Briskeby

Briskeby

Briskeby

Norwegian electropop band

For the neighbourhood in Oslo, see Briskeby, Oslo.

Briskeby is an electropop band from Larvik, Norway. Bjørn Bergene, Claus Heiberg Larsen and Bård Helgeland are from Larvik, while Lise Karlsnes is from Tønsberg.

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Biography

Their debut album Jeans for Onassis was released in 2000, sold 130,000 copies, gathered four Spellemannprisen and gave Briskeby and their front vocalist Lise Karlsnes, a comet start in the music industry.[1] In 2013 the band gave a series of gigs after five years out of business.[2] The band's name is derived from the neighbourhood where their rehearsal room was located. It received some international attention after it toured as supporting act for A-ha in 2000.

Band members

  • Lise Karlsnes (vocals)
  • Bjørn Bergene (guitar)
  • Claus Heiberg Larsen (drums)
  • Bård Helgeland (bass)

Honors

  • 2000: Four times Spellemannprisen in the categories best Pop band, this years Artist, Newcomer and Song, for the album Jeans for Onassis and the tune "Propaganda"

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • 1999: Song to Whisper (EP)
  • 2000: "Propaganda" (single)
  • 2001: "Wide Awake" (single)
  • 2002: "Hey Harvey" (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2002: Cellophane Eyes (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2003: Hey Baby (single)
  • 2003: Hallelujah (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2005: Miss You Like Crazy (single)
  • 2005: Joe Dallesandro feat. Ken Stringfellow (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2006: Bobby, Come Back (Norwegian radio single)
  • 2015: Rookie Mistakes

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Briskeby.
  1. [1]
    Kristiansen, Sandra Marie (2013-09-25). "Helt tilfeldig at Lise Karlsnes ble vokalist i Briskeby" (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  2. [2]
    Bjørnstad, Guro Havro (2012-12-20). ""Briskeby" gjør comeback - med en konsert" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
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