29-554: Kikki may refer to Kikki Danielsson , country, dansband and pop singer from Sweden Kikki (album) , a 1982 Kikki Danielsson album Kikki, Balochistan , town in Pakistan Kikki Benjamin, manga character; see list of Tokyo Mew Mew characters See also [ edit ] Kiki (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
58-513: A homegrown music scene such as jazz , American and British pop music, swing , and country . The golden era of dansband music was the 1970s, with bands like Thorleifs , Flamingokvintetten , Ingmar Nordströms , Wizex and Matz Bladhs . There were at most around 800 full-time working dansbands in Sweden; by the late 1990s this number was down to around 500. The term dansband was coined in Sweden in 1976, to sound more modern and tougher than
87-637: A more pop and rock-oriented dansband sound, and gained popularity among many teenagers. In 1999, Wizex singer Charlotte Nilsson performed the song " Tusen och en natt ", with lyrics in English known as " Take Me to Your Heaven ", winning both the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1999 and the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 . Vikingarna was one of the more popular dansbands in Sweden before being disbanded in 2004, but during
116-579: A popular topic of the Scandinavian press (Danielsson first started drinking heavily to self-medicate as a result of her rheumatoid arthritis ), as has her weight problem , in which she has become obese. Because of her weight problem, she appeared in Du är vad du äter , the Swedish version of " You Are What You Eat ", in 2006 where she made great progress and lost several pounds. In January 2010, it
145-401: Is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik [ˈdânsˌbandsmɵˌsiːk] pronunciation ("dance band music"). Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs . Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by schlager , country , rock'n'roll and some swing . The main influence for rock-oriented bands is
174-411: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin " Kikki " Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) is a Swedish country , dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danielsson gained her largest popularity in
203-469: The Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1982 (as a part of the Swedish pop and country group Chips with the song " Dag efter dag ", finishing 8th) and in the 1985 (solo) with the song " Bra vibrationer ", finishing 3rd. Kikki Danielsson was born in Osby, but was adopted and lived on a farm in Älmhult , Småland from the age of five. There, she became the only child in the family while her younger sister
232-690: The Nordic region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the US country stage during the 1980s. In 1986, she had the "Kikki i Nashville" TV show. Danielsson was born in Osby , Sweden, and resides in Gävleborg . In total, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix . She has participated in
261-412: The 1990s, special "dansband songwriters" broke through, among them Lasse Holm , Gert Lengstrand and Torgny Söderberg . For many years, the same persons wrote songs for most of the major names, but soon dansband musicians became more involved in songwriting. Before dansband music became popular, many jazz orchestras played a " schlager -inspired" dance music. Many people believe that the development of
290-477: The Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978 . She left Wizex in 1982, but as a member of the pop and country group Chips , she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 , 1981 and 1982 . She has also been a popular Svensktoppen artist, with hits as the Melodifestivalen songs, but also other songs, like " Papaya Coconut " in 1987. She willingly sings country and has contributed in radio and TV shows in
319-459: The US in the 1980s. During the second half of 1984, she married Swedish musician Kjell Roos , who led the dansband Roosarna , with which she sang between 1990 and 1999. In 1985 she gave birth to their first child, a daughter. In late 1987 she released the Christmas album " Min barndoms jular ". Together with Roosarna, she had many Svensktoppen hits during the 1990s. In 1994, the "dansband of
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#1732786714494348-472: The dansbands during the 1950s and 1960s depended on the decreasing interest for jazz, it being replaced by pop and rock as the most popular music among young people. Many Swedish dansbands of the time were known as pop groups during the 1960s, a gestation period shared with the showband scene in Ireland, which had many similarities with its Nordic counterpart, especially in the influences referenced in creating
377-498: The disco fashion. However, most of these changes failed and "Dansband death" became a common expression. Several dansbands disbanded and soon only the full-time bands remained, highlighted by Matz Bladhs and Vikingarna . Performances often took place on boats and at town hotels , with male members appearing in a suit , which for many years would become a dansband stereotype . In 1987, the song " Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola " (renamed "Boogaloo" because of commercial controversy about
406-810: The earlier dansorkester (dance orchestra), but later many of the bands have begun to call themselves "live bands". In 1977, the song " Beatles ", performed by Swedish dansband Forbes , won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1977 and finished 18th (last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 . For tax reasons, it was possible to write-off "fantasy" outfits in declaring of income, on the grounds that it would not be possible to wear such outfits in everyday life. This led to many bands wearing highly extravagant matched outfits in their stage performances. By 1976–1977, pop groups like ABBA , The Bee Gees and Boney M. came to dominate dance floors and pop charts with disco . Some dansbands, like Sten & Stanley , "became turncoats", performing their own disco covers, and followed
435-711: The eighth season of Så mycket bättre ( TV4 ). Kikki Danielsson performed again at Melodifestivalen on 3 February 2018, this time with the song "Osby Tennessee", which ended up seventh and last in the semi-final following votings. In February 2020, Kikki Danielsson was elected into the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame. [REDACTED] Media related to Kikki Danielsson at Wikimedia Commons Dansband Dansband ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdânsˌband] ; pronunciation "dance band"), or danseband in Norwegian and Danish,
464-655: The final in the Stockholm Globe Arena , where it finished at the 10th and last place. Totally, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix. In 2018, she participated in Melodifestivalen once again. From 28 November to 17 December 2006, she toured Sweden with a band on the "Julstämning med Kikki" Christmas concert tour. Her periods of problems with alcohol have been
493-554: The late 1990s and early 2000s (decade), they also toured (Germany) and recorded albums in German. After a substantial decrease in the broadcasting of dansband music on radio and television in Sweden during the early 2000s (decade), despite their continuing popularity with the wider public, the dansbands declared that they were being discriminated against in August 2007, since Sveriges Radio plays many different genres of music, especially if
522-539: The lyrics), performed by Swedish dansband singer Lotta Engberg , won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1987 and finished 12th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 . By the late 1980s and early 1990s, Lotta Engberg gained popularity in the Nordic region with a sound including several catchy and joyful melodies as the lead singer in Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester . In the late 1980s, the decline of discothèques once again gave dansbands more space. They became more visible in
551-507: The media. Sveriges Radio began broadcasting of " I afton dans " from several dancing venues, and café programmes in Sveriges Television invited dansbands as house bands . The early 1990s also saw a new period of popularity for Sven-Ingvars . In 1993, the song " Eloise ", performed by Swedish dansband Arvingarna , won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1993 and finished 7th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 . Arvingarna had
580-684: The old dance orchestras , often named after their Kapellmeister . The possessive suffix "s" is often replaced by "z" in dansband names. Some dansbands are named after earlier members. The main audience for dansband music is middle-aged adults. The music is often performed live by the bands at venues where the main interest of the audience is dancing, rather than watching the performance on stage. However, many dansbands also record albums and singles. Dansband lyrics are often upbeat, and are mostly about love, friendship and peace . Other lyrics are about dancing. Some lyrics are inspired by national romanticism , with lyrics about things such as old memories from
609-641: The past, nature , or native districts. Romantic dansband lyrics are reminiscent of pop, where the singer declares his or her love for the person being sung to, but are often more focused on growing old together and living together until one of them dies. The Norwegian dansband Ole Ivars has also, with much humour, written lyrics that are more about society than traditional dansband lyrics. The lyrics are often in Swedish in Sweden, and in Norwegian in Norway. In
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#1732786714494638-514: The rock music of the 1950s and 1960s. The terms dansband and dansbandsmusik were coined around 1970, when Swedish popular music developed a signature style. The genre developed primarily in Sweden, but has spread to neighbouring countries Norway , Denmark and the Swedish-speaking regions of Finland . When the music came to Norway it was first called " svensktoppar " (from the Swedish radio music chart Svensktoppen , which
667-532: The second half of 2002 and participated at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2003. They also started a successful collaboration with the Swedish brand "twilfit" designing stretchy yet fashionable T-shirts. Kikki Danielsson participated at Melodifestivalen 2006 , which is the Swedish qualifications for the Eurovision Song Contest . She performed with the song " I dag & i morgon ", written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom, which reached
696-671: The songs are written or performed by Swedes. The dansbands reported Sveriges Radio to Granskningsnämnden för radio och TV (the Swedish Broadcasting Commission) in what became known as Dansbandsupproret ("the dansband rebellion"), which was covered widely by the mass media. However, a few days later the commission decided not to take up the matter. In recent years, artists have begun to mix dansband music with other genres. Per Arnez , for example, has gained some fame by remixing dansband with hip-hop . Dansband has been split into many sub-genres, arguably due to
725-434: The title Kikki . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikki&oldid=1075717823 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Feminine given names Swedish feminine given names Hidden categories: Short description
754-504: The year" prize at the Grammis was awarded to Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna. In 1999 she separated from Kjell Roos. However, the musical co-operation restarted in 2003. Kikki Danielsson has also sung at the 2001 Stockholm Pride . Together with Elisabeth Andreassen and Lotta Engberg she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002 and together they called themselves Kikki, Bettan & Lotta and had an own dinner show during
783-493: Was a major arena for dansband music before its rules changed in January 2003). A dansband often travels by bus , performing several times every week year-round, outdoors in the summertime and indoors in the wintertime. Performances are also often held on cruise ships. Several dansbands are named after their lead singer (whose name is sometimes shortened), followed by " orkester " ("orchestra"). The tradition originates from
812-526: Was adopted to another place. As a five-year-old girl, Kikki Danielsson made her first singing performance, which occurred at the local Sunday school 's Lucia party in her Småland home church, singing the Christmas song "När Jesusbarnet låg en gång". As a child, she sang in the local church choir. As a 17-year-old girl, Kikki Danielsson begun as a singer in dansband Nickies and in 1973 she switched to another dansband , Wizex , with which she participated at
841-437: Was announced that Kikki Danielsson together with Sören "Sulo" Karlsson and The Diamond Dogs would record the single Maybe I'll Do , and on 13 July 2010 she appeared at Allsång på Skansen . On 13 April 2011 she released the album Första dagen på resten av mitt liv , where she worked together with Sören "Sulo" Karlsson. In 2012, Danielsson starred in the film Sean Banan inuti Seanafrika . In 2017, she participated in
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