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Tv-2
12+ albums
danishpoprockdanskdenmark
about
tv·2 is a danish pop band from Aarhus that loves to travel around the country and perform under the slogan of being "The most boring band in Denmark". With their record debut from 1981, it is also one of Denmark's oldest and still-existing pop bands. In no small degree thanks to their lyrics, which are witty and have a thoroughly humorously ironic undertone they have achieved great and stable fame. tv·2 consist of Steffen Brandt (lead vocal, guitar, keyboard, principal songwriter), Georg Olesen (bass), Hans Erik Lerchenfeld (guitar) and Sven Gaul (drums). tv·2 was founded by the turn of the year 1980/81. As recording began of the first album Fantastiske Toyota in January-February 1981 Steffen Brandt was also a member of Kliché as keyboard player, and Sven Gaul was on vacation in the United States. Six months after the debut Torben Westergaard replaced Georg Olesen, who at the time still played with Warm Guns. In 1983 they released Beat were the development of the band gathered speed. tv·2 still had not won the heart of the big record buying audience, but by rapping his way through "the Admirals Song" from H.M.S. Pinafore, renamed "Popsangerens Vise" secured success. On the album "Rigtige Mænd Gider Ikke Høre Mere Vrøvl" the title track became a hit song all over the country and the album sold over 250,000 copies. In 1988, they released Nærmest Lykkelig which was proclaimed the best album, the band so far had released, by the music press. The title track and the "Shadows"-li
