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The Wannadies
Origin Sweden
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Years active 1988 - present
Label(s) Cooking Vinyl, RCA, Sony Bmg
Website http://thewannadies.com/
Members
Pär Wiksten
Christina Bergmark
Stefan Schönfeldt
Fredrik Schönfeldt
Erik Dahlgren

The Wannadies are an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Cooking Vinyl is a UK -based Independent record company, founded in 1986. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of See also Skellefteå, an album by The Wannadies. Skellefteå is a city in Västerbotten in northern Sweden "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. [1] The band's initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (born 1 March 1963) (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (born 5 June 1965) (guitars) and his younger brother Fredrik Schönfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Björn Malmquist (violin). The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member

Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters of Mercy and John Lennon with The Pixies and The Clash having a big effect on their later material. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential Indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic rock band that formed in 1980

Contents

History

Early days (1988-1993)

The Wannadies played their first gig, a festival in support of the Nicaraguan Sandinistas, in October 1988 and only weeks later entered local studio KN to record the three tracks that would become their debut release - the Smile EP. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) is a socialist Nicaraguan Political party. Smile is an EP by Swedish band The Wannadies. Their debut release the EP lead to the band being signed by MNW records in Sweden

Smile was released in February 1989 and managed to pick up several 'single of the week' accolades from national newspapers as well as airplay on indie radio shows such as 'Bommen' despite little or no marketing.

Following the band's appearance at the Hultsfred Festival in August 1989, The Wannadies signed a deal with MNW Records, releasing their debut single, "My Hometown", in May the following year. The Hultsfred Festival ( Hultsfredsfestivalen in Swedish) is an annual Music festival held in Hultsfred, Sweden.

The band's eponymous debut album was released in August 1990 and was supported by tours of Sweden, Finland and Norway. The Wannadies is the debut album by Swedish band The Wannadies, released in August 1990 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A highlight for the group was 1991s Nordic music festival in Paris where they shared the bill with Finland's 22 Pistepirkko and Iceland's The Sugarcubes. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city 22-Pistepirkko is a Finnish popular music band formed in 1980. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Sugarcubes ( Sykurmolarnir in Icelandic) were an Icelandic Alternative rock band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992

Second album, Aquanautic was released in October 1992 on Snap Records, MNW's indie label. Aquanautic is the second Album by Swedish band The Wannadies, released in October 1992 Not without controversy the album saw videos for the singles "Things That I Would Love To Have Undone" and "Cherry Man" banned by MTV the former for featuring a foam animal cadaver, the latter for the allusions to paedophilia in both the songs lyrics and video which featured a middle-aged man surrounded by young girls and boys. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.

In the summer of 1993 Björn Malmquist moved to Stockholm and left the band (he did make a contribution to The Wannadies next album however, playing violin on the track "Dreamy Wednesdays"). ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the

Be A Girl, "You And Me Song" and UK success (1993-1996)

Initial recording sessions for third album, Be a Girl, proved unsuccessful - first choice producer Dagge Lunquist took paternity leave late in 1993 and a second attempt with producer Micke Herrström had to be abandoned after just a week and a half when, first engineer Adam Kviman, then Herrström were taken sick with hearing injuries.

"Love In June", the only song to be completed with Micke Herrström, was released as a single while the band tried again to record Be A Girl, this time with producer Nille Perned.

The album was finally finished by autumn 1994 and was released along with second single, "You and Me Song", to critical acclaim in their native country. Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer " You and Me Song " is a song by Swedish band The Wannadies.

Shortly afterwards the band came to the attention of Indolent Records in the UK who signed The Wannadies in the summer of 1995. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days

The group's first UK gig followed soon after, a sold out show at London's Dublin Castle in the autumn of the same year. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Throughout winter the band toured extensively with labelmates Sleeper and The 60ft Dolls as well as with The Lightning Seeds and former Pixies frontman Frank Black. Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Sleeper were a British Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 At the same time they were regularly commuting to studios in Gothenburg, Skellefteå and Stockholm to record tracks for their next album, again with producer Nille Perned. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden.

Further singles "Might Be Stars" and "How Does It Feel?" were taken from Be A Girl but it was not until the re-release of "You And Me Song" that the band really made an impact on the UK top 40, scoring a no. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry 18 hit. The track later appeared on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, a modern interpretation of the Shakespeare classic, further increasing their popularity. Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on 17 September 1962 is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated Australian Film director, Screenwriter William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet is an Academy Award -nominated 1996 American film and the 10th on-screen adaptation of William William Shakespeare ( baptised

Troubled times (1997-1999)

Problems with Swedish record company MNW lead to delays with the release of the group's fourth album, Bagsy Me (a translation of the Swedish children's expression 'Pax jag!'[1]), which was eventually released in January 1997 on Sony/BMG Records. Bagsy Me is the fourth Album by Swedish band The Wannadies, released in 1997 Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group The album included the hit singles "Someone Somewhere", "Friends", "Hit" (which made #20 in the UK Singles Chart) and "Shorty". The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry "You And Me Song" was also included to capitalise on The Wannadies post-Romeo + Juliet success.

A compilation of the best tracks from Be A Girl and Bagsy Me was later released in America under the title The Wannadies. The Wannadies is an Album by Swedish band The Wannadies. A compilation of the best of previous albums Be A Girl and

The next few years were a turbulent time for the group. In Spring 1997 drummer and founder member Gunnar Karlsson left, to be replaced by Erik Dahlgren (born 25 August 1965), a long-term friend of the band. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

After sorting out problems with their Swedish record label The Wannadies now felt they were suffering from a lack of support from BMG in the UK and went on strike.

A compilation of the best of their first three albums featuring tracks chosen by the band and entitled, appropriately, Skellefteå, was released in Scandinavia in the spring of 1998 with the band touring the region in support while their problems with BMG were being resolved. Skellefteå is an Album by Swedish band The Wannadies, named after the band's home town Skellefteå in northern Sweden

Relations with the label had sufficiently improved for the band to begin recording their next album in the autumn of 1998 with a ten-day session at the Chateau De La Rouge Motte studio in Normandy, France with legendary producer Mike Hedges. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Mike Hedges is an acclaimed British audio producer/engineer whose career spans more than 20 years

Only one track, "String Song", was completed however and it was not until the winter of 1998/99 that the band recorded the bulk of the tracks for fifth album Yeah. Yeah is an Album by Swedish band The Wannadies, released in 1999 in Scandinavia and spring 2000 in the UK With former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek at the helm The Wannadies began recording at Electric Lady recording studios in New York and continued work at studios in Stockholm and London. The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1949, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American musician A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Yeah was released in the autumn of 1999 in Scandinavia and early Spring 2000 in Great Britain. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. BMG decided not to release the record in America however, refused permission for the band to release it on another label and eventually dropped the band altogether. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Free at last (2000-)

Despite not having a record company The Wannadies toured extensively throughout the summer of 2000, played the Glastonbury and Carling festivals in the UK, Roskilde in Denmark, Hultsfred and Arvika in Sweden and completed a mini-tour of Japan. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Arvika Festival ( Arvikafestivalen) is an annual Music festival held in Arvika, Sweden. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

The latter half of 2000 and much of 2001 saw the band construct their own studio in which they would record much of their sixth album.

With Nille Perned again producing, the band released Before & After in 2002 in Scandinavia through the National record label and on September 8, 2003 in the UK on Cooking Vinyl records (who also handled distribution for the rest of the world). For the Star TrekVoyager episode see Before and After (VOY. For the 1996 film see Before and After (film. National Records was a Record label that was started in New York by Albert Green in 1945 and lasted till sometime in 1950. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cooking Vinyl is a UK -based Independent record company, founded in 1986. The album featured the singles "Skin", "Disko" and "Little By Little".

In 2006 "You and Me Song" was used as the theme song to the BBC Three TV series I'm With Stupid. BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via Digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms I'm with Stupid is a British television programme starring Paul Henshall and Mark Benton.

The band are currently writing and recording songs for their seventh album and are preparing to release a twenty track best-of. [2]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations and remix albums

Singles and EPs

From The Wannadies:

From Aquanautic:

From Be a Girl:

From Bagsy Me:

From Yeah:

From Before & After:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Story section at thewannadies.com
  2. ^ Homepage at thewannadies.com
  3. ^ a b c d Everyhit.com

External links

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