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Tre Små Kinesere are a pop group based in
Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
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which, since their beginning in the 1990s, have defined their own acoustic style. They recorded nine albums between then and 2004 to come back in 2010. The band was composed of Ulf Risnes (vocals and guitar), Øystein Hegge (vocals and keyboard), and Baard Slagsvold (vocals and bass).


History

Tre Små Kinesere was established in 1988, when the band recorded a track for the compilation album '' Den akustiske gitarliga''. After a number of concerts and favorable audience reaction in 1988 and 1989, the band was signed to the CBS/Sony label in June 1989. Their debut album, ''
365 Fri ''365 Fri'' was the debut album of the Norway, Norwegian band Tre Små Kinesere. It was an instant hit in their home country, reaching number two on the album charts. Their acoustic, melodic pop songs written by singer and guitarist Ulf Risnes rep ...
'', was released on January 17, 1990. This album was nominated for the ''
Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...
'' in 1991, but did not receive it. In 1991, they released their second album, ''Luftpalass'', which earned them the ''Spellemannprisen'' in 1992. In spring 1995 the band received its second Spellemann Award. They won the prize in the band category for their fourth album, ''Hjertemedisin'', which had been released the previous year. In April 2004 it was announced that bassist Baard Slagsvold would be leaving the band. Risnes and Hegge completed some tour dates during the following summer with Truls Waagø as a stand-in, but the band officially broke up in February 2005. Risnes and Hegge stated at the time that it "would not feel right to continue without Baard."


Members


Present members

* Ulf Risnes –
lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...
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guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
(1988 - 2005, 2010 -) * Lars Lien –
piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...
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accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German language, German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a Reed (mou ...
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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...
(2013 -) * Eirik Øien –
bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
, backing vocals (2013 -) * Dag Erik Oksvold -
drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
, backing vocals (2013 -) * Freddy Bolsø – drums, backing vocals (2013 -) * Daniel Børmark – bass, backing vocals (2014 -)


Previous members

* Knut Juel – drums (1988) * Baard Slagsvold – bass, vocals (1988 - 2004) * Øystein Hegge – piano, accordion, backing vocals (1988 - 2005, 2010 - 2012) * Truls Waagø – bass, vocals (2010 - 2013)


Selected discography


Studio albums


Compilation albums

; Motorpsycho & Tre Små Kinesere *1997: ''Mot Riving'' (Harmonien Records)


References


External links

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Tre Små Kinesere
bio at Norsk Rikskringkasting (Norwegian)
Tre Små Kinesere
bio at soleplassland.net (Norwegian) Norwegian pop music groups Spellemannprisen winners Musical groups established in 1988 1988 establishments in Norway Musical groups disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Norway Musical groups reestablished in 2010 Musical groups from Trondheim {{Norway-band-stub