in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Kyiv and placed ninth with the song " In My Dreams"''.'' Wig Wam split up in 2014, but reunited in 2019. The band enjoyed further fame in 2022 when James Gunn chose their song "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" as the opening theme for the HBO Max show ''Peacemaker''. "In My Dreams" was also featured in the Peacemaker soundtrack. Wig Wam has released five studio albums. The band's slogan is: " Rock is the new schläger". History Wig Wam was formed in 2001 by musicians active in bands such as Dream Police, Artch, Sha-Boom, Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In My Dreams (Wig Wam Song)
"In My Dreams" was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Wig Wam. The song is a glam metal number, in keeping with the band's view that " rock'n'roll is the new schlager". Lead singer wonders whether his relationship is "real or just a fantasy", and tells his lover that he is "scared of waking up and you'll be gone / face the truth and I'll be all alone", a fear that he puts to rest by suggesting that they should "get into the groove" and live for the moment. The performance was as flamboyant as the music suggested, with the band dressed variously in grey spandex or wearing a military hat among other things. Paying tribute to the Orange Revolution which had taken place in host country Ukraine the year before, Glam attached an orange banner to his microphone stand. As Norway had not finished the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in the top ten, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed thirteenth, following 's Suntribe w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish municipalities Strömstad, Tanum and Dals-Ed respectively to the southwest, south and southeast. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the mouth of the Tista river on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden. The town of Halden is located about south of Oslo, north of Gothenburg, and east of the border crossing at Svinesund. History Evidence of early human settlements in this region of Norway have been found, particularly in the Svinesund area of the municipality where evidence of early settlements from the Nordic Bronze Age have been found. Named after a small farm ''Hallen'' ( en, "rise" or "slope") first mentioned in 1629, "Halden", became the city of ''Fredrikshald'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway In The Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Norway was represented by Lars A. Fredriksen, with the song "Alltid sommer", at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May in Birmingham. "Alltid sommer" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 28 February and, unusually, was performed in English ("All I Ever Wanted Was You") at MGP although language rules in 1998 still required the song to be performed in Norwegian in Birmingham. Before Eurovision Melodi Grand Prix 1998 ''Melodi Grand Prix 1998'' was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Competing entries Composers were directly invited by NRK to submit songs for the competition. The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry. Among the competing artists, Elisabeth Andreassen was bidding for a record-breaking fifth appearance at Eurovision. Final The final took place on 28 February 1998 at the Studio 2 of NRK, hosted by Øystein Bache and Run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvedansen
Norway was represented by Christine Guldbrandsen in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Alvedansen". The song is written and composed by Christine Guldbrandsen, Kjetil Fluge and Atle Halstensen. Before Eurovision Melodi Grand Prix 2006 ''Melodi Grand Prix 2006'' was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Three semi-finals, one Last Chance round and a final were held between 13 January and 4 February 2006 Semi-finals and Last Chance round * The first semi-final took place on 13 January 2006 at the Finnmarkshallen in Alta. "Here for the Show" performed by Trine Rein and "Lost and Found" performed by Jorun Erdal and Geir Rønning qualified directly to the final, while "Misled" performed by Kirsti Carr and "Sunshine" performed by Arlene Wilkes advanced to the Last Chance round. "My Dream" performed by Christina Undhjem and "Tonight" performed by Mocci Ryen were eliminated from the contest. * The second sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Guldbrandsen
Christine Guldbrandsen (born 19 March 1985 in Bergen, Norway) is a singer who is best known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. She has released three albums in Scandinavia: ''Surfing in the Air'', '' Moments'', and ''Christine''. A new album, ''Colors'', was released on 8 April 2011. She sings mainly in Norwegian, Danish and English. Biography Early life Guldbrandsen began singing in the local church choir at age three; at age 13 she was discovered by Kjetil Fluge. At 15 in 2000, she sang ''"Kulturbyåpningen"'' in Bergen; in the audience was Sony Music Entertainment, who gave Guldbrandsen her first record deal after the performance. The contract was a result of long-dedicated time and work with Kjetil Fluge, Atle Halstensen, and Erlend Fauske in the Bergen studio ''Sounds Familiar''. In 2001, 16-year-old Guldbrandsen wrote her first song, "Fly Away," a tribute to her father who had just died. 2003 Guldbrandsen's debut album, ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway In The Eurovision Song Contest
Norway has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 60 times since making its debut in and has only been absent twice since then. In 1970, the country boycotted the contest over disagreements about the voting structure, and in 2002, they were relegated. The contest is broadcast in Norway by NRK, which also broadcasts Norway's national selection competition, Melodi Grand Prix. Before 1985, Norway's best result in the contest was Åse Kleveland's third-place in . Norway's three victories in the contest were achieved by Bobbysocks in , Secret Garden in and Alexander Rybak in . Norway also finished second at the contest, with former Bobbysocks member Elisabeth Andreassen. Norway has finished last in eleven Eurovision finals, of which four times with "nul points". In 2019, Norway became the third televote-winning country to not win the contest (the previous ones being Italy in 2015 and Russia in 2016). Norway has a total of eleven top-five results in the contest, the latest bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High (Knut Anders Sørum Song)
Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, represented by Knut Anders Sørum with the song "High". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2004 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest. Before Eurovision Melodi Grand Prix 2004 ''Melodi Grand Prix 2004'' was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Competing entries A submission period was opened by NRK where songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries. At the close of the deadline, 530 submissions were received. Twelve songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel. Final The final took place on 6 March 2004 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. The winner was selected over two rounds of regional televoting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final. The results of the public televote were revealed by Norway's five regions, with the televot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Anders Sørum
Knut Anders Sørum (born 12 April 1976) is a Norwegian singer from Østre Toten. He represented Norway at Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul with the pop-ballad "High (Knut Anders Sørum song), High". He was also a vocalist and keyboard player for the Norway-based Christian extreme metal band Vardøger (band), Vardøger for many years (1994-2006, 2007, 2008–2018). Eurovision 2004 He won the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix, the selection process for Eurovision Song Contest in the 2004 contest, gaining the right to represent Norway at Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Eurovision 2004 in Istanbul with the pop-ballad "High (Knut Anders Sørum song), High", written by two Swedish composers. In the final, he came last, with just three points, all coming from Sweden. Career After Eurovision, Knut Anders Sørum did backing vocals for the Wig Wam 2006 album ''Wig Wamania''. After a hiatus spending many years, he released his first studio album in 2010 called ''Prøysen'' reaching number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard To Be A Rock'n Roller
''Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller'' is the first album by the Norwegian rock band Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian glam metal band formed in Halden in 2001. Wig Wam's lineup—consisting of vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen) and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen)—has remain .... It was released on January 10, 2005. The album was originally released on March 8, 2004, under the title '' 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast''. The reissue features the same tracks with the addition of an instrumental track titled "The Drop" and radio edits of "Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller" and "In My Dreams". The album increased the band's reputation in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia and was Wig Wam's final album before their winning Eurovision Song Contest appearance in 2005; which led to the reissue of the album, as it featured the song " In My Dreams" that the band performed at Eurovision. The album was also issued in two others versions, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wig Wam
Wig Wam is a Norwegian glam metal band formed in Halden in 2001. Wig Wam's lineup—consisting of vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen) and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen)—has remained unchanged since the band's formation. The band's style mixes glam metal and hard rock with humorous lyrics and imagery. The band had their international breakthrough in 2005 when they in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Kyiv and placed ninth with the song " In My Dreams"''.'' Wig Wam split up in 2014, but reunited in 2019. The band enjoyed further fame in 2022 when James Gunn chose their song "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" as the opening theme for the HBO Max show ''Peacemaker''. "In My Dreams" was also featured in the Peacemaker soundtrack. Wig Wam has released five studio albums. The band's slogan is: " Rock is the new schläger". History Wig Wam was formed in 2001 by musicians active in bands such as Dream Police, Artch, Sha-Boom, Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
