Tre Små Kinesere

Tre Små Kinesere
OriginTrondheim, Norway
GenresPop
Years active1988 (1988)–present
LabelsCBS/Sony
Members
  • Ulf Risnes
  • Lars Lien
  • Eirik Øien
  • Dag Erik Oksvold
  • Freddy Bolsø
  • Daniel Børmark
Past members
Websitewww.soleplassland.net

Tre Små Kinesere are a pop group based in Trondheim, Norway which, since their beginning in the 1990s, have defined their own acoustic style. They recorded nine albums between then and 2004 to come back in 2010. The band was composed of Ulf Risnes (vocals and guitar), Øystein Hegge (vocals and keyboard), and Baard Slagsvold (vocals and bass).[1]

History

Tre Små Kinesere was established in 1988, when the band recorded a track for the compilation album Den akustiske gitarliga. After a number of concerts and favorable audience reaction in 1988 and 1989, the band was signed to the CBS/Sony label in June 1989. Their debut album, 365 Fri, was released on January 17, 1990. This album was nominated for the Spellemannprisen in 1991, but did not receive it. In 1991, they released their second album, Luftpalass, which earned them the Spellemannprisen in 1992.[1]

In spring 1995 the band received its second Spellemann Award. They won the prize in the band category for their fourth album, Hjertemedisin, which had been released the previous year.[2]

In April 2004 it was announced that bassist Baard Slagsvold would be leaving the band. Risnes and Hegge completed some tour dates during the following summer with Truls Waagø as a stand-in, but the band officially broke up in February 2005. Risnes and Hegge stated at the time that it "would not feel right to continue without Baard."[3]

Members

Present members

Previous members

Selected discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
NOR
[4]
365 Fri
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: CBS (#466300)
 2
Luftpalass
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: CBS (#467580)
 11
Vær Sær
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Columbia (#472375)
 13
Hjertemedisin
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Columbia (#477352)
 11
Tro håp & kjærlighet
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Columbia (#485344)
 4
Ultralyd
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: 1-2-3 Records (#3SK1231)
 23
Storeslem
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Columbia (#491024)
 21
Gammel Sykkel
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Norwave (#NW208)
 6
Kjærlighet På Tunga
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: MBN (#50110)
 6
I Live
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: MBN (#50130)
 38
Usynlig
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Fono Fino (#FF0114)
 —
Ok! Kompis
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Fono Fino (#7071245432669)
 —
Drømmeanker
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Grappa (#GR4641)
 —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
NOR
[4]
De Aller Beste Fra
Tre Små Kinesere
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Columbia (#508073)
 4
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Motorpsycho & Tre Små Kinesere
  • 1997: Mot Riving (Harmonien Records)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Bergan, Jon Vidar. "Tre Små Kinesere Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  2. ^ "Rockpedia: Tre Små Kinesere". Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (in Norwegian). Vega Forlag. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. ^ Gjersøe, Jørn (2005-02-18). "Slutt for Tre Små Kinesere". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  4. ^ a b "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Tre Små Kinesere Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Pop Spellemannprisen
1991 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the Band Spellemannprisen
1994 		Succeeded by


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