- Shu-Bi-Dua
Shu•bi•dua or Shu-bi-dua is a Danish pop group which was formed in
1973 inCopenhagen with an expansion of the group "Passport". Throughout their 30-year history, Shu-bi-dua has changed its lineup many times, however its lead singerMichael Bundesen has been with the band throughout except for the gap between1984 and1987 . They have produced many hits inDenmark like "Vuffeli-vov", "Hvalen Hvalborg", "Står på en Alpetop", "Stærk Tobak" (to the music from "The Beatles " song "Twist and Shout "), "Familien kom til Kaffe", "Sex Chikane", "We wanna be free", and many more."Passport", which in the beginning of 1973 released the single "Tomorrow/Everything's Wrong", consisted of the
guitarist sMichael Hardinger andPoul Meyendorff , thedrummer Bosse Hall Christensen , andbass guitar istNiels Grønbech . The group was extended with thesinger Michael Bundesen and keyboard playerJens Tage Nielsen , and under the name "Shu-bi-dua" released the single "Fed Rock/Tynd Blues", before the group again as "Passport" released the single "Change of the Guard/Highway of Living". Shu-bi-dua was originally thought of as a one-off group, but when the debut single produced the hit "Fed Rock", they chose to keep it.As "Shu-bi-dua" they quickly gained success, and the name "Passport" was dropped. In
1974 they released their first self-titled album "Shu-bi-dua". After the first album,Poul Meyendorf left the group and was replaced byClaus Asmussen , who was technician on the first.Since then the group has had numerous changes in its lineup. Kim Daugaard replaced Niels Grønbech in
1977 ,Willy Pedersen replacedJens Tage Nielsen , andKasper Winding replacedBosse Hall Christensen in1981 . In1984 Michael Bundesen left the group to become station chief on the Copenhagen TV station Kanal 2, and simultaneouslyKasper Winding left to be replaced by Paul Callaby. In1987 Jørgen Thorup was made a permanent member in the group when Willy Pedersen left. Thorup had been singing backup vocals since "Shu-bi-dua 11" in1985 . In1987 Michael Bundesen returned as lead singer, whileSøren Jacobsen also joined the band. In1988 Peter Andersen replaced Paul Callaby as drummer, and shortly thereafter Søren Jacobsen left the band again. After having made the film "Den røde tråd " in1989 , they went on a sabbatical until their return in1992 with the hit single "Sexchikane". In the intervening years their back catalog was rereleased on CD in1990 , and in1991 a Best Of album by the name "Stærk Tobak" was released. In connection to this they played live in front of 50,000 people onBellevue Strand . In1997 Michael Hardinger left the band after 24 years. He was replaced byOle Kibsgaard , and in2001 Jørgen Thorup left the band to be replaced byJacob Christoffersen . In2003 their 30th anniversary was celebrated with a 10-CD set called "Shu-bi-dua 200" (each CD had 20 songs). In2005 Claus Asmussen left Shu-bi-dua having been the only original continuous member in the group's 30-year history.Lineup
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Michael Bundesen (vocals), 1973-1984, 1987-
*Michael Hardinger (guitar/vocals), 1973-1997 (+ lyrics/composer and guest musician in 2005)
*Poul Meyendorff (guitar), 1973-1974
*Niels Grønbech (bass), 1973-1977
*Bosse Hall Christensen (Drummer ), 1973-1981 (+ lyrics 1985)
*Jens Tage Nielsen (keyboard), 1973-1981
*Claus Asmussen (guitar/vocals), 1975-2005
* Kim Daugaard (bass/vocals), 1977-
*Kasper Winding (Drummer ), 1981-1984
*Willy Petersen (keyboard), 1981-1986
*Paul Callaby (trommer), 1984-1988
*Jørgen Thorup (keyboard/vokal), 1987-2001
*Søren Jacobsen (keyboard/guitar), 1987-1988
*Peter Andersen (trommer/vokal), 1988-
*Ole Kibsgaard (guitar/vokal), 1997-
*Jacob Christoffersen (keyboard/vokal), 2001-Discography
* "Shu-bi-dua", 1974
* "Shu-bi-dua 2", 1975
* "Shu-bi-dua 3", 1976
* "Shu-bi-dua 4", 1977
* "78'eren", 1978
* "Shu-bi-dua 6", 1979
* "Shu-bi-dua 7", 1980
* "Shu-bi-dua 8", 1982
* "Shu-bi-dua 9", 1982
* "Shu-bi-dua 10", 1983
* "Shu-bi-dua 11", 1985
* "Shu-bi-dua 12", 1987
* "Stærk Tobak!!", 1991
* "Shu-bi-dua 13", 1992
* "Shu-bi-dua 14", 1993
* "Shu-bi-40", 1994
* "Shu-bi-dua 15", 1995
* "Shu-bi-dua 16", 1997
* "Shu-bi-dua 17", 2000
* "Rap Jul og Godt Nytår", 2001
* "Shu-bi-dua 18", 2005Collections and Live releases
* "Shu-bi-dua's Værste", 1975
* "Leif i Parken", 1978
* "Duernes bedste", 1981
* "Da mor var dreng", 1985
* "32 Hits", 1988
* "Stærk Tobak!!" (3-CD set), 1991
* "Vi finner oss ikke i sexsjikane" (Norwegian)", 1992
* "Live og glade dage", 1994
* "15 Skarpe skud", 1996
* "40 bedste", 1997
* "Shu-bi-læum 73-98", 1998
* "Shu-bi-dua 200", 2003
* "Symfo-ni-Dua", 2004External links
* [http://www.shubidua.dk/ Shu-bi-dua official homepage]
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