FORK (a cappella)
| Fork | |
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 Fork at the Tent Music Festival 2015 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Helsinki , Finland |
| Genre (s) | A cappella |
| founding | 1996 |
| Website | www.fork.fi |
| Founding members | |
| Mia Hafrén | |
| Silva Ilona Lillkrank | |
| Jonte Ramsten | |
| Kasper Ramström | |
| Current occupation | |
| Mia Hafrén | |
| Jonte Ramsten | |
| Kasper Ramström | |
| Anna Asunta (since 2010) | |
| Grégory Maisse (since 2000) | |
| former members | |
| Silva Ilona Lillrank | |
| Mia Rennwall (2006-2010) | |
| Birthe Wingren | |
FORK is a Finnish a cappella group that was founded in Helsinki in 1996 .
Band history
The founding members were the three drama students Mia Hafrén (soprano), Silva Lillrank, Jonte Ramsten (tenor) and the policeman Kasper Ramström (baritone / bass). Since they couldn't form a rock group with the instruments piano, violin, recorder and bass, but they all sang well, they decided to sing a cappella. They were the first Finnish a cappella band, did not orientate themselves to existing groups, but developed their own style, which is heavily based on technology. Their performance consists not only of the singing, but also of the show with humor and extravagant clothing. Her songs are independent interpretations of well-known pop and rock songs, as well as their own compositions. The name of the group comes from the fact that a fork has four prongs and each band member uses a tuning fork on stage.
Since 2004 the group has lived on their music alone. They are one of the best known a cappella groups in the Scandinavian region. Anna Asunta has been a member of the group since 2010, succeeding Mia Renwall. The fifth member of the band is the sound engineer Grégory Maisse from France, who has been with the group since 2000 and is responsible for the sound of the group. All sounds are created using the singers' four microphones and the technical capabilities of the sound engineer. The group has secured its sound as a registered trademark.
Fork has given concerts in Monaco , Dubai , New York , Stockholm and St. Petersburg , among others . In 2013 and 2015 she was seen at the Zelt-Musik-Festival in Freiburg im Breisgau , in 2014 she performed at the Wacken Open Air .
Band members
- Mia Hafrén (born March 4) as Ms. Chiq LaDesire , founding member
- Jonte Ramsten (born May 14, 1975) as Mr. Winston Chill , founding member
- Kasper Ramström (* 1975) as Mr. Miles Precious , founding member
- Anna Asunta (* July 1976), member since 2010
- Grégory Maisse (* 1973 in Saint Etienne, France), sound engineer since 2000
- ZMF 2015 A-Cappella Night
Mia Hafrén
Kasper Ramström
Anna Asunta
Jonte Ramsten
Former band members
- Silva Ilona Lillrank (* 1973) as Ms. Diamant Evergreen
- Mia Renwall (born September 26, 1980) as Ms. Ville d'Angel , mezzo-soprano, member 2006–2010
- Birthe Wingren (* 1967) as Ms. Cindy Vine
Discography
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- 2004: Taking a Cappella to the Next Level (Fat Lady Records)
- 2005: Cover to Cover (Suomen Musiikki Oy)
- 2007: Games We Play (Suomen Musiikki Oy)
- 2008: Helsinki (Suomen Musiikki Oy)
- 2011: Pink Noise Live (Fat Lady Records)
- 2013: ElektroVocal Circus (Fat Lady Records)
- 2015: Fork-X Live (Fat Lady Records)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Pink noise by fork
- Georg Rudiger: The show is important . Interview with Kasper Ramström. In: Badische Zeitung, June 28, 2013. Online at badische-zeitung.de, accessed July 20, 2013.
- Pink noise by fork . Program accompanying the 3sat report on April 6, 2013. Online at programm.ard.de.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Fork stations (Swedish)
- ↑ Chart sources: FI