Jokke & Valentinerne were a Norwegian rock band. The late Joachim "Jokke" Nielsen

Joachim Nielsen

Joachim Nielsen , better known as Jokke, was a Norwegian rock musician and poet. He was the frontman of Norwegian rock band Jokke & Valentinerne, the brother of cartoonist Christopher Nielsen, and son of the artist John David Nielsen...

 was their frontman, songwriter and lead singer. Unlike many other Norwegian bands at the time, Jokke & Valentinerne wrote their lyrics in Norwegian.

Jokke & Valentinerne were formed in 1982, and became one of the most popular acts of Oslo

Oslo

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's underground rock scene. The band is regarded as one of the "Great Four" Norwegian-language rock bands of the 1980s, along with deLillos

DeLillos

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, Dum Dum Boys and Raga Rockers

Raga Rockers

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. The band drew their influences mainly from punk

Punk rock

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 and American Southern rock

Southern rock

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.

Jokke & Valentinerne split up in 1994, but did occasionally perform together after the split. Nielsen died in 2000 from a heroin overdose.

Last line-up

• Joachim Nielsen
  Joachim Nielsen
  Joachim Nielsen , better known as Jokke, was a Norwegian rock musician and poet. He was the frontman of Norwegian rock band Jokke & Valentinerne, the brother of cartoonist Christopher Nielsen, and son of the artist John David Nielsen...
  
   - vocals and guitar (1982–1994)
• Petter Pogo - guitar, bass (1990–1994)
• May-Irene Aasen - drums and percussion, vocals (1982–1994)

Former members

• Håkon Torgersen - bass (1984–1990)
• Lars Lothe - guitar, vocals (1982–1983)
• Waldemar Hepstein - piano (1985)
• Trygve Johansen - piano (1982–1983)
• Christian Ellingsgård - bass (1982–1983)

Albums

• Alt kan repareres (1986)
• Et hundeliv (1987)
• III (1990)
• Frelst (1991)
• Alt kan repeteres (1994)

Compilations

• Spenn! (1995)
• Prisen for popen (2002)
• Levende (Så Lenge Det Varer) (2009)