Bamses Venner
{{Short description|Danish musical group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bamses Venner
| image = Eurovision Song Contest 1980 postcards - Bamses Venner 11(cropped).png
| caption = Bamses Venner at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980
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| alias =
| origin = Aarhus, Denmark
| years_active = 1973–2011
| label = NM Music
| associated_acts = Flemming Bamse Jørgensen
Stig Rossen & Vennerne
| website = {{URL|http://www.bamsesvenner.dk}}
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1980 - Bamses Venner.jpg]]
File:Bamse2.jpg, 2006]]
Bamses Venner ({{langx|en|Teddy (Bear)'s Friends}}) was a Danish musical group that performed together from 1973 to 2011.
Bamses Venner represented Denmark in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with the entry "Tænker altid på dig" (ranked 14th in 19 countries) and received 25 points.
They also recorded "Er du langsom i nat" and "I en lille båd der gynger".[http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2010b.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] – accessed January 2011
In 1980, the band was composed of Flemming Bamse Jørgensen, lead vocals and bass (nicknamed "Bamse" which means "Teddy Bear"), Mogens Balle (piano/organ), Bjarne Green (guitar), and Arne Østergaard (drums). As of 2004, the band consisted of Jørgensen (vocals, bass), Peter Bødker (piano/organ/guitar), Frank Thøgersen (drums), Torben Fausø (keyboards) and Jes Kerstein (guitar). Bamses Venner sang in Danish.
Jørgensen died on 1 January 2011 from a cardiac arrest. The rest of the band members have decided to break up after a series of planned memorial concerts.
Members
- Bamse, (vocals, bass), 1973–2011
- Jes Halding, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1973–1977
- Roar Odgaard, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1973–1978
- Jan Locht, (drums, vocals), 1973–1978
- Bjarne Gren Jensen, (guitar, vocals), 1973–1981
- Mogens Balle, (Organ, Keyboards, vocals), 1979–1985
- Arne Østergaard, (drums, vocals), 1978–1985
- Frank Lorentzen, (guitar, vocals), 1982–1985
- Torben Fausø, (keyboards, vocals), 1985–2006
- Nelle Walther, (drums), 1985–1996
- Niels Krag, (guitar, vocals), 1985–1998
- John Halskov, (guitar, vocals), 1985–1998
- Frants Solgaard, (bass, guitar, vocals), 1985–1996
- Peter Bødker, (organ, piano, vocals), 1998–2011
- Frank Thøgersen, (drums, vocals), 1998–2011
- Per Zeeberg, (guitar, vocals), 1999–2001
- Thomas Wester, (guitar), 2001–2002
- Jes Kerstein, (guitar, vocals), 2002–2008
- Anders Lampe, (guitar, vocals), 2008–2011; died 2024
Discography
=Albums=
- Bamses Venner (1975)
- Mælk og vin (1976)
- Sutsko! (1977)
- Din sang (1977)
- B & V (1978)
- Solen skinner (1979)
- Sådan set (1980)
- Bamse life I (1980)
- Bamse life II (1980)
- Spor 8 (1981)
- Har du lyst (1983)
- Op og ned (1985)
- Rockcreme (1986)
- Lige nu! (1987)
- 1988 (1988)
- En helt almindelig mand (1989)
- 16 (1990)
- Lyseblå dage (1991)
- Forår (1992)
- Vidt omkring... (1993)
- Vidt omkring (1993)
- Lidt for mig selv (1994)
- Jul på vimmersvej (1995)
- Drenge (1996)
- Mig og mine Venner (1998)
- Brødrene Mortensens jul (1998)
- Stand by me (1999)
- For altid (2000)
- Always on my mind (2001)
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="170"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN {{cite web | url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bamses+Venner | title=Bamses Venner discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=danishcharts.dk |access-date=12 January 2014}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2003
|Rolig nu | style="text-align:center;"|17 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2005
|Be my guest | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2006
|Kysser dem vi holder a' | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
|Vi er levende lys (2 CDs) | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"| |
;Compilation albums
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2005
|Komplet 1973–1981 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2006
|Komplet 1982–1994 | style="text-align:center;"|13 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2011
|Komplet 1995–2010 – Bronzeboksen | style="text-align:center;"|26 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2013
|40 af de fede | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|Gold |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="140"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|1975
| "Vimmersvej" | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|1980
| style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2006
| "Klip i mit kørekort" | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|Kysser dem vi holder a' |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bamsesvenner.dk Official website]
- {{discogs artist|Bamses Venner}}
- {{imdb name|4477598}}
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{{succession box |
before=Tommy Seebach
with Disco Tango |
title=Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest |
years=1980 |
after=Tommy Seebach & Debbie Cameron
with Krøller eller ej |
}}
{{s-end}}
{{Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest|state=collapsed}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1980|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Danish pop music groups
Category:Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners
Category:Musical groups established in 1973
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2011
Category:1973 establishments in Denmark