Perikles (band)

Swedish dansband

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

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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)

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## Discography

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* 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

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* 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

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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.

## External links

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* Official website
* Perikles discography at Discogs

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* 1970s
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