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Background

Danne Stråhed was part of the group Chinox who opened for

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. He was the lead singer of

for thirteen years. In 1981, he started the band ("Angel children"), who released one music album and was the pre-show act for

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during their Scandinavian tour. He participated in

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with the song "Hallabaloo".

Career

1970s

As a member of Chinox, he played piano, organ and sang in the group. In all of those capacities, he contributed to their album, ''Tunna skivor'' which was released on the

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label in 1976. In 1979, the group released the ''Born to Be Alive'' album which contained the song, "

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". There were two songs, "Det Bästa Till Dej Och Dina Vänner" ("Det Bedste Till Mej Og Mine Venner") and "Lille Du" which were by

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. Danne Stråhed translated them into Swedish.

Leter years

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strahed, Danne 1956 births Living people 20th-century Swedish guitarists 20th-century Swedish singer-songwriters 21st-century Swedish guitarists 21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters Swedish male guitarists Swedish male singer-songwriters Swedish multi-instrumentalists Swedish pop guitarists Swedish pop singers Musicians from Malmö Parlophone artists Singers from Malmö