Larz-Kristerz

Larz - Kristerz is a Swedish Dansband from Älvdalen.

Band History

Founded Larz - Kristerz 2001 by five amateur musicians. Over the years they recorded three albums on the title Stuff Party 1-3, but remained an amateur musician.

In 2008 she took part in the popular Dansbandskampen, an annual Dansband Competition on Swedish television. They fell on through their extraordinary 70 -year costumes and wigs and were able to play with their performances to the final. Consistently were in the individual rounds, however, the younger and more modern Scotts located forward and making Final favorites. Nevertheless succeeded Larz - Kristerz in the final to get 53 % of the callers voices and emerge victorious from the competition.

End of January 2009 published Larz - Kristerz the Sony label debut single Carina, their own song in Dansbandskampen final that went straight to number one the Swedish single charts. The next album Hem till dig reached a little later in the first week of sales already platinum and double platinum shortly thereafter. Another album titled Om du vill appeared in the fall of 2009 before the start of Dansbandkampen in 2009 and immediately debuted at # 1 on the Swedish album charts.

Band Members

  • Stefan Nykvist (vocals, piano, accordion )
  • Peter Larsson (vocals, rhythm guitar)
  • Kent Lindén (vocals, accordion, organ)
  • Trond Korsmoe (guitar)
  • Korsmoe Morgan ( bass)
  • Mikael Eriksson (drums)

Discography

Albums

  • Stuff Party 1 (2003)
  • Stuff Party 2 (2004)
  • Stuff Party 3 (2007)
  • Hem till dig ( 2009)
  • Om du vill (2009)
  • Sma ord av guld (2010)
  • Från Älvdalen till Nashville ( 2011)

Singles

  • Carina (2009)
  • Hem till dig ( 2009)
  • Monte Carlo ( 2009)
  • Hardness på lands / Dance With Somebody (2011)

Swell

  • Underdogs capture Swedish dance band title, The Local 21 December, 2008 (English)
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