Triple & Touch
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Triple & Touch is a song and entertainment duo from Gothenburg
, Sweden
, consisting of Ken Wennerholm (born 1959 in Tranås
, Småland
) and Göran Rudbo (born 1959 in Stöde
, Medelpad
). Earlier, Lasse Kronér (born 1962 in Gothenburg) was also a member until 1999, when he succeeded Leif Olsson for the leadership for the TV show Bingolotto
.
, Triple & Touch competed in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest Melodifestivalen 1988
with the song "100%". The song won a third place.
The trio sang in the choir for Swedish musician Björn Afzelius
on his 1988 tour.
Triple & Touch were the hosts of the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1993
.
During the season of the TV show På spåret
2005/2006 Rudbo/Wennerholm were members of the band.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, 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....
, consisting of Ken Wennerholm (born 1959 in Tranås
Tranås
Tranås is a locality and the seat of Tranås Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 14,017 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:It is close to the lake Sommen in the north of Småland. Its main commercial center is located along the main street, Storgatan. The symbol of the town is the crane as...
, Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
) and Göran Rudbo (born 1959 in Stöde
Stöde
Stöde is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 543 inhabitants in 2005....
, Medelpad
Medelpad
' is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Hälsingland, Härjedalen, Jämtland, Ångermanland and the Gulf of Bothnia....
). Earlier, Lasse Kronér (born 1962 in Gothenburg) was also a member until 1999, when he succeeded Leif Olsson for the leadership for the TV show Bingolotto
Bingolotto
Bingolotto is a Swedish highly popular primetime television game show lottery that was first broadcast 1989 on local TV and since 1991 nationwide on the Swedish network TV4. The show is a collaboration work between Swedish TV channel TV4, the Swedish lottery game company Folkspel and the Swedish...
.
1980s
Featuring Swedish singer Lotta EngbergLotta Engberg
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, Triple & Touch competed in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest Melodifestivalen 1988
Melodifestivalen 1988
Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1100 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
with the song "100%". The song won a third place.
The trio sang in the choir for Swedish musician Björn Afzelius
Björn Afzelius
Björn Svante Afzelius was a Swedish singer, song writer and guitar player. Politically he was a socialist. His songs are about love, politics and joys in life....
on his 1988 tour.
1990s
During the 1990s, the group (with Lasse Kronér) led the TV show "Musikjägarna".Triple & Touch were the hosts of the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1993
Melodifestivalen 1993
Melodifestivalen 1993 was the selection for the 33rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 32nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1569 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
.
2000s
In 2000, the duo Wennerholm and Rudbo led a summer entertainment from the park Trädgårdsföreningen in Gothenburg.During the season of the TV show På spåret
På spåret
På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season...
2005/2006 Rudbo/Wennerholm were members of the band.
Discography
Chart (1988) | Song | Peak position |
---|---|---|
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
"100%" | 13 |