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Valborgskalaset
Valborgskalaset (Swedish for '' Walpurgis Night party'')is, according to its host FestU, Sweden's biggest party. It takes place on Chalmers on 30 April every year in the Chalmers student union building, to celebrate Walpurgis Night. The party usually have 11 to 12 bars serving drinks, 8 dancefloors and a scene with live performances. Famous artists such as The Sounds, Petter, Movits!, Den svenska björnstammen, Maskinen, Melody Club, Sahara Hotnights, Kapten Röd and Johnossi have performed live on stage. The party often features a lot of different "toys" like bouncy castles (the Festu Fraternity have their own purple bouncy castle), rodeo-bull, sumo-suit-fighting and a pretty amazing laser show. The legal age of entering the party is 18 years of age, and the extremely popular tickets are almost always sold out in less than an hour. As a result of this FestU always have a limit each year on how many tickets a single person can buy varying from 5-8. The students buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night (), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve), is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia, and is celebrated on the night of 30 April and the day of 1 May. This feast commemorates the canonization of Saint Walpurga and the movement of her relics to Eichstätt, both of which occurred on 1 May 870. Saint Walpurga was hailed by the Christians of Germany for battling "pest, rabies, and whooping cough, as well as against witchcraft". Christians prayed to God through the intercession of Saint Walpurga in order to protect themselves from witchcraft, as Saint Walpurga was successful in converting the local populace to Christianity. In parts of Europe, people continue to light bonfires on Saint Walpurga's Eve in order to ward off evil spirits and witches. Others have historically made Christian pilgrimages to Saint Walbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FestU
Far Eastern State Technical University (FESTU) (russian: Дальневосто́чный госуда́рственный техни́ческий университе́т, ДВГТУ) is a university located in Vladivostok, Russia. It was established on February 20, 1930 as Far Eastern Politechnical Institute (). It was granted the university status in 1992. FESTU is not a successor of Oriental Institute as it claimed to be. The courdeniedits claims and reassured Far Eastern Federal University as the only successor. But FESTU was established on base of closed Oriental Institute and the building of the original Oriental Institute is currently the main building of Far Eastern State Technical University. Partner universities * Ching Yun University, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sounds
The Sounds are a Swedish indie rock band. Formed in Helsingborg in 1998, the group's musical style has been compared to new wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies and Missing Persons. Their debut album, '' Living in America'', was released in 2002, with the follow-up '' Dying to Say This to You'' in 2006. Their third album, '' Crossing the Rubicon'', was released in 2009, and their fourth, '' Something to Die For'', was released in 2011. Their fifth album, ''Weekend'', was released in 2013. In 2017, the band released a four-track EP, ''The Tales That We Tell''. History Formation The Sounds were formed in 1998 by classmates Félix Rodríguez, Maja Ivarsson, Johan Bengtsson and Fredrik Blond in Helsingborg, Sweden. The group met Jesper Anderberg, the youngest member, by chance at the Hultsfred Festival, and he was enlisted to play keyboards and guitar. The band's name was decided months later during a trip to London. Before becoming the lead singer of the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petter (rapper)
Petter Alexis Askergren, (born 25 May 1974), who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album ''Mitt sjätte sinne'' (My Sixth Sense), which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He owns a record company called Bananrepubliken ( en, The Banana Republic). He also studied art history at Uppsala University for some time. He has also worked with the famous Norwegian rap producer Tommy Tee several times in his career. Petter also frequently works with Swedish disk jockey Patrik Elofsson who goes by the stage name DJ Sleepy. In 2014 he hosted Musikhjälpen in Uppsala. Personal life Petter was diagnosed with ADHD in 2011. Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Remix albums * 2007: ''Skruvat och choppat av Afasi'' EPs * 2019: ''Så mycket bättre – Tolkningarna'' Singles Featured singles Other charted s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movits!
Movits! () is a Swedish music group from Luleå. The group plays swing mixed with hip hop. Their debut album ''Äppelknyckarjazz'', literally translated as ''Apple swiper jazz'' or '' scrumping jazz'', was released in November 2008 and has been recognized by national Swedish newspaper '' Dagens Nyheter''. The name ''Movits!'' alludes to Fader Movitz, a character in the ''Epistles of Fredman ''Fredmans epistlar'' (English: ''Fredman's Epistles'') is List of Fredman's Epistles, a collection of 82 poems set to music by Carl Michael Bellman, a major figure in Sweden, Swedish 18th century song. Though first published in 1790, it was cre ...'' by Swedish 18th-century poet and composer Carl Michael Bellman. The band, however, replaced the last character of the name ''z'' with an ''s'' in order to avoid being associated with Swedish bands playing dansband style music, such as '' Lasse Stefanz'', '' Svänzons'' or '' Larz-Kristerz''. On July 27, 2009, Movits! was featured on the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Svenska Björnstammen
Den svenska björnstammen (Swedish for "The Swedish Bear Population") is a Swedish musical pop band from Norrköping, formed in 2010 and consisting of Dan Brännvall, Kim Dahlberg, Petter Frisendahl, Ambjörn Göransson, Mattias Göransson, Klas Isaksson and Åke Olofsson. The band was originally signed to Pope Records who has a special distribution agreement with Universal Music Sweden since 2009. History The band was one of three finalists for the Metro on Stage music competition. In 2011, it had a breakthrough with the song "Vart jag mig i världen vänder" ("Wherever I Turn in the World"), topping the Swedish national record chart Sverigetopplistan for six weeks. The band's follow-up song, "''Svalkar vinden''" ("Does The Wind Cool") and "''Trumma Trumma''" ("Drum Drum") also charted. Discography Studio albums Extended plays *2008: ''Classics'' *2010: ''Dansmusik EP'' (''Dance Music EP'') Singles See also * List of dance-pop artists * List of Swedes in music * List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maskinen
Maskinen (, "The Machine") was a Swedish music group consisting of the rapper Herbert Munkhammar who was earlier part of the duo Afasi & Filthy and Frej Larsson, also a member of the band Slagsmålsklubben and duo Far & Son. Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros, formerly a member of the band Snook, was a member of Maskinen but left after the release of the single "Segertåget". Maskinen's music style is alternative electro/hip hop with influences from baile funk. The band has released three albums, '' Boys II Men,'' ''Framgång & Efterfrågan'' () and ''Stora Fötter Stora Skor'' ("Big Feet Big Shoes"). Members ;Current members * Frej Larsson (from band Slagsmålsklubben) * Herbert "Afasi" Munkhammar (from duo Afasi & Filthy) * Mats Norman (from duo Lilla Sällskapet) ;Former members * Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros (from band Snook) * Magnus "Filthy" Lidehäll (from duo Afasi & Filthy Afasi och Filthy was a Swedish hip hop duo from Uppsala, Sweden composed of rapper Herbert Munkhammar (kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Club
Melody Club is a Swedish band from Växjö formed in January 2000. Their breakthrough came in 2002 with the song ''Palace Station'', which was also a big success in Germany. The band has frequent radio airplay in Sweden, Germany, Japan, Norway and Denmark. Melody Club's style can be described as a blend of synthpop and glam rock. The single "Fever Fever" is included on the soundtrack of the football video game by EA Sports, ''FIFA 08''. On 22 April 2009, they released their fifth and first self-produced album, "Goodbye to Romance". The first single from the album was called "Girls Don't Always Wanna Have Fun"—a possible reference to Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". In 2010 Andy A left the group in protest against the group's participation in Eurovision and was replaced with the original drummer Richard Ankers. Melodifestivalen 2011 Melody Club participated in Melodifestivalen 2011, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. They competed in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahara Hotnights
Sahara Hotnights are a Swedish rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk. History The band formed sometime around 1991/1992, "due to boredom". While in Australia, Josephine Forsman bet on a horse named Sahara Hotnights and used the name for the band. Around 1995, they won a "battle of the bands" contest and were awarded with a chance to record their songs in studio. Their debut EP, '' Suits Anyone Fine'', was released in 1997 to immediate success and critical acclaim in Europe. Soon afterwards, the band signed with the Swedish label Speech Records, and over the next two years released three further singles, "Face Wet", "Oh Darling!", and "Nothing Yet". In 1999, Sahara Hotnights released their debut studio album '' C'mon Let's Pretend'', which earned two Grammis nominations. The ''Drive Dead Slow EP'' appeared in April 2000, released on the BMG label, before the band's second album '' Jennie Bomb'' (named for Jenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapten Röd
Björn Nilsson, better known by his stage name Kapten Röd, ("Captain Red", in Swedish), is a dancehall/ ragga artist and music producer from Gothenburg, Sweden. He initially released the single "Visa ingen nåd"/"En storm är på väg" in the formation Kungariket with Tommy Tip. Kungariket was often joined by band Majorerna. In 2007, he produced ''Stjärnorna finns här'', the debut album for General Knas and Calle P. Kapten Röd. He promoted the album through taking part in a number of festivals and club gigs. In autumn 2007 he toured as ''Kapten Röd'' (literally Captain Red), with backing band Majorerna, on a tour with the Svenska Akademien. In 2008, he was also part of Kingsfarm Guerilla under the alias Frenemy. He also produced for other artists like Roffe Ruff Roffe Ruff is a Swedish hip hop and ragga artist and music producer from Gothenburg. His real identity remains a secret, and he always wears a skull mask in his appearances. Biography Roffe Ruff was raised in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnossi
Johnossi is a rock duo from Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm County, Sweden, consisting of songwriter, singer, guitarist John Engelbert and drummer, percussionist, singer Oskar "Ossi" Bonde. History Engelbert and Bonde first met when they were 12 and 15 years old, respectively, and started playing together as a duo in 2004. They recorded their first album after only five months as a band, and with only three live shows to their credit. Their self-titled first album was released in January 2005 by a small Swedish indie label; it was rereleased in September 2006 by V2 Music with an additional three tracks. Their second album, ''All They Ever Wanted'', had its Scandinavian and Western European release in April 2008, followed by a Japanese release in 2009. Johnossi has toured extensively in Sweden and Western Europe, both alone and with other Swedish bands such as The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Mando Diao and Sibling Sense. They also toured the US in 2007 with Shout Out Louds. In 2009, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cortège
The Cortège ( sv, Cortègen), or The Chalmers Cortège (Swedish: ''Chalmerscortègen'') is an annual carnival parade held on Walpurgis Night (30 April) by students of the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. The Cortège consists of around 1000 students and around 50 truck carriages, each carriage depicting—in a satirical and comic way—significant events that have taken place since the previous parade. The procession makes its way through the city centre, where it is seen by around 250,000 people each year. History Before the first Cortège was arranged, students at Chalmers walked the streets with one foot on the pavement and one foot in the gutter each year on 30 April, the day when Chalmers students traditionally exchange their black student caps for white caps. In 1909, the students decided to gather all the horse carriages in the city to travel the distance they usually walked. The next year, the Chalmers Students' Union decided to organize a para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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