The Kids was a Norwegian

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...

 band from Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 founded in 1979, not to be confused with the eponymous

The Kids (Belgian band)

The Kids are a Belgian punk rock band formed in 1976.They broke up in 1985, but came back together in 1996 for the soundtrack recording of the Belgian film Dief . They have been together ever since and still play gigs around the world....

 Belgian punk rock band. Their most familiar hit was "Forelska i lærer'n" (translated to "In love with the teacher"), in 1980. Norske jenter was also a hit and the band were released in 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....

 with Swedish language versions of the songs. They became known for their platinum blonde hair and was the first in Norway to produce a music video. This became showed in the program Zikk Zakk which was the only rock music program on NRK. The album sold to platinum. After the band broke up Dag Ingebrigtsen

Dag Ingebrigtsen

Dag Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian musician who had his debut in 1977 with the group Subway Suck. He got his breakthrough in 1980 with the rock band The Kids, who had the hit "Forelska i lærer'n" . After his success with The Kids, he fronted the Norwegian hard rock band TNT...

 took part in the founding of TNT

TNT (band)

TNT is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band from Trondheim, formed in 1982. The band has released twelve studio albums, three EPs and two live albums while going through numerous line-up changes since its formation...

. Meanwhile Torstein Flakne

Torstein Flakne

Torstein Flakne is the founder of the Norwegian band Stage Dolls. He is from Melhus and played in the band The Kids before founding Stage Dolls in 1985.-References:...

 founded Stage Dolls

Stage Dolls

Stage Dolls is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band based in Trondheim, Norway. In 1982, Erlend Antonsen and Terje Storli played at local clubs in and around Trondheim. In need of a guitarist they called on Torstein Flakne, who by then had finished playing in The Kids...

. In 1996 they had a reunion tour in Norway, and released the "Greatest Hits" on CD.

Last lineup

• Dag Ingebrigtsen
  Dag Ingebrigtsen
  Dag Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian musician who had his debut in 1977 with the group Subway Suck. He got his breakthrough in 1980 with the rock band The Kids, who had the hit "Forelska i lærer'n" . After his success with The Kids, he fronted the Norwegian hard rock band TNT...
  
   - Vocals (1979–1981)
• Torstein Flakne
  Torstein Flakne
  Torstein Flakne is the founder of the Norwegian band Stage Dolls. He is from Melhus and played in the band The Kids before founding Stage Dolls in 1985.-References:...
  
   - Piano, guitarist, backup vocals (1979–1981)
• Svein Morten Lunde - Bass (1979–1981)
• Ragnar Vigdal - Drums (1979–1981)
• Arild Samstad - Keyboards (1979–1981)

Discography

• Norske jenter
  Norske jenter
  Norske Jenter is the debut album of the Norwegian rock-band The Kids.- Sporliste :# "Norske jenter"# "Nye klær"# "Fanklubb"# "Rock n Roll"# "The Kids er ålreit"# "Cool"# "Forelska i lærern"# "Null"# "Gaterock"# "Superstar"...
  
  (Norwegian Girls) (1980)
• Sønner av Norge (Sons of Norway) (1981)
• Sønner av Norske Jenter/Greatest Hits (1996)
• Hits fra Kids (2007)