Melody Club
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Melody Club is a Swedish
pop/synth rock band from Växjö
formed in January 2000. Their break-through came in 2002 with the song Palace Station, which was also a big success in Germany. The band has frequent radio airplay in Sweden, Germany, Japan, Norway and Denmark.
Melody Club's style can be described as a blend of Synthpop
and Glam rock
. The single "Fever Fever" is included on the soundtrack of the football video game FIFA 08
. On 22 April 2009, they released there fifth album "Goodbye to Romance" and it was the first album the group produced on their own. Their first single on the album was called "Girls Don't Always Wanna Have Fun" the title is possible taken from Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
In 2010 Andy A left the group as protest against that the were going to compete in Eurovision and was replaced with the original drummer Richard Ankers.
. They competed in the fourth semi-final on 26 February 2011 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
with the song "The Hunter" but went out when they came 7th place.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop/synth rock band from Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...
formed in January 2000. Their break-through came in 2002 with the song Palace Station, which was also a big success in Germany. The band has frequent radio airplay in Sweden, Germany, Japan, Norway and Denmark.
Melody Club's style can be described as a blend of Synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
and Glam rock
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
. The single "Fever Fever" is included on the soundtrack of the football video game FIFA 08
FIFA 08
FIFA 08 is the 2008 installment of EA Sports' series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on all popular gaming formats in September 2007 in Europe, Australia, and Asia, and in October 2007 in North...
. On 22 April 2009, they released there fifth album "Goodbye to Romance" and it was the first album the group produced on their own. Their first single on the album was called "Girls Don't Always Wanna Have Fun" the title is possible taken from Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
In 2010 Andy A left the group as protest against that the were going to compete in Eurovision and was replaced with the original drummer Richard Ankers.
Melodifestivalen 2011
Melody Club participated in Melodifestivalen 2011, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
. They competed in the fourth semi-final on 26 February 2011 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
with the song "The Hunter" but went out when they came 7th place.
Band members
- Kristofer Östergren - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Erik Stenemo - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Jon Axelsson - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Niklas Stenemo - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Richard Ankers - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart position | |
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| 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... |
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 2002 | Music Machine Music Machine (Melody Club album) Music Machine is the debut album by Melody Club released on December 26, 2002.-Track listing:#"Covergirl"#"Stranded Love"#"Play Me In Stereo"#"Palace Station"#"Let's Kill the Clockwork"#"My Soft Return"#"Put Your Arms Around Me"#"Electric"... |
17 | 1 |
| 2004 | Face the Music Face the Music (Melody Club album) -Track listing:#Killing a Boy#Cats in the Dark#Take Me Away#Love Drive#Boys In The Girls' Room#Wildhearts#Baby#Summer Low#Breakaway#Winterland#Tomorrow is a Stranger... |
— | 6 |
| 2006 | Scream Scream (Melody Club album) -Track listing:#Feed On Me#Last Girl On My Mind#Crash#Scream#Destiny Calling#Fever Fever#Sweet Thing#Walk of Love#Don't Fake the Real Thing#You Are Not Alone#Evil Thing... |
— | 18 |
| 2007 | At Your Service At Your Service (Melody Club album) At Your Service is a greatest hits album by Melody Club released on August 21, 2007.-Track listing:#Palace Station#Take Me Away#Covergirl#Baby#Killing a Boy#Cats in the Dark#Stranded Love#Breakaway... |
— | — |
| 2009 | Goodbye to Romance | — | 18 |
| 2011 | Human Harbour | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart position |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 2002 | "Palace Station" | 9 | Music Machine |
| "Electric Electric (Melody Club song) "Electric" is an English language single by Swedish pop/synth rock band Melody Club, taken from their 2002 debut album Music Machine. "Electric" was a follow-up single to their debut single "Palace Station" from the same album.... " |
18 | ||
| 2003 | "Covergirl" | 37 | |
| 2004 | "Take Me Away" | 16 | Face the Music |
| "Baby (Stand Up)" | 2 | ||
| 2005 | "Boys in the Girls' Room" | 25 | |
| "Wildhearts" | — | ||
| 2006 | "Destiny Calling" | 15 | Scream |
| 2007 | "Fever Fever" | 32 | |
| "Last Girl on My Mind" | 27 | ||
| 2009 | "Girls Don't Always Wanna Have Fun" | 60 | Goodbye to Romance |
| "The Only Ones" | 48 | ||
| "I Don't Believe in Angels" (feat. Anna Järvinen) | 31 | ||
| 2011 | "The Hunter" | ||