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Gambämark
Gambämark is a musical written and performed by the Finland-Swedish comedy group KAJ. It is set in the fictional Finnish village of Gambämark in Ostrobothnia, which declares independence from Finland and becomes its own sovereign state, operating on the principle "Things were better in the past". The story focuses on Josua Byman, the son of village leader Kurt Byman, who decides to rebel against his father and his ultra-conservative ideology. The musical opened at Wasa Teater in 2018, where it was played until 2019, with over 23,000 sold tickets, making it the third-biggest show in the history of the theatre, after Colorado Avenue and The Sound of Music. It was the first musical created by KAJ. served as music producer. Plot Act 1 The musical starts with a news report about the village of Gambämark declaring independence from Finland to form its own sovereign state based on the principle "Things were better in the past", with Russia, North Korea and Maxmo Cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAJ (group)
KAJ ( , ) is a Finnish Swedish-speaking music and comedy group from Vörå in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The group is part of the Finland-Swedish cultural sphere and primarily performs in Swedish with lyrics in the Vörå dialect. The group consists of Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, and Jakob Norrgård, whose first name initials form the band's name. KAJ's music spans multiple genres, including pop (K/J-Pop, latin), rock, rap, opera, disco, and schlager, often incorporating humour and satire. The group also has a satirical rockabilly alter ego called ''Vörjeans,'' which parodies raggare subcultures. The group has published lyrics for over 100 songs. They represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song " Bara bada bastu", where they finished fourth with 321 points. Background Axel Åhman and Jakob Norrgård first met through football in Vörå, where they became close friends. Later, Axel met Kevin Holmström at a motocross track in Röukas, Vörå, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |