Wizex is a Swedish

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formed in

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in 1973. It purchased the rights to the name from a band that started as ''Ulrik Wittmans Kvintett'' in 1957''.'' When Ulrik Wittman left the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When read out the name sounds like "The Six of Us", "vi sex", in Swedish, and there were six members in the band when the name was changed. Today, the band is considered to have six founders (who were allowed to purchase the name), and hence use 1973 as the starting point. Wizex broke through in 1977 when they performed on nationwide TV-show '' Nygammalt'' and got its first top ten on the Swedish charts same year with the song ''Vagabond.'' The following year they finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978. Big hits with Wizex were songs as ''Tusen och en natt'', ''Djupa vatten'', '' Miss Decibel'', ''Älska mig'', ''

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'', ''Flickan, jägarn och priset'', ''Jag måste nå min ängel'', ''Som en symfoni'' and '' När vi rör varann''. The record '' Take Me To Your Heaven'' sold 235 000 copies. The song was Charlotte Nilssons contribution to the Swedish

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, and marked the starting point for her solo career. Wizex also had many

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hits. In 1979, Wizex won the

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award by

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as "dansband of the year". This was the only time this category was included.

Members

Following female singers have fronted Wizex since 1973, when

Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) is a Swedish country music, country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danie ...

together with other founding members purchased the rights to the name Wizex: *

, left in 1982 * Lena Pålsson, left in 1997 *

Charlotte Nilsson Anna Jenny Charlotte Perrelli (; ; born 7 October 1974), known until 2003 by her maiden name, is a Swedish singer and television host. Under her maiden name, she won the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Conte ...

, left in September 1999 * Paula Pennsäter, left in March 2002 * Jessica Sjöholm, left in 2007 * Anna Sköld, maternal leave in 2011 * Lina Wägbo, joined in 2011 as a temporary replacement * Anna Sköld, left in 2021 * Git Persson, member since 2021 Other notable members were Danne Stråhed (2nd singer) and Henri Saffer (guitar).

Discography

*1974: ''Skratta och le'' *1975: ''Rusar vidare'' *1976: '' Har du glömt'' *1977: ''Som en sång'' *1978: '' Miss Decibel'' *1978: ''Carousel'' *1979: ''Wizex bäzta'' *1979: ''Some Girls & Trouble Boys'' *1980: ''Greatest Hits'' *1980: ''You Treated Me Wrong'' *1982: ''Nattfjäril'' *1983: ''Julie'' *1984: ''Det är dej jag väntar på'' *1985: ''Ska du komma loss'' *1987: ''Dansa i månens sken'' *1988: ''Mjölnarens Irene'' *1989: ''Vägen hem'' *1990: ''Spanska ögon'' *1992: ''Jag kan se en ängel'' *1992: ''Jag måste ge mej av'' *1993: ''Vår hemmagjorda dansmusik'' *1993: '' Julafton hemma'' *1995: ''Wizex med Lena Pålsson & Kikki Danielsson'' *1995: ''Varma vindar'' *1997: ''Några enkla rader'' *1997: ''Jorden snurrar'' *1997: ''Samma ensamma jag'' *1998: ''Mot nya mål'' *1999: '' Tusen och en natt'' *2000: ''Om du var här'' *2002: ''Guldkorn (2002)'' *2006: '' Wizexponerad'' *2010: ''Innan det är för sent'' *2012: ''Simsalabim'' *2013: ''

40 år i folkparkens tjänst ''40 år i folkparkens tjänst'' is a 2013 Wizex compilation album, consisting of rerecordings. The album was released during the band's 1973 in Swedish music, 40th anniversary year. Track listing #Miss Decibel (song), Miss Decibel (Lasse Holm, Ge ...

'' *2014: ''

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'' *2015: ''Nu börjar det linka jul'' *2016: ''Game Set & Match''

References

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