Great Garlic Girls
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Great Garlic Girls is a Norwegian
drag group that has performed a number of drag shows since 1981. Up until 1992, the group consisted of Olav Klingen, Jonny Nymoen and Terje Schrøder. Olav Klingen had to quit the group in 1992 when he was involved in an accident which put a stop to his career. The two others are still active in the group, with Dean Erik Andersen as the third of the group's drag queens. Former members include Kåre Jonny (Cårejonni) Enderud and Geir Lillejord. Simen Sand has since the beginning been the choreographer for the Great Garlic Girls.
The group has toured Norway
, Denmark
, Sweden
, West-Germany, the Faroes and Iceland
, and has been part of TV-shows in Norway and Denmark. The group delivered Norway's Festival Rose d'Or contribution in 1987.
The Great Garlic Girls reached number one on the Italian
charts in 2006, with the song "High Energy". High Energy was also the name of the group's show in 2003.
The group's management was earlier Taran Management, but today the group is represented by Nama Management.
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...
drag group that has performed a number of drag shows since 1981. Up until 1992, the group consisted of Olav Klingen, Jonny Nymoen and Terje Schrøder. Olav Klingen had to quit the group in 1992 when he was involved in an accident which put a stop to his career. The two others are still active in the group, with Dean Erik Andersen as the third of the group's drag queens. Former members include Kåre Jonny (Cårejonni) Enderud and Geir Lillejord. Simen Sand has since the beginning been the choreographer for the Great Garlic Girls.
The group has toured Norway
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...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, West-Germany, the Faroes and Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, and has been part of TV-shows in Norway and Denmark. The group delivered Norway's Festival Rose d'Or contribution in 1987.
The Great Garlic Girls reached number one on the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
charts in 2006, with the song "High Energy". High Energy was also the name of the group's show in 2003.
The group's management was earlier Taran Management, but today the group is represented by Nama Management.
See also
- QueentasticQueentasticQueentastic is a group of Norwegian drag artists, established in early 2005.-Background:Members Dean Erik Andersen, born in 1971 in Kristiansand, and Geir Lillejord, born in Skien in 1968, both have previous drag experience from their membership in Great Garlic Girls - another Norwegian drag act...
- Dean Erik Andersen and Geir Lillejord - Romeo (Ketil Stokkan song) - The Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 - the dancers were Olav Klingen and Jonny Nymoen