Streaplers
Encyclopedia
Streaplers is a Swedish
musical group, which was founded in 1959 in Kungälv
as a pop
group but later was developed into a dansband
. Original members were Gert Lengstrand (vocals), Bjarne Lundquist, Göran Liljeblad, Håkan Liljeblad och Lars Larsson.
The group break through with Säkkinjärven Polka in 1963. Hit songs as Diggety Doggety, Mule Skinner Blues and Rockin' Robin followed. Singer Gert Lengstrand left the group in 1966, and since then the band begun a development towards playing dansband music. Robert Löfvendahl became new singer in 1969. The same year, the band had a Svensktoppen
number one hit with "Tusen öars land". In 1970, Ove Pilebo begun as singer and became one of Sweden's most popular dansbands, with 225 concerts. As dansband, they haft many Svensktoppen hits, like "Valentino", "Jag har en dröm" and "Till min kära", which during the period 1995-1997 was at the list for 73 weeks, 22 of them on the first place.
Today, the twins Håkan an Göran are the only original members. The other members are Kenny Samuelsson, Anders Larsson (taking over when Lasse Larsson left the band, Anders is Lasse's brother's son) and Kjetil Granli.
Sweden
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musical group, which was founded in 1959 in Kungälv
Kungälv
Kungälv is a city and the seat of Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 21,139 inhabitants in 2005.-History:According to Swedish official sources the city was founded in 1612, when the former settlement at Kungahälla was moved to the Bohus Fortress...
as a pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group but later was developed into a dansband
Dansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
. Original members were Gert Lengstrand (vocals), Bjarne Lundquist, Göran Liljeblad, Håkan Liljeblad och Lars Larsson.
The group break through with Säkkinjärven Polka in 1963. Hit songs as Diggety Doggety, Mule Skinner Blues and Rockin' Robin followed. Singer Gert Lengstrand left the group in 1966, and since then the band begun a development towards playing dansband music. Robert Löfvendahl became new singer in 1969. The same year, the band had a Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
number one hit with "Tusen öars land". In 1970, Ove Pilebo begun as singer and became one of Sweden's most popular dansbands, with 225 concerts. As dansband, they haft many Svensktoppen hits, like "Valentino", "Jag har en dröm" and "Till min kära", which during the period 1995-1997 was at the list for 73 weeks, 22 of them on the first place.
Today, the twins Håkan an Göran are the only original members. The other members are Kenny Samuelsson, Anders Larsson (taking over when Lasse Larsson left the band, Anders is Lasse's brother's son) and Kjetil Granli.