Angel was a Swedish

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from Degerfors, Sweden in the early 1990s. They debuted with their single "

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" and have only released one album ever since. Later, the band did a come back with several reunion shows.

History

In 1991, the band was formed by

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, Jessica Larsson, Maria Zaring and Linda Gustavsson. They originated from

Degerfors Degerfors () is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Möckeln, 13 km (8 mi) so ...

and

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respectively, and gained major fame with their debut single "

" when it was released the same year. It was co-written by

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and peaked 7th place in the ''

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'' (present-day ''Sverigetopplistan'') charts upon its release. A year later, the band released ''

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'', its first and only studio album. Following the album release, they participated in the 1992 Melodifestivalen with the song "

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". Although the band had effectively discontinued all recording and touring by the 2000s, band member Linda Jansson independently co-wrote the 2000 Melodifestivalen-winning song "

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" for

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to perform. In August 2007, the band performed several reunion shows, including at the

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schlager evening and the ''

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'' television program.

Members

(now Dahl) – vocals, keyboard * Jessica Larsson (now Wagnsson) – bass * Maria Zaring (now Skaug) – guitar * Linda Gustavsson – drums

Discography

* ''

'' (1992)

References

Swedish pop music groups Swedish all-female bands Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups from Örebro County Degerfors 20th-century establishments in Örebro County {{Sweden-band-stub