Perikles (band)

Perikles
Perikles
Origin	Ystad, Sweden
Genres	Dansband; schlager; pop;
Years active	1974–present
Members	Anders Olsson; Pex Svensson; Jan Wellbo; Lars Lundgren; Joachim Sehlin;
Website	perikles.se

Perikles is a Swedish dansband that was established in 1974.^[1] Its biggest chart singles are "Var ska vi sova i natt?", a cover version of "Sarà perché ti amo".^[2] The band has released many albums that include its own songs and cover versions. Perikles took part in Melodifestivalen 1994^[3]^[4] with the song "Vill du resa till månen med mig?" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994.

Personnel

Current members

Anders Olsson – vocals, guitars, keyboards (1974–present)
Pex Svensson – bass, vocals (1974–present)
Jan Wellbo – vocals, keyboards (1974–present)
Lars Lundgren – vocals, guitars, keyboards (1989–present)
Joachim Sehlin – drums, vocals (2008–present)

Former members

Göran Sonesson – drums, vocals (1995–2008)
Henri Saffer – guitars, saxophone (1983–1984)
Stefan Forslund – drums, vocals (1985–1995)
Peter Persson – keyboards (1974–1977)
Kent Nilsson – drums (1974–1985)
Jan (Jens) Persson – vocals (1974–1977)
Tommy Frank – vocals, keyboards, saxophone (1977–?)
Jan Svensson – vocals, guitars (1982)
Janne Ljungdahl – vocals (1978–1982)
Marianne Olsson - vocals, piano (1974–1975)

Discography

Alla tiders bil (1976)
Jag vill vara den du ringer till (1977)
3 (1978)
Marie, Marie (1982)
Ljuva livet (1984)
Live 3 (1993)
Namn & Nummer (1993)
Vill du resa till månen med mej? (1994)
Fifty-Fifty (1997)
Härligt! (2000)
Varning för hunden (2008)
Vicken Fest (2013)
Ge mig ditt namn Ge mig ditt nummer (2014)
Heta pojkars flickor (2015)
Ett, Två - Let's Go (2017)
Den coolaste bruden i byn (2019)

Singles

1982: "Marie, Marie"
1982: "Var ska vi sova i natt"
1989: "It should have been me" / "När mörkret faller på"
1991: "Sofia"
1993: "Var ska vi sova i natt?"
1994: "Vill du resa till månen med mig?" (Melodifestivalen 1994)
1996: "Susanna"
2000: "Kom och värm mig"
2001: "Var ska vi sova i natt?"
2005: "Vi lever"

References

^ "Perikles | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
^ "Perikles". Discogs (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
^ "Ginza.se - Musik - Film - Retro". Ginza.se - Musik - Film - Retro (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
^ "Dansbandstorsdag med Perikles". Nordstan. Retrieved 2025-07-06.

External links

Official website
Perikles discography at Discogs

[1] "Perikles | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.

[2] "Perikles". Discogs (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.

[3] "Ginza.se - Musik - Film - Retro". Ginza.se - Musik - Film - Retro (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-06.

[4] "Dansbandstorsdag med Perikles". Nordstan. Retrieved 2025-07-06.

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