Vamp (band)

Norwegian folk rock band

Not to be confused with Vamps (band).

Vamp

Odin Staveland and Paul Hansen
live with Vamp in 2011.

Background information
Origin| Haugesund, Norway
Genres|

* Folk
* folk rock

Years active| 1990–present
Labels| Universal Music
Members| Øyvind Staveland – violin, viola, accordion, flute, vocals

Odin Staveland – keyboard, drums, guitar, vocals
Jan Toft – vocals, guitar
Bjørn Berge – guitar, vocals
Kjetil Dalland \- bass

Lars Eirik Støle \- keys
Past members| Torbjørn Økland \- guitar, mandolin, bouzoki, trumpet, backing vocals

Calle Øyvind Apeland – bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals
Paul Hansen – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Erling Sande – drums, percussion
Cliffie Grinde – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Vidar Johnsen – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Birger Mistereggen – drums, percussion, harmonica

Tore Jamne – drums, percussion
Website| Official website

Vamp (initiated in 1990) is a folk-rock band from Haugesund, Norway[1] with founding members Øyvind Staveland, Calle Øyvind Apeland, Paul Hansen, Bjørn Berge, Odin Staveland and Tore Jamne. The band's musical profile is a mix of Norwegian traditional folk music combined with rock.

## Biography

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Vamp have released 11 studio albums, collected ten gold records, three platinum records, two triple platinum and been awarded Spellemannprisen five times. After the success of I full symfoni, which is a live album from concerts with Kringkastingsorkesteret, they were named the spellemann of the year at the Spellemannprisen award in 2006.

They have a large and loyal fan base in power of both their music and the Norwegian lyrics. Most of the lyrics are written by Norwegian poets and writers. Most notable of their lyrical collaborators are Kolbein Falkeid, whom they have worked with throughout his career. Falkeid has written the bulk of the lyrics on the first three albums, and his texts have been used in all the other albums as well. Another important contributor to text page is Arnt Birkedal who has contributed lyrics to most of the albums, as well as Ingvar Hovland, who has been the main contributor on the last two albums. Most of the music is written by Øyvind Staveland and at the beginning of their career Jan Toft contributed lyrics.

In 2014 Bjørn Berge replaced Torbjørn Økland as guitarist in the band.[2]

## Members

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Torbjørn Økland from a concert in Søgne 2011 Øyvind Staveland from concert with Vamp in Lindesnes Paul Hansen from concert with Vamp in 2009

Permanent members

* Øyvind Staveland (born 20 May 1960) – violin, viola, accordion, flute, vocals (1990 – current)

Joining members

* Odin Staveland – drums, vocals, keys – (2008 – current)
* Jan Toft – vocals, guitar (1991–1998, 2014- current)
* Kjetil Dalland – bass (2014 - current)
* Lars Eirik Støle \- keys (2015 - current)

Former members

* Stian Tønnesen – guitar (2019 – 2022)
* Bjørn Berge – guitar, vocals (2014 – 2019)
* Carl Øyvind Apeland (Calle Øyvind Apeland) (born 18 April 1964) – bass, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (1990 – 2014)
* Torbjørn Økland – guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, trumpet, chorus (1990 – 2014)[3]
* Paul Hansen – vocals, guitar, harmonica (2008 – 2014)
* Tore Jamne – drums, percussion (1998–2005, 2010 – 2014)
* Erling Sande – drums, percussion (1990–1995)
* Cliffie Grinde – drums, percussion (1995–1998)
* Vidar Johnsen – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion (2002–2006)
* Birger Mistereggen – drums, percussion, harmonica (2008–2009)

## Discography

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### Albums

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Year  | Album  | Peak
position  | Certification

|
|
|

NOR
[4]
1993  | Godmorgen, søster | 16  |
1994  | Horisonter | 6  |
1996  | 13 humler | 5  |
1998  | Flua på veggen | 5  |
1999  | Ei med alt | 10  |
2000  | En annen sol | 3  |
2002  | Månemannen | 2  |
2005  | Siste stikk | 1  |
2008  | St. Mandag | 1  |
2012  | Liten fuggel | 1  |
2013  | To me alt | 1  |
2015  | Populas | 1  |
2017  | La La La | 21
[5] |
2019  | Brev |  |
2021  | Tiå det Tar |  |

Live albums

Year  | Album  | Peak
position  | Certification

|
|
|

NOR
[4]
1996  | Live – på Folken | 20  |

Collaborations

Year  | Album  | Peak
position  | Certification

|
|
|

NOR
[4]
2006  | Vamp i full symfoni with Kringkastingsorkestret | 1  |
2010  | Vamp i full symfoni II | 1  |
2025  | Vamp i full symfoni III |  |

Compilation albums

Year  | Album  | Peak
position  | Certification

|
|
|

NOR
[4]
1999  | Ei med alt | 10  |
2013  | To me alt | 1  |

### Singles

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Charting
Year  | Title  | Peak
position  | Certification  | Album

|
|
|
|

NOR
[4]
2006  | "Tir n'a noir"  | 3  |  |
Månemannen  | 17  |  |
2008  | "På bredden"  | 6  |  |
2012  | "Liten fuggel"  | 6  |  |
2017  | "Onkel Holger"  |  |  |

## References

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* Norway portal
* Music portal

1. ^ "Vamp Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
2. ^ Jacobsen, Roar Eskild (22 October 2014). "Bjørn Berge blir ny Vamp-gitarist" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
3. ^ Kvindesland, Per Øystein; Stokka, Magnus (22 October 2014). "Bjørn Berge blir ny Vamp-gitarist" (in Norwegian). NRK Rogaland. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
4. ^ a b c d e "Vamp Discography". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
5. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 43, 2017". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

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## External links

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* Official website

Awards

Preceded by

Madrugada

|  Recipient of the Spellemannprisen
as This year's Spellemann
2006  | Succeeded by

Hellbillies

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz