Roosarna
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Background information | |
Origin | Sweden |
Genres | Country, Dansband music |
Years active | 1969–present |
Members | Kjell Roos (vocals and guitar), Lennart Brink (bass), Kent Lovén (drums), Danne Wirenberg (guitar), Marcus Fernholm (keyboard) |
Past members | Kikki Danielsson (lead vocals) |
Roosarna, also known as the Kjell Roos Band, is a dansband in Vallsta, Sweden.[1] The band was formed in 1969 by the brothers Kjell, Anders and Sven-Åke as Bröderna Roos (the Roos brothers). In the mid-1970s they changed their name to Roosarna. Since 1975, it is a full-time playing band. In 1982, the band began to collaborate with Kikki Danielsson.
In 1990 the cooperation was increased when they began to appear as Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna, and scored several
In 1998, the band toured in church buildings, and the same year released material in Germany. When Kikki Danielsson left the band in February 2000,[2] the band took the name Kjell Roos Band. In February 2003, however, Kikki Danielsson once again began to tour with the band.[3]
For the 2008–2009 Christmas and holiday season the band began to tour with Magnus Carlsson.[4] In 2011 and 2012 the band accompanied Johnny Logan during a church tour.[5][6]
Members
- Kjell Roos – vocals and guitar
- Kikki Danielsson – lead vocals. Left the band in 1999.
- Lennart Brink – bass
- Kent Lovén – drums
- Danne Wirenberg – guitar
- Marcus Fernholm – keyboard
Discography
Albums
- I kväll är det party (1985)
- Livet är nu (1988)
- På lugnare vatten (1990)
- En enda gång (1992)
- Vet du vad jag vet (1994)
- Hem till Norden (1996)
- Ett hus med många rum (1997)
- Dagar som kommer och går (1999)
- Vad livet har att ge (2005)
References
- ^ "Roosarna" (in Swedish). Svenska dansband. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Claes Salomonsson (8 February 2000). "Kikki Danielssons orkester läggs ner" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Linda Hjertén (18 February 2003). "Kikki sjunger ihop med sin ex-man igen" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Bengt Boman (20 October 2009). "Magnus Carlsson och Roosarna turnerar igen". Hela Helsingland (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Johnny Logan ser fram mot kyrkokonsert". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 23 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ TWA - Unik kyrkoturné i Sverige med Johnny Logan och bandet Roosarna har nu nått sitt slut! Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine