Bambee

Bambee
Birth nameDesirée Jane Sparre-Enger
Also known asBambee
Born (1976-06-25) June 25, 1976 (age 48)
Saint Ashton and Irkines City, British Solomon Islands Protectorate (now Solomon Islands)
OriginNordstrand, Oslo, Norway
GenresBubblegum dance
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
Years active1997–2001
LabelsCNR Music

Desirée Sparre-Enger (born June 25, 1976),[1] mostly known by her stage name Bambee, is a Norwegian bubblegum dance singer from Nordstrand, Oslo.[2] She was born in the Solomon Islands to a Grenadian mother and a Norwegian father. She used the name Bambee as a reference to her eyes, comparable to those of a deer. Originally she considered using the name Bambi but changed the spelling to avoid copyright issues.[3] Several of her more popular songs, including "Cowgirl", "Seventeen" and "Bumble Bee", have appeared on the Dance Dance Revolution game series. She has also made her songs available for In the Groove 2.

Bambee's debut album On Ice released in December 1999 in Japan and then in Norway in April 2000,[2] where it peaked at #33 on VG-lista. Her second album Fairytales released in June 2001. In 2002, a third album was in the works for Bambee, but for unknown reasons, possibly due to the decline of sales in the Bubblegum Dance market, the album was shelved.

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Candy Girl" (1997)
  • "Bam Bam Bam" (1998)
  • "Typical Tropical" (1999)
  • "You Are My Dream" (1999)
  • "Bumble Bee" (1999)
  • "Seventeen" (2001)
  • "Cowgirl" (2001)
  • "Watch Out" (2001)

Video games

Bambee has a total of 4 songs which appear in the Dance Dance Revolution arcade series. In the Groove 2 and StepManiaX also feature two of these songs, plus "Baby Baby" (in In the Groove 2 only) and "Spaceman" (from Bambee and Lynn).

Song Arcade game StepManiaX
availability
2000 3rd 4th 5th MAX MAX2 Ex ITG2 SMX
"Typical Tropical" Yes Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Yes Yes May 6, 2020
"Bumble Bee" Does not appear 3rdMix Plus only Yes Yes Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Yes Yes April 2, 2020
"17才" Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Yes Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
"Cow Girl" Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Yes Yes Yes Does not appear Does not appear
"Baby Baby" Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Yes Does not appear
"Spaceman" Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Credited to Lynn Yes December 20, 2020

A yellow check mark indicates:

  • For 3rdMix: only the 3rdMix Plus edition includes "Bumble Bee".
  • For In the Groove 2: "Spaceman" is credited to Lynn.

References

  1. ^ "Bambee Desirée Sparre-Enger – Oslo". Proff. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Bambee på glattisen (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Zarbell-Engh, Yvonne; Forsberg, Espen (11 August 1997). "Står på egne ben som Bambee". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). p. 44.