Gals and Pals was a Swedish vocal group founded in 1962 by Lasse Bagge. The group was active until 1967. The ensemble's first members were, besides Bagge: Kerstin Bagge, Ulla Hallin, Pia Lang, Svante Thuresson

Svante Thuresson

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, Lepp Sundvall and Beppo Gräsman. Later, members included Monica Dominique

Monica Dominique

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, Gillis Broman and Lena Willemark. The first time the group was on stage was in the show "FiFajFoFum eller Hur" in Berns Salonger

Berns Salonger

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 in 1963, together with Catrin Westerlund and Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt

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Many of the Gals and Pals Swedish lyrics were written by Beppe Wolgers

Beppe Wolgers

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, but the group also collaborated with Povel Ramel

Povel Ramel

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 and Tage Danielsson

Tage Danielsson

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 and Hans Alfredson

Hans Alfredson

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. Their non-Swedish repertoire consisted largely of songs written by Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

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Discography

• Gals and Pals sings Gals and Pals' favorites (1964)
• Gals and Pals på nya äfventyr (1965)
• Sing Something for Everyone (1966)
• I San Francisco (1967)
• Vocals 1963-1967 (1993)
• Guldkorn (2000)