Dance with a Stranger is a Norwegian rock band from

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Biography

The band was founded in

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1984 and had great success until they parted in 1994. Since then, they have had a few reunion concerts, as well as releasing compilation CDs. They were, among other things, voted Spellemann of the Year at the Spellemannprisen 1991. The band took a longer break in the period 2002 to 2005. In 2007, they released the double compilation album ''Everyone Needs a Friend...'' ''The Very Best of Dance with a Stranger'' with three new songs and previously unreleased soundtracks from the 1980s, as well as highlights from the band's many releases. In 2013, bassist Yngve Moe died in an accident. The band still completed their farewell tour in 2014, now joined by

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on bass. The band has continued concert activities after this.

Discography

*''Dance with a Stranger'' (1987) *''To'' (1989) *''Atmosphere'' (1991) *''Look What You've Done'' (1994) *''Unplugged'' (1994) *''The Best of Dance with a Stranger'' (1995) *''Happy Sounds'' (1998) *''Everyone Needs a Friend... The Very Best Of ( 2007)

Members

;Present members *

Frode Alnæs Frode Alnæs (born 3 March 1959) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, known from cooperation with international artists like Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Ketil Bjørnstad, Henning ...

– guitar, vocals * Øivind "Elg" Elgenes – vocals *

– bass (2014) *

Bjørn Jenssen Bjørn Jenssen (born 1959 in Bodø (town), Bodø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from a number of recordings, and steady drummer in the band Dance with a Stranger (band), Dance With a Stranger. Career Jenssen started pla ...

– drums ;Former member * Yngve Moe – bass (1983–1994; died 2013)

Sources

Pop-lexicon
( Norwegian)
About Dance with a Stranger at the music guide Groove.no
(Norwegian) *Website

References

External links

Dance with a Stranger-bassist døde
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(in Norwegian)
Dance With A Stranger - Live 1991 - The Invisible Man
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"DANCE WITH A STRANGER" Boys & Girls, African road, Looking for love, Living in the future
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Dance With a Stranger 2014 Per Mathisen Bass Solo, Frode Alnæs
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