Boyzvoice
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Boyzvoice was a fictional Norwegian
boy band
, best known from the movie Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced
(2000). They consisted of three band members: brothers M*Pete (Espen Eckbo
), Hot Tub (Øyvind Thoen), and Roar Lund-Bergseter (Kaare Daniel Steen).
Boyzvoice was originally formed by Norwegian comedian
s/actor
s Espen Eckbo and Henrik Elvestad with the purpose to make fun of boy bands and the commercial music industry. Boyzvoice first appeared on a late-night Norwegian talk-show in 1999 and the same year they climbed the charts in Norway with their Christmas
single Let Me Be Your Father X-mas.
In Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced
, a mockumentary
about their lives, first released in 2000, they have to overcome a scandal involving lip-synching over recordings made by session musician
s, which results in their being dropped by their record company — reminiscent of the real-life incident involving Milli Vanilli
. The scandal is further fed by their manager Timothy Dahle (Henrik Elvestad) physically assaulting two elderly members of the Salvation Army
at a charity concert, and the discovery that lead-singer M*Pete's 16-year-old girlfriend (Ida Thorkildsen Valvik) lied about her age and is in fact only 12.
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...
boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
, best known from the movie Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced
Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced
Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced is a 2000 Norwegian mockumentary about a fictional boy band called Boyzvoice. Outside Norway, it has been screened multiple times on Australian television channel SBS.-Plot:...
(2000). They consisted of three band members: brothers M*Pete (Espen Eckbo
Espen Eckbo
Espen Eckbo is a Norwegian actor, writer and comedian.He was born in Oslo, and grew up in Bestum. He now lives in Ullevål Hageby...
), Hot Tub (Øyvind Thoen), and Roar Lund-Bergseter (Kaare Daniel Steen).
Boyzvoice was originally formed by Norwegian comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
s/actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
s Espen Eckbo and Henrik Elvestad with the purpose to make fun of boy bands and the commercial music industry. Boyzvoice first appeared on a late-night Norwegian talk-show in 1999 and the same year they climbed the charts in Norway with their Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
single Let Me Be Your Father X-mas.
In Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced
Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced
Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced is a 2000 Norwegian mockumentary about a fictional boy band called Boyzvoice. Outside Norway, it has been screened multiple times on Australian television channel SBS.-Plot:...
, a mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
about their lives, first released in 2000, they have to overcome a scandal involving lip-synching over recordings made by session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
s, which results in their being dropped by their record company — reminiscent of the real-life incident involving Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a pop/dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988, visually fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The group's debut album achieved international success and earned them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on Feb. 21, 1990. Milli Vanilli became one of the most...
. The scandal is further fed by their manager Timothy Dahle (Henrik Elvestad) physically assaulting two elderly members of the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
at a charity concert, and the discovery that lead-singer M*Pete's 16-year-old girlfriend (Ida Thorkildsen Valvik) lied about her age and is in fact only 12.