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band during the 1980s.

History

Fake was formed when two Swedish musicians, Erik Strömblad and Stefan Bogstedt, founded their own band, then called Size 46, in 1977. The band grew over the next few years, with metal drummer Stefan Sverin and singers Tony Wilhelmsson and Ulrika Örn being added to the lineup, and with more

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s added to their

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sound. Stefan Sverin moved on as a session drummer for various acts such as American actor Cliff Taylor and Claes Muncktell from Dave and the Mistakes. He has since gave up drumming and is now working as an Art Director in Stockholm. The group's second single, "Donna Rouge", was a major hit in

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and the remix became a disco classic. The band performed on the ''

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'' television show in 1985 and

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in 1985. An album, ''New Art'', was released in 1984. Another single, "Brick", was released a year later and was also a big success internationally, reaching #1 in Italy and #6 in

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. For the official music video for "Brick", neither Tony Wilhelmsson nor Ulrika Örn were available to sing, so the video was filmed with guitarist Erik Strömblad and friend Lenita Rydberg miming to the words. After the recording of "Brick", the band split up, but in 2001, plans were made for a reformation.

Discography

Album

*''New Art'' (1984)

Singles

*"Dreamgirl"/"Warlord" (1981) *"Donna Rouge" (1983) *"Right" (1984) *"Memories of Pan"/"Frogs in Spain" (1984) *"Arabian Toys" (1984) *"Brick" (1985)

References

External links

Video clip of "Another Brick" 1985 (YouTube)Fake unofficial site
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