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The Ark is a glam rock band from Sweden. The band was formed in 1991 by Ola Salo, Jepson, and Lasse “Leari” Ljungberg. Martin Axén joined the band in 1997, and Sylvester Schlegel in ‘99. Jens Andersson was the last one to officially join, in October 2006. Jens is a familiar face from many The Ark gigs, as he has played the keyboard with the band for several years. Their lyrics are mostly written by singer Ola Salo, and many of them are controversial, especially the earlier ones. For example, the 2002 single 
Father Of A Son is about homosexuals’ right to have children. The band tour Scandinavia, Germany and Italy regularly and were one of the support acts to The Darkness on their 2006 UK tour. The Ark participated in, and won, the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song “The Worrying Kind”, written by Ola Salo. The song was also Sweden’s Eurovision 2007 entry and is included on their fourth album, Prayer For The Weekend.
Members:
* Ola Salo (lead singer)
* Mikael Jepson (guitar)
* Martin Axén (guitar)
* Lasse Ljungberg (bass)
* Sylvester Schlegel (drums)
* Jens Andersson (keyboard)
So far they have released four studio albums and an EP:
* Racing with the Rabbits - 1996
* We Are The Ark - 2000
* In Lust We Trust - 2002
* State of the Ark - 2004
* Prayer For The Weekend - 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final - Helsinki
Entry for Sweden
Performer: The Ark
Song title: The Worrying Kind
Song writer(s): The Ark
Song composer(s): The Ark
Sang in Position: 12
Final Position: 18
Total Points: 51
Father Of A Son is about homosexuals’ right to have children. The band tour Scandinavia, Germany and Italy regularly and were one of the support acts to The Darkness on their 2006 UK tour. The Ark participated in, and won, the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song “The Worrying Kind”, written by Ola Salo. The song was also Sweden’s Eurovision 2007 entry and is included on their fourth album, Prayer For The Weekend.Members:
* Ola Salo (lead singer)
* Mikael Jepson (guitar)
* Martin Axén (guitar)
* Lasse Ljungberg (bass)
* Sylvester Schlegel (drums)
* Jens Andersson (keyboard)
So far they have released four studio albums and an EP:
* Racing with the Rabbits - 1996
* We Are The Ark - 2000
* In Lust We Trust - 2002
* State of the Ark - 2004
* Prayer For The Weekend - 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final - Helsinki
Entry for Sweden
Performer: The Ark
Song title: The Worrying Kind
Song writer(s): The Ark
Song composer(s): The Ark
Sang in Position: 12
Final Position: 18
Total Points: 51
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We Are The Ark
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In Lust We Trust
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State of the Ark
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Prayer For The Weekend
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Calleth You, Cometh I
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Echo Chamber
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Let Your Body Decide
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Tell Me This Night Is Over
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Father Of A Son
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Disease
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The Most Radical Thing To Do
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Shoutbox
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julienbiolay wrote:
New album please!!!
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Elvsting wrote:
Wow i actually found a good band from someone i totally despise
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houssan wrote:
Confirmed gig! <3 we want more!
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TuomariNurmio wrote:
oh my they are awful
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LilKimoi wrote:
they r soooo gaaay!!!but i like em)
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vivica88 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/event/1273744+Peace+-+Love+2010 First confirmed gig in 2010! ♥ :D
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dunia_bwo wrote:
Currently It's one of my favourite bands!!! Their music is wonderful!!!
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vivica88 wrote:
http://blog.thearkworld.com Check it out! It's daily updated (besides weekends ;P). Entries are written in English and Swedish ;).
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Igor_Piegas wrote:
Holy fuck. It's been one month since I really got into them and now they're #23 in my library. That means in one month I've listened to them more than tons of bands I listen to since I started my account on last.fm 3 years ago. MADNESS.
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mrzigge wrote:
I still don't see what Ola's sexuality has to do with the music :P
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HaewkE wrote:
We're not being homophobic you know. I just asked a question, a simple question, and recieved a simple (uncertain) answer. And as I see it, most people here are talking about the new album, rather than Ola's sexuality, meaning that "must" is a huge exaggeration. BTW, I love the old albums We Are The Ark and In Lust We Trust. All other albums are pretty... bad if you ask me. Go go the old, half-dark The Ark!
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mrzigge wrote:
Must you always be talking about Ola's sexuality, this is a music community! Crawl back to your cages stone age people..
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RedigaRehder wrote:
I think hes got a girlfriend.
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HaewkE wrote:
Isn't Ola Salo homosexual, rather than bisexual?
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number483 wrote:
Do, do, do, what you wanna do, don't think twice.. <3
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MartinaLovesOla wrote:
My favourite band! <3
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TuomariNurmio wrote:
It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane is the only good song by The Ark. [2]
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XRiSTO- wrote:
"Salo is openly bisexual." Well.... Gay power. It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane is the only good/great song by The Ark.
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ellerhur_ wrote:
I'm dying to see them live! :)
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pikkelsi wrote:
i can't wait the tour:P and the new album.....
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MilkmenStomp added The Ark to MilkmenStomp’s library. 15 hours ago
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DIANISH tagged The Ark with indie, swedish and glam rock. yesterday afternoon
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obskyr tagged The Ark with pop and swedish. last week
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Metalion_SOS tagged The Ark with pop-rock, glam rock and neo-glam. last week
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Immortal- wrote about The Ark in boredom.. last week
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Dubbis wrote about The Ark – Absolutely No Decorum in a deleted journal. 10 days ago
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