De Van (band)
{{Short description|Swedish metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = De Van
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| origin = Stockholms län, Stockholm, Sweden
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| years_active = 2008–present
| website = [http://www.myspace.com/ericdevan/ www.myspace.com/ericdevan]
| current_members = Eric de Van
Mike Laver
Greger Andersson
Cee
Joan Ericsson
Bjarne "The Captain" Gudmundsson
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De Van is a metal band founded 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Their song "Play Us" is currently the theme song for the MTV reality show "PlayUs".{{cite web |url=http://www.playus.tv/v2/ |title=Playus.tv |accessdate=2009-04-01 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417025851/http://www.playus.tv/v2/ |archivedate=2009-04-17 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/interview-id_inter-565-l-fr.html |title=Eric De Van : Interview / Spirit of Metal Webzine (fr) |website=Spirit-of-metal.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-02}}
History
The band began in 2007 when Eric De Van met Tord Bäckström and Stefan Åberg, two well known producers. Eric De Van was given the opportunity to do the vocals for the theme song on MTV's show "Play Us". Bäckström immediately recognized Eric De Van's potential and they decided to join together.{{cite web|title=De Van Biography |url=http://www.devanband.com/bio.php |publisher=De Van |accessdate=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828165248/http://devanband.com/bio.php |archivedate=28 August 2013 }}
The band acquired new members in the following years and they played their first live gig in the spring on 2009 only after three weeks of the band being complete.
Members
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Category:Musical groups from Stockholm
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