Torstein Flakne
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Torstein Flakne is the founder of the Norwegian
band Stage Dolls
. He is from Melhus
and played in the band The Kids
before founding Stage Dolls in 1985.
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...
band Stage Dolls
Stage Dolls
Stage Dolls is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band based in Trondheim, Norway. In 1982, Erlend Antonsen and Terje Storli played at local clubs in and around Trondheim. In need of a guitarist they called on Torstein Flakne, who by then had finished playing in The Kids...
. He is from Melhus
Melhus
Melhus is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus...
and played in the band The Kids
The Kids (Norwegian band)
The Kids was a Norwegian band from Trondheim founded in 1979, not to be confused with the eponymous Belgian punk rock band. Their most familiar hit was "Forelska i lærer'n" , in 1980. Norske jenter was also a hit and the band were released in Sweden with Swedish language versions of the songs...
before founding Stage Dolls in 1985.