Caesars were a Swedish

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, formed in 1995. In their native country, the band was originally known as Caesars Palace, a name which was changed to avoid conflicting with the name of the Las Vegas hotel. In the rest of

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they are known as Twelve Caesars.

Career

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game ''LMA Manager 2005''. The song also appeared in the

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'', and in the Wii version of ''

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(2009). The song is featured on the band's '' 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World)'', '' Paper Tigers'', and '' Love for the Streets''

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s. The song is featured in episode 2 of Super Pumped and episode 6 of ''

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''. Their song "We Got to Leave" is the theme song for the television series '' Confessions of a Matchmaker''. The song also appears in films such as ''

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''. The album '' Strawberry Weed'' was released in Scandinavia on 5 March 2008. The 24-track long double album was produced by Ebbot Lundberg from Soundtrack of Our Lives. A significant difference from previous albums was that guitarist Joakim Åhlund and drummer Nino Keller shared vocal duty with César Vidal. In an interview on

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on February 13, 2012, Joakim Åhlund said that the band is on hiatus until further notice. In December 2017, Caesars played a surprise reunion gig in

, their first since 2009. In 2018, the band performed in Stockholm's Popaganda Festival. The band played several shows in Sweden through 2019 before entering a second hiatus. Band member Joakim Åhlund is also a founding member of the Teddybears.

Band members

;Final lineup * César Vidal – lead vocals, guitar (1995–2012, 2017–2019) *

Joakim Åhlund Frans Joakim "Jocke" Åhlund (born 9 August 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish musician, producer and music video director. He is the lead guitarist and lead singer of the band Caesars (band), Caesars, and a member of the bands Teddybears (ba ...

– guitars, backing and occasional lead vocals (1995–2012, 2017–2019) *David Lindqvist – bass (1996–2012, 2017–2019) *Nino Keller – drums, backing and occasional lead vocals (2000–2012, 2017–2019) ;Former members *Jens Örjenheim – drums (1998–2000) *

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– keyboards, various instruments, production (1998–2002; session/touring musician)

Discography

Albums

*'' Youth Is Wasted on the Young'' (as "Twelve Caesars"), released 8 December 1998 *'' Cherry Kicks'' (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2000 (Gold in Sweden) *'' Love for the Streets'' (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2002 (Gold in Sweden) *'' Paper Tigers'', released 26 April 2005 (#13 SWE) (#40 UK) *'' Strawberry Weed'', released 5 March 2008 (#16 SWE)

Singles

*1995 – ''Shake It'' 3-track EP: "Shake It" / "Odd Job" / "Born Cool -inch Dolores*1996 – ''Rock De Puta Mierda'' 7-track EP: "Phenobarbital" / "3D-TV" / "Automatic" / "Crap-thinker" / "This Man, This Monster" / "Pupo Diavolo" / "You're My Favorurite" *1998 – "Kick You Out" *1998 – "Sort It Out" *2000 – "From the Bughouse" / "Punkrocker" (Original version) / "Love Bubble" *2000 – "Crackin' Up" *2000 – "Fun 'n' Games" *2000 – "Only You"

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*2002 – "Jerk It Out" / "Out of My Hands" / "She's a Planet" *2002 – "Over 'fore It Started" / "Sparky" *2002 – "Candy Kane" / "Artificial Gravity" *2002 – " Get Off My Cloud" (Rolling stones cover)/ "Bound and Dominated" LP-single from Dolores singelklubb 300EX'' *2003 – " Jerk It Out", released 7 April 2003; re-released 18 April 2005 *2005 – "We Got to Leave" / "Longer We Stay Together" *2005 – "Paper Tigers" / "Up All Night" *2005 – "It's Not the Fall That Hurts" *2007 – "No Tomorrow" / "Every Road Leads to Home" *2008 – "Boo Boo Goo Goo"

References

External links

Caesars American Label website
* AMG Overview* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caesars Video game musicians Swedish indie rock groups Swedish garage rock groups English-language musical groups from Sweden Virgin Records artists Dolores Recordings artists Minty Fresh artists Musical groups from Stockholm