Wizex is a Swedish
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 ...
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 record ''
Take Me To Your Heaven'' sold 235 000 copies. The song was Charlotte Nilssons contribution to the Swedish
Melodifestivalen 1999, and marked the starting point for her solo career.
Wizex also had many
Svensktoppen
''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ...
hits.
In 1979, Wizex won the
Rockbjörnen
Rockbjörnen (Swedish: ''the Rock Bear'') is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper ''Aftonbladet''. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.
In 2 ...
award by
Aftonbladet as "dansband of the year". This was the only time this category was included.
Members
Following female singers have fronted Wizex since 1973, when
Kikki Danielsson together with other founding members purchased the rights to the name Wizex:
*
Kikki Danielsson left in 1982
*
Lena Pålsson left in 1997
*
Charlotte Nilsson left in September 1999
*
Paula Pennsäter left in March 2002
*
Jessica Sjöholm left in 2007
*
Anna Sköld maternal leave in 2011
*
Lina Wägbo 2011 (temporary replacement)
*
Anna Sköld left in 2021
*
Git Persson since 2021
Other notable members were
Danne Stråhed (2nd singer) and Henri Saffer (guitar).
Discography
*1974: ''Skratta och le''
*1975: ''Rusar vidare''
*1976: ''
Har du glömt''
*1977: ''Som en sång''
*1978: ''
Miss Decibel''
*1978: ''Carousel''
*1979: ''Wizex bäzta''
*1979: ''Some Girls & Trouble Boys''
*1980: ''Greatest Hits''
*1980: ''You Treated Me Wrong''
*1982: ''Nattfjäril''
*1983: ''Julie''
*1984: ''Det är dej jag väntar på''
*1985: ''Ska du komma loss''
*1987: ''Dansa i månens sken''
*1988: ''Mjölnarens Irene''
*1989: ''Vägen hem''
*1990: ''Spanska ögon''
*1992: ''Jag kan se en ängel''
*1992: ''Jag måste ge mej av''
*1993: ''Vår hemmagjorda dansmusik''
*1993: ''
Julafton hemma''
*1995: ''Wizex med Lena Pålsson & Kikki Danielsson''
*1995: ''Varma vindar''
*1997: ''Några enkla rader''
*1997: ''Jorden snurrar''
*1997: ''Samma ensamma jag''
*1998: ''Mot nya mål''
*1999: ''
Tusen och en natt''
*2000: ''Om du var här''
*2002: ''Guldkorn (2002)''
*2006: ''
Wizexponerad''
*2010: ''Innan det är för sent''
*2012: ''Simsalabim''
*2013: ''
40 år i folkparkens tjänst''
*2014: ''
Schlagers på väg''
*2015: ''Nu börjar det linka jul''
*2016: ''Game Set & Match''
References
External links
Homepage
{{Authority control
Melodifestivalen contestants
Musical groups established in 1973
Dansbands
Swedish musical groups
1973 establishments in Sweden