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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 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. Big hits with Wizex were songs as ''Tusen och en natt'', ''Djupa vatten'', '' Miss Decibel'', ''Älska mig'', '' Om himlen och Österlen'', ''Flickan, jägarn och priset'', ''Jag måste nå min ängel'', ''Som en symfoni'' and '' När vi rör varann''. Th ...
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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 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. Big hits with Wizex were songs as ''Tusen och en natt'', ''Djupa vatten'', '' Miss Decibel'', ''Älska mig'', '' Om himlen och Österlen'', ''Flickan, jägarn och priset'', ''Jag måste nå min ängel'', ''Som en symfoni'' and '' När vi rör varann''. The ...
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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 Diedricson, Ulf Georgsson) # Det vackraste som finns (Det vakreste som fins) (Rolf Løvland, Jan Teigen, Danne Stråhed) # Alla vill till himmelen ( Måns Asplund, Jason Diakité) # Mjölnarens Iréne ( Åke Gerhard, Leon Landgren) # När vi rör varann (Sometimes When We Touch) (Dan Hill, Ingela Forsman) #Tio mil kvar till Korpilombolo (Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Peter Himmelstrand) # Har du glömt ( Jan Askerlind, Conny Modig) #En vagabond ( Johan Langer, Jan Askerlind) #Fredagskväll i parken (Sara Varga, Lars Hägglund) # Jag är född till att skratta och le (Born with a Smile on my Face) (Roger Holman, Simon May, Lars Hagelin, Tommy Stjernfeldt) # Det är dej jag väntar på (Det' lige det) ( Søren Bundgaard, Danne St ...
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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. Track listing Side A Side B Contributing * Kikki Danielsson - vocals * Tommy Stjernfeldt - vocals, guitar * Lars Hagelin - vocals, piano, synthesizer *Mats Nilsson Mats Nilsson (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish grappler and retired mixed martial artist. Nilsson formerly competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the three time FILA Grappling world cha ... - bass guitar * Thommy Carlsson - song, guitar, saxophone * Jerker Nilsson - drums Charts References 1978 albums Wizex albums {{1970s-pop-album-stub ...
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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 the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When re .... The album included Charlotte Nilsson's hit " Tusen och en natt/Take Me to Your Heaven", and the album sold 235,000 copies. The album peaked at #16 at the Swedish album chart. Track listing # Tusen och en natt #Blå, blå är kärleken #Ett brev du aldrig får #En del av mig #Ingenting är bättre #Rena rama vilda västern #Hem genom stan #Vem följer med vem #Var är du nu? #Mer än hela dig #Om du var min #Gör min himmel blå #Macherita #Min morgon efter regn # Take Me to Your Heaven Charts References 1999 albums Wizex albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub ...
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Har Du Glömt (album)
''Har du glömt'' is a 1976 studio 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 the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When re .... It peaked at number 30 on the Swedish Albums Chart. The song "Cowboy Yoddle Song" became a minor breakthrough for the group's singer Kikki Danielsson. Track listing Side 1 Side 2 Charts References External links Svenska dansband {{DEFAULTSORT:Har du glomt 1976 albums Wizex albums ...
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Tusen Och En Natt (album)
Tusen och en natt is a 1999 album from Swedish dansband Wizex. The album included Charlotte Nilsson's hit " Tusen och en natt/Take Me to Your Heaven", and the album sold 235,000 copies. The album peaked at #16 at the Swedish album chart. Track listing # Tusen och en natt #Blå, blå är kärleken #Ett brev du aldrig får #En del av mig #Ingenting är bättre #Rena rama vilda västern #Hem genom stan #Vem följer med vem #Var är du nu? #Mer än hela dig #Om du var min #Gör min himmel blå #Macherita #Min morgon efter regn #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 ... Charts References 1999 albums Wizex albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub ...
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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 her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the US country stage during the 1980s. In 1986, she had the "Kikki i Nashville" TV show. Life and work Danielsson was born in Osby, Sweden, and resides in Gävleborg. In total, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix. She has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1982 (as a part of the Swedish pop and country group Chips with the song " Dag efter dag", finishing 8th) and in the 1985 (solo) with the song " Bra vibrationer", finishing 3rd. Kikki Danielsson was born in Osby, but was adopted and lived on a farm in Älmhult, Småland ...
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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 tårar vore guld Om tårar vore guld is a song written by Agnetha Fältskog and recorded by Fältskog. Fältskog's rendition was released as a single in March 1970, and also appeared on her album '' Som jag är'' the same year. The song charted at Svensktoppen ... #På söndag (with Ronja Lindberg) #Jag måste ge mig av #Kvällens sista dans # Siwan medley Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Schlagers pa vag 2014 albums Swedish-language albums Wizex albums ...
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Miss Decibel (song)
Miss Decibel, written by Lasse Holm and Gert Lengstrand, is a song in Swedish, which finished 2nd at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978. It was performed by the Swedish "dansband" Wizex, back then including Kikki Danielsson as lead vocal singer, together with Lasse Holm. The song, which lyrical describes about a little singing-screaming girl and her parents who see her screaming abilities as an opportunity to become a singing star in the future, ends with a refrain in English including the words "Decibel, you gonna be a star". Björn Skifs won that year's Melodifestivalen with the song " Det blir alltid värre framåt natten". The single peaked at #10 at the Swedish singles chart. The song was also at Svensktoppen for eleven weeks during the period 16 April - 25 June 1978, peaking at #2. The song was covered by Eva Rydberg later in 1978, on her album " Sång á la Rydberg". In 1979, musician Nils Dacke recorded the song for his album " Nils Dacke spelar partyorgel". In 2008 t ...
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Dansband
(; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock. The main influence for rock-oriented bands is the rock music of the 1950s and 1960s. The terms ' and ' were coined around 1970, when Swedish popular music developed a signature style. The genre developed primarily in Sweden, but has spread to neighbouring countries Norway, Denmark and the Swedish-speaking regions of Finland. When the music came to Norway it was first called "" (from the Swedish radio music chart Svensktoppen, which was a major arena for dansband music before its rules changed in January 2003). A dansband often travels by bus, performing several times every week year-round, outdoors in the summertime and indoors in the wintertime. Performances are also often held on cruise ...
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Charlotte Perrelli
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". Since then she has released seven albums and multiple singles. Perrelli once again won Melodifestivalen 2008 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song "Hero". She is one of Sweden's most popular female singers, often performing at Sweden's top shows. Throughout her career, she has worked with different types of music, ranging from dansband and schlager, via modern pop, to soulful ballads and jazz melodies. Biography 1987–1998 Born in Hovmantorp, in the southern Swedish province Småland, at the age of thirteen Perrelli joined a local dansband, Bengt Ingvars, which became "Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte". After finishing her compulsory school education, Perrelli moved from Hovmantorp to the neighbouring town of V ...
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Dansband
(; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock. The main influence for rock-oriented bands is the rock music of the 1950s and 1960s. The terms ' and ' were coined around 1970, when Swedish popular music developed a signature style. The genre developed primarily in Sweden, but has spread to neighbouring countries Norway, Denmark and the Swedish-speaking regions of Finland. When the music came to Norway it was first called "" (from the Swedish radio music chart Svensktoppen, which was a major arena for dansband music before its rules changed in January 2003). A dansband often travels by bus, performing several times every week year-round, outdoors in the summertime and indoors in the wintertime. Performances are also often held on cruise ...
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