Briskeby

Briskeby is an electropop band from Larvik, Norway. Bjørn Bergene, Claus Heiberg Larsen and Bård Helgeland are from Larvik, while Lise Karlsnes is from Tønsberg.

Briskeby
Briskeby's Lise Karlsnes on stage during
the 2001 Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
Background information
OriginLarvik, Norway
GenresElectropop
Years active1999–2008
2013-2015
LabelsWarner Music
MembersLise Karlsnes
Bjørn Bergene
Claus Heiberg Larsen
Bård Helgeland

Biography

Their debut album Jeans for Onassis was released in 2000, sold 130,000 copies, gathered four Spellemannprisen and gave Briskeby and their front vocalist Lise Karlsnes, a comet start in the music industry.[1] In 2013 the band gave a series of gigs after five years out of business.[2] The band's name is derived from the neighbourhood where their rehearsal room was located. It received some international attention after it toured as supporting act for A-ha in 2000.

Band members

  • Lise Karlsnes (vocals)
  • Bjørn Bergene (guitar)
  • Claus Heiberg Larsen (drums)
  • Bård Helgeland (bass)

Honors

  • 2000: Four times Spellemannprisen in the categories best Pop band, this years Artist, Newcomer and Song, for the album Jeans for Onassis and the tune "Propaganda"

Discography

Albums

  • 2000: Jeans for Onassis (Mercury Records)
  • 2003: Tonight, Captain? (Universal Music, Mercury Records)
  • 2005: Jumping On Cars (Universal Music)

Singles

  • 1999: Song to Whisper (EP)
  • 2000: "Propaganda" (single)
  • 2001: "Wide Awake" (single)
  • 2002: "Hey Harvey" (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2002: Cellophane Eyes (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2003: Hey Baby (single)
  • 2003: Hallelujah (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2005: Miss You Like Crazy (single)
  • 2005: Joe Dallesandro feat. Ken Stringfellow (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2006: Bobby, Come Back (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2015: Rookie Mistakes
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gollark: Semiunrelatedly, is the game actually 5D? I only found 4 dimensions (time, 2D boards, 1D for parallel timelines).
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gollark: People will get bored of actually taking protective actions long before that, and many probably already have.

References

  1. Kristiansen, Sandra Marie (2013-09-25). "Helt tilfeldig at Lise Karlsnes ble vokalist i Briskeby" (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  2. Bjørnstad, Guro Havro (2012-12-20). ""Briskeby" gjør comeback - med en konsert" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
Awards
Preceded by
Savoy
Recipient of the best Pop band Spellemannprisen
2000
Succeeded by
Savoy
Preceded by
Lene Marlin
Recipient of the Artist of the year Spellemannprisen
2000
Succeeded by
No Artist of the year award
Preceded by
Lene Marlin
Recipient of the Newcomer of the year Spellemannprisen
2000
Succeeded by
Sondre Lerche


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