Billie the Vision & the Dancers
| Billie the Vision and the Dancers | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Malmo , Sweden |
| Genre (s) | Indie pop |
| founding | 2004 |
| Website | www.billiethevision.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Silvio Arismendi (since 2005) | |
| Maria Carlsson | |
| Frida Brattgard (since 2008) | |
Percussion, violin , vocals |
Sofia Janninge |
guitar |
Gustav Kronkvist |
singing |
Lars Lindquist |
| Jon Lindquist (since 2008) | |
| former members | |
| Lisa Haglind (until 2008) | |
| John Dunsö (until 2010) | |
Billie the Vision and the Dancers is an indie pop group from Malmö . The seven-piece band combines acoustic indie pop with folk elements.
history
Billie the Vision and the Dancers were founded in 2004 by Lars Lindquist. The debut album was nominated for the Swedish music award "Manifest". Like the three successors, it was released on the band's own label "Love Will Pay the Bills". The World According to Pablo was released in 2005. All albums were offered for free download by the band and together (August 2008) have been downloaded over a million times. In addition to numerous appearances in Sweden, the band has also played a few concerts in Norway, England, Italy, Spain and Germany. The song Summercat was used in Spain for a beer advertisement and then reached number 2 in the Spanish singles charts.
Discography
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- 2004: I Was So Unpopular in School and Now They're Giving Me This Beautiful Bicycle (Love Will Pay the Bills)
- 2005: The World According to Pablo (Love Will Pay the Bills)
- 2007: Where the Ocean Meets My Hand (Love Will Pay the Bills)
- 2008: I Used to Wander These Streets (Love Will Pay the Bills)
- 2010: From Burning Hell to Smile and Laughter (Love Will Pay the Bills)
- 2012: While You Were Asleep (Goldenbest)
The first three albums were also released in 2008 on the German independent label meraklis records.