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Skellefteå, Sweden (1988 – 2009)

The Wannadies were an rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, Sweden.

The bands initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (guitars) and his younger brother Frederick Schönfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Björn Malmquist (violin). Karlsson was later replaced by Erik Dahlgren.

Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters of Mercy.

The band released six studio albums in their 21 year career including the commercially successful Be A Girl (1994) and Bagsy Me (1997).

Part-way through recording their seventh studio album the band officially announced their split in April 2009 with Pär Wiksten going solo.

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  • poorshakes

    Finally heard Beast Cures the Lover, pretty damn amazing!

    18 Sep 2012 Reply
  • daile

    i so miss these guys!

    5 Nov 2011 Reply
  • WaySilentBob69

    Got Skellefteå back in '99 (I think!), gorgeous album. I think it's there only album in English. Black Waters was my anthem for those long cold autumn nights.

    8 Oct 2011 Reply
  • cgiv6n

    I like these fellers

    28 Jul 2011 Reply
  • applecloud

    You and Me Song, first song i learnt to play with melodica :)

    19 Feb 2011 Reply
  • Jorddds

    You and Me Song!!!i love that song so much!!!!!! [2]

    12 Jan 2011 Reply
  • Labelscar

    Aww geez so they did break up. Well at least after seven years they put us out of our misery.

    23 Nov 2010 Reply
  • Annieworld

    LOVE You And Me Song ;)

    15 Nov 2010 Reply
  • DarrenHoles

    :D

    25 Sep 2010 Reply
  • DoperNose

    Yay!

    13 Sep 2010 Reply
  • MUSIKFREAKx

    Wish that sometime, somewhere, these fellahs would have a reunion concert. Would be soooo beautiful.

    22 Aug 2010 Reply
  • likeacrimescene

    if you go, i go with you. if you stay, i'll wait. if you don't know, i consider this a date. <3

    10 Aug 2010 Reply
  • RUIuiuiuiui

    great band!

    8 Aug 2010 Reply
  • Moarrrrrrrrrrrr

    <3 brings back old memories

    17 Jul 2010 Reply
  • thekillingspree

    What? These guys broke up?! FUCK!! :(

    1 Jun 2010 Reply
  • bethegoat

    I love these guys so much I can't even describe it.

    23 Apr 2010 Reply
  • BulbusMollusc

    Hit!

    19 Mar 2010 Reply
  • cikador

    People wondering what Pär is up to: He has produced and plays guitar with Amanda Jenssen at the moment.

    23 Jan 2010 Reply
  • Freakofmusique

    You and Me Song!!!i love that song so much!!!!!!

    22 Jan 2010 Reply
  • MrDury

    When, when will we hear something new from Pär and his band?? For me Wannadies, Easy and Eggstone were the best swedish new indie-band that show up in the early 90:s and also Eggstones fourth album are we waiting impatiently for...

    7 Jan 2010 Reply
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