Jokke & Valentinerne

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Name = Jokke & Valentinerne


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Origin = Oslo, Norway
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 1982 - 1994
Label = Sonet
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Current_members = Joachim Nielsen
Petter Pogo
May Irene Aasen
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Jokke & Valentinerne were a Norwegian rock band. The late Joachim "Jokke" Nielsen was their frontman, songwriter and lead singer. Unlike many other Norwegian bands at the time, Jokke & Valentinerne wrote their lyrics in Norwegian.

Jokke & Valentinerne were formed in 1982, and became one of the most popular acts of Oslo's underground rock scene. The band are regarded as one of the "Great Four" Norwegian-language rock bands of the 1980s, along with deLillos, Dum Dum Boys and Raga Rockers. The band drew their influences mainly from punk and American Southern rock.

Jokke & Valentinerne split up in 1994, but did occasionally perform together after the split. Nielsen died in 2000 from a drug overdose.

Members

Last line-up

*Joachim Nielsen - vocals and guitar (1982-1994)
*Petter Pogo - guitar, bass (1990-1994)
*May-Irene Aasen - drums and percussion, vocals (1982-1994)

Former members

*Håkon Torgersen - bass (1984-1990)
*Lars Lothe - guitar, vocals (1982-1983)
*Waldemar Hepstein - piano (1985)
*Trygve Johansen - piano (1982-1983)
*Christian Ellingsgård - bass (1982-1983)

Discography

Albums

*"Alt kan repareres" (1986)
*"Et hundeliv" (1987)
*"III" (1990)
*"Frelst" (1991)
*"Alt kan repeteres" (1994)

ingles

*"To fulle menn" (1987)
*"Gnukk" (1991)
*"Ta meg med" (1994)

Compilations

*"Spenn!" (1995)
*"Prisen for popen" (2002)

External links

* [http://www.saghaug.no/jokke/ Jokke Discography] - A complete discography.