Avalanche (band)
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Avalanche was a Norwegian
disco and dance group founded in 1987. The group was composed of Kjetil Røsnes (from Lørenskog
) and Kirsti Johansen (from Mo i Rana
, Kristiansand
). From the late 1980s and during the 1990s the couple lived and worked in Germany and France. They currently live in Aurskog-Høland
, Norway
with their two children.
Kjetil Røsnes is owner of Planet Orange Production (a music production company based in Aurskog).
In 1989 the band had his biggest hit with the song "Johnny, Johnny Come Home
" (it was written one year earlier during a night in Hamburg) in France
, where it was the number-one single for eight weeks (sold around 700.000). It was successful also in Germany and Norway.
They later also launched a side-project called K+K.
In 2007 the Blue Moon Band participated in Melodi Grand Prix
(MGP) with "Goodbye to yesterday", written by Kjetil + Kirsti
A year later Avalanche themselves were in MGP with the song "Two Monkeys (On The Roof)".
The song was already written in 1997 when the couple lived near Cannes, France.
But they could not be at the MGP 2008 together, because of Kirsti was ill. She was replaced by Camilla Alvestad (formerly member of band Reset
).
Neither composition reached the MGP-finals in these two years.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
disco and dance group founded in 1987. The group was composed of Kjetil Røsnes (from Lørenskog
Lørenskog
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separated from the municipality of Skedsmo on 1 January 1908.-Name:...
) and Kirsti Johansen (from Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Nordland, Norway, located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the region Helgeland. The town is called "Mo i Rana" to distinquish it from other places named Mo - most notably the town of Mosjøen, also in Helgeland - though locally the town is...
, Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
). From the late 1980s and during the 1990s the couple lived and worked in Germany and France. They currently live in Aurskog-Høland
Aurskog-Høland
Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen.- Name :...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
with their two children.
Kjetil Røsnes is owner of Planet Orange Production (a music production company based in Aurskog).
In 1989 the band had his biggest hit with the song "Johnny, Johnny Come Home
Johnny, Johnny Come Home
"Johnny, Johnny Come Home" is a 1989 song recorded by Norwegian band Avalanche. It was their debut single and can be considered as its signature song...
" (it was written one year earlier during a night in Hamburg) in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where it was the number-one single for eight weeks (sold around 700.000). It was successful also in Germany and Norway.
They later also launched a side-project called K+K.
In 2007 the Blue Moon Band participated in Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen....
(MGP) with "Goodbye to yesterday", written by Kjetil + Kirsti
A year later Avalanche themselves were in MGP with the song "Two Monkeys (On The Roof)".
The song was already written in 1997 when the couple lived near Cannes, France.
But they could not be at the MGP 2008 together, because of Kirsti was ill. She was replaced by Camilla Alvestad (formerly member of band Reset
Reset (Norwegian group)
Reset is a Norwegian musical group.Reset started as a one man studio project in 1994 by Stig Antonsen, but was never finished. He decided to start again in 1996 with two friends, Trude Barstad and Christian Onshus. They released a single in the summer of 1996 called "U R My Dream" on the Sony Music...
).
Neither composition reached the MGP-finals in these two years.
Singles
- "Bird of Paradise"
- "Wheel Of Fortune"
- "Johnny Johnny Come Home" - #1 in France, Gold disc ; #3 in Norway
- "I Will Wait" - #43 in France
- "Riding on a Storm"
- "Blue Train"
- "Love Me, Please Love Me" (cover of Michel PolnareffMichel PolnareffMichel Polnareff, born in Nérac on 3 July 1944, is a French singer-songwriter who was very popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s...
's song) - "Young Guns"