Let Stefanz

Let Stefanz
General information
Genre (s)	Country, Dansband
founding	1967
Current occupation
singing	Olle Jonsson
Guitar, saxophone	Christer Ericsson
bass	Lars Sigfridsson
Drums	Gunnar Nilsson
Keyboard, accordion	Not so Pettersson

Lasse Stefanz , formerly Lasse Stefans , is a Swedish dans band influenced by country music . The band was formed in 1967 in Kristianstad with the musicians Hans Sigfridsson (guitar, saxophone), Lars Sigfridsson (electric bass, vocals) and Olle Jönsson (drums, vocals). Anders Pettersson (keyboard, accordion) and Christer Ericsson (guitar), who composed many of Lasse Stefanz's songs, joined them later.

Band history

In 1970 Lasse Stefanz released the first single with the songs of Christer Ericsson, two years later the second single. In the same year the first album, "Vad tiden går", was released.

In 1982 Lasse Stefanz achieved a number one hit in the Svensktoppen with the song Oh Julie from the album of the same name. Swedish television invited the band to "Nygammalt" on Sveriges Television , and the album went on to achieve a gold record. Between 1983 and 1988 Lasse Stefanz produced another six successful records. With Lotta Engberg they released the hit Världens lyckligaste par , which was a great success in 1987. With the album "Livets ljusa sida", released in 1988, the band released a duet with Christina Lindberg called De sista ljuva åren , which also became very popular. It stayed in the Svensktoppen for a full 65 weeks, setting a new record on the hit list.

In 1988 Lasse Stefanz received the "Best Dansband" awards from both Sveriges Radio and Aftonbladet . In 1990 Lasse Stefanz got a Grammis for the "Best Dansband Production 1989".

In 2003 Lasse Stefanz released the first music video for the song Från Österlen till Oklahoma .

From 1998 to 2008 the band had ten top 10 albums in a row, most recently they reached number 1 three times, the album Rallarsväng also reached top position in 2008 in neighboring Norway .

Lasse Stefanz have received a total of two double platinum , eleven platinum and 14 gold records for their albums and video albums in Sweden to date .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		NO	SE
1974	Vad tiden går	-	-
1975	Spelmansminnen	-	-
1977	Strandpartajj	-	SE48 (1 week) SE
	Sunshine	-	SE36 (2 weeks) SE
1979	Darling	-	SE37 (3 weeks) SE
1981	Vid en liten fiskehamn	-	SE49 (2 weeks) SE
1982	Oh Julie!	-	SE15 (12 weeks) SE
1983	Marie Marie	-	SE27 (8 weeks) SE
1984	Elaine	-	SE38 (14 weeks) SE
1985	Fredens duva	-	SE27 (12 weeks) SE
1986	The lilla klockan	-	SE31 (10 weeks) SE
1987	Nere på söder	-	SE16 (10 weeks) SE
1988	Peppelinos bar	-	SE20 (8 weeks) SE
	Livets ljusa sida	-	SE27 (10 weeks) SE
1989	Mot nya mål	-	SE32 gold (6 weeks)SE
1990	Vindarnas sång	-	SE36 gold (2 weeks)SE
1992	Tic Tac Toe	-	SE33 (2 weeks) SE
1994	Min	-	SE23 gold (3 weeks)SE
1995	Bara you	-	SE21 (2 weeks) SE
1996	Dig ska jag älska	-	SE22 (4 weeks) SE
1998	I ett photo album	NO39 (1 week) NO	SE10 (6 weeks) SE
1999	Över en kopp i vår above	NO15 (10 weeks) NO	SE6th gold (7 weeks)SE
2001	60 guldlåtar	NO32 (1 week) NO	-	compilation
	Emelie	NO16 (2 weeks) NO	SE3 (6 weeks) SE
2002	Mi vida loca	NO16 (8 weeks) NO	SE7th gold (14 weeks)SE
2003	Det här är bara början	NO5 (7 weeks) NO	SE2 × 2 Double platinum (24 weeks)SE
2004	Röd Chevrolet	NO37 (1 week) NO	SE2 platinum (11 weeks)SE
2006	Pickup -56	NO6 (8 weeks) NO	SE2 gold (11 weeks)SE
2007	40 ljuva år!	NO2 (9 weeks) NO	SE1 × 2 Double platinum (14 weeks)SE	Compilation for the band's 40th anniversary
	Vagabond	NO3 (12 weeks) NO	SE1 platinum (13 weeks)SE
2008	Rallarsvang	NO1 (13 weeks) NO	SE1 platinum (22 weeks)SE
	Vart tog tiden vägen	-	SE31 (8 weeks) SE	compilation
	SvängJul	NO39 (1 week) NO	SE4th platinum (8 weeks)SE	Christmas album
2009	En vän som you	-	SE43 (2 weeks) SE	Compilation (double album)
	Truck stop	NO3 (12 weeks) NO	SE1 platinum (18 weeks)SE
2010	Texas	NO2 (15 weeks) NO	SE1 platinum (20 weeks)SE
	70's	-	SE2 gold (12 weeks)SE
2011	Cuba libre	NO17th gold (7 weeks)NO	SE1 platinum (21 weeks)SE
2012	Vår bästa country	-	SE2 platinum (14 weeks)SE	compilation
	Rocky mountains	NO8 (10 weeks) NO	SE1 platinum (26 weeks)SE
2013	Kärlek & Rock 'n' Roll	NO20 (3 weeks) NO	SE2 gold (26 weeks)SE	compilation
	Trouble boys	NO2 (7 weeks) NO	SE1 platinum (15 weeks)SE
	Let Stefanz stora julparty	-	SE1 gold (9 weeks)SE	Christmas album
2014	Honky Tonk Rebels	NO5 (3 weeks) NO	SE1 platinum (14 weeks)SE
	The Complete Collection	-	SE13 (5 weeks) SE	46 CD box with all 673 songs published by then
2015	Whiskey barrel	NO18 (2 weeks) NO	SE1 gold (15 weeks)SE
	Greatest hits	NO40 (1 week) NO	SE3 gold (19 weeks)SE	compilation
2016	Road trip	NO7 (1 week) NO	SE1 gold (20 weeks)SE
2017	50th Anniversary (1967-2017)	-	SE1 gold (14 weeks)SE	Compilation for the 50th anniversary of the band
	Wind Me Up	-	SE1 gold (18 weeks)SE
	Country winter party	NO25 (1 week) NO	SE1 (12 weeks) SE
2018	Forever	-	SE1 (14 weeks) SE
2019	Night flight	NO7 (1 week) NO	SE1 (8 weeks) SE

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		SE
1982	Oh Julie Oh Julie	SE16 (1 week) SE	Swedish version of the hit by Shakin 'Stevens
2008	En runda i baren (Lasse Stefanz och Plura ) Rallarsväng	SE53 (1 week) SE

More singles

• Kära rut (1970)
• Ett snurrande hjul (1972)
• Sommarsvärmeri (1977)
• Lassie (1987)
• Det här är bara början (1988)
• Mot nya mål (1989)
• En enda signal (1989)
• Hallå min sol (1991)
• Vindarnas sång (1991)
• Fredens duva (1991)
• Dig vil jeg elske (1996)
• Tomma Löften, Tomma Ord (1998)
• I ett photo album (1998)
• Emelie (2001)
• Låt en morgon vakna (2002)

Video albums

• Från Österlen till Oklahoma (2003)
• Ingen dans på rosor (2009)

swell

1. ↑ Chart discography Sweden
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Sweden / Norway
3. ↑ Gold / platinum database: Sweden / Norway
4. ↑ Let Stefanz släpper monsterbox och skriver svensk musikhistoria! , Dansbandssidan.com, October 7, 2014

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