Bernthøler is an Pop

Pop music

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/Avant Garde band formed in Belgium

Belgium

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, and was active between 1981 and 1985. They were favourites of British radio DJ John Peel

John Peel

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History

Originally just a "musical experiment" named after a line in a Virna Lindt

Virna Lindt

Virna Lindt was a musical act from Sweden. She released two albums, Shiver in 1983 and Play/Record in 1985, both on the Compact Organisation label, and both collaborations with writer/producer/arranger Tot Taylor. Combining pop, soundtrack and experimental influences, they have since been reissued...

 song, the band found surprise success with their song My Suitor and later Emotions. Championed in the UK by DJ John Peel and appearing in his Festive Fifty

Festive Fifty

The Festive Fifty was originally an annual list of the year's fifty best songs compiled at the end of the year and voted for by listeners to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show...

 for 1984, the group signed to the UK label Blanco y Negro

Blanco y Negro

Blanco y Negro can refer to* Blanco y Negro in Spain.* Blanco y Negro Music, a record label in Spain.* Blanco y Negro Records, a record label in the U.K....

. The band released one more record and, despite occasional gigs, disbanded in 1985.

Keyboard player Manuel Poutte later became a film director, winning the Palme d'Or

Palme d'Or

The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...

for a short film in 1992.

Singles

• "Japanese Garden/The Others" (1982, Putovsky)
• "My Suitor/Emotions" (1983, Blue Feather)
• "My Suitor" (1984, Blanco y Negro)