Great Garlic Girls is a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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drag group that has performed a number of
drag show
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Typically, a drag show involves performers singing or lip-synching to songs while performing a pre-planned pantomime or dancing. There might also be so ...
s since 1981. It was started by
Morten Rudå,
Olav Klingen, and
Simen Sand.
Up until 1992, the group consisted of Olav Klingen, Jonny Nymoen and Terje Schrøder. Olav Klingen had to quit the group in 1992 when he was involved in an accident which put a stop to his career.
Jonny Nymoen informed about his retirement from the stage due to problems with his hips in an interview with Se & Hør in April 2016.
Terje Schrøder is still active in the group, with Ronny Wilhelm as the replacement after Jonny Nymoen (2015) and
Thomas Anholt as actor/dancer (since 2009). Former members include Kåre Jonny (Cårejonni) Enderud, Geir Lillejord and Dean Erik Andersen.
Simen Sand has since the beginning been the
choreographer for the Great Garlic Girls.
The group has toured
Norway
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,
Denmark
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,
Sweden,
West-Germany, the
Faroes
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and
Iceland
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, and has been part of TV-shows in Norway and Denmark. The group delivered Norway's
Festival Rose d'Or
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contribution in 1987.
''High Energy'' was also the name of the group's show in 2003.
The group's management was earlier Taran Management, but today the group is represented by Nama Management.
See also
*
Queentastic - Dean Erik Andersen and Geir Lillejord
*
Romeo (Ketil Stokkan song)
Norway played host to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, so the country was automatically entered into the final in Bergen.
Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1986
The Norwegian national final to select their entry, the ''Melodi Grand Prix 1 ...
- The Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 - the dancers were Olav Klingen and Jonny Nymoen
References
External links
Official website
Norwegian drag queens
LGBT culture in Norway
Drag groups
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