- Hep Stars
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Name =The Hep Stars
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Origin =Flag|Sweden
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Years_active =1963-1969
Label =Olga Records
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URL = [http://www.thehepstars.se/ thehepstars.se]
Current_members =Svenne Hedlund Benny Andersson
Janne Frisk
Christer Pettersson
Lelle Hegland
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Notable_instruments = The Hep Stars was a Swedish pop group, formed in 1963. The group were among the most successful of 1960s Swedish pop groups. The band includedkeyboardist Benny Andersson , who went on to become a member ofABBA . The other members of the group includedSvenne Hedlund on lead vocals, Janne Frisk onguitar , Christer Pettersson (d. 2006) ondrum s and Lelle Hegland on bass.Svenne Hedlund andBenny Andersson left the group in 1969.Among the hits were "I natt jag drömde" (Swedish version of "Last Night I had the strangest Dream"),
Mike Berry 's "Tribute to Buddy Holly ", "Malaika ", "Wedding", "Consolation" and "Sunny Girl".External links
* [http://www.thehepstars.se/indexE.html Benny Before ABBA] The Hep Stars International Official website
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