- Stage Dolls
Infobox musical artist
Name = Stage Dolls
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Origin =Trondheim ,Norway
Genre = Rock,pop rock
Years_active = 1983 – present
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URL = [http://www.stagedolls.com/ Official website]
Current_members =Torstein Flakne Terje Storli Morten Skogstad
Past_members =Erlend Antonsen Steinar Krokstad Stage Dolls is a Norwegian rock band based in
Trondheim ,Norway . In 1982, Erlend Antonsen and Terje Storli played at local clubs in and around Trondheim. In need of a guitarist they called on Torstein Flakne, who by then had finished playing in The Kids (a popular teeny-band in Norway 1980-82). Throughout the summer and fall of 1982 the newly formed band started reharsing and playing shows in the region. The trio took the name Stage Dolls in January 1983. The first album, titledSoldiers gun , was released in the early winter of 1985 after a successful nationwide tour in Norway supporting the Norwegian band TNTAntonsen left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Steinar Krokstad; he in turn left in 1993 and was replaced by Morten Skogstad.
The recordings for their next album ’Commandos’ started in the fall 1985. It peaked at no.8 in the Norwegian charts (VG) and set the band up as one of the most popular rockbands in
Norway in 1986. The album was released in the US by BigTime Records and the title track ’Commandos’ gained considerable airplay on college-radio.The self-titled third album was recorded in the fall of 1987. It made it to the top of the charts in Norway, and in 1989 the band signed a deal with Chrysalis Rec. for the American market. The single ’Love cries’ got to no.46 on the Billboard Singles Charts the same year.
Current line-up
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Torstein Flakne - Guitar + vocals (1983–present)
*Terje Storli - Bass (1983–present)
*Morten Skogstad - Drums and percussion (1993–present)Former members
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Erlend Antonsen - Drums and percussion (1983-1985)
*Steinar Krokstad - Drums and percussion (1985-1993)Discography
Albums
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Soldiers gun " (1985 )
*"Commandos (album) " (1986 )
*"Stage Dolls" (1988 )
*"Stripped" (1991 )
*"Rock Box" (1996 )
*"Dig" (1997 )
*"Get a Life" (2004 )
*"Get a Live" (2005 ) - live CD + bonus DVD
*"Commandos (Remastered)" (2006 ) - the 20th anniversary reissueCompilations
*"Stories We Could Tell" (
1993 )
*"Good Times - The Essential Stage Dolls" (2002 ) (2 cd )External links
* The band official website : [http://www.stagedolls.com STAGE DOLLS]
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