Briskeby is an

electropop Electropop is a popular music fusion genre combining elements of the electronic and pop styles. It has been described as a variant of synth-pop with emphasis on a hard electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a rev ...

band from Larvik, Norway. Bjørn Bergene, Claus Heiberg Larsen and Bård Helgeland are from

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, while Lise Karlsnes is from

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Biography

Their debut album ''Jeans for Onassis'' was released in 2000, sold 130,000 copies, gathered four

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and gave Briskeby and their front vocalist Lise Karlsnes, a comet start in the music industry. In 2013 the band gave a series of gigs after five years out of business. The band's name is derived from the neighbourhood where their rehearsal room was located. It received some international attention after it toured as supporting act for

A-ha A-ha (often stylised as ''a''-h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ros ...

in 2000.

Band members

* Lise Karlsnes (vocals) * Bjørn Bergene (guitar) * Claus Heiberg Larsen (drums) * Bård Helgeland (bass)

Honors

*2000: Four times

in the categories best Pop band, this years Artist, Newcomer and Song, for the album ''Jeans for Onassis'' and the tune "Propaganda"

Discography

Albums

*2000: ''Jeans for Onassis'' (

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) *2003: ''Tonight, Captain?'' (

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, Mercury Records) *2005: ''Jumping On Cars'' (Universal Music)

Singles

*1999: ''Song to Whisper'' (EP) *2000: "Propaganda" (single) *2001: "Wide Awake" (single) *2002: "Hey Harvey" (Norwegian radio single) *2002: ''Cellophane Eyes'' (Norwegian radio single) *2003: ''Hey Baby'' (single) *2003: ''Hallelujah'' (Norwegian radio single) *2005: ''Miss You Like Crazy'' (single) *2005: ''Joe Dallesandro'' feat. Ken Stringfellow (Norwegian radio single) *2006: ''Bobby, Come Back'' (Norwegian radio single) *2015: ''Rookie Mistakes'' *2024: ''Like The First Time''

References

External links

* Norwegian musical groups Spellemannprisen winners {{Norway-band-stub