Active until 1987 Genre Pop | Active from 1977 | |
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Albums New Art, FAKE, You Are Not Dead, One.two, Fake You Members Ulrica Örn, Tony Wilhelmsson, Erik Strömblad, Stefan Bogstedt, Stefan Sverin Similar Squash Gang, Laurent Wolf, David Lyme, Koto, Grant Miller | ||
Fake brick dance version 1985
Fake was a Swedish synthpop band during the 1980s.
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Fake was formed when two Swedish musicians, Erik Strömblad and Stefan Bogstedt, founded their own band, then called Size 46, in 1977. The band grew over the next few years, with metal drummer Stefan Sverin and singers Tony Wilhelmsson and Ulrika Örn being added to the lineup, and with more synthesizers added to their rock music sound. Stefan Sverin moved on as a session drummer for various acts such as American actor Cliff Taylor and Claes Muncktell from Dave and the Mistakes. He has since gave up drumming and is now working as an Art Director in Stockholm.
The group's second single, "Donna Rouge", was a major hit in Italy and the remix became a disco classic. The band performed on the Discoring television show in 1984 and Festivalbar in 1985. An album, New Art, was released in 1984. Another single, "Brick", was released a year later and was also a big success internationally, reaching #1 in Italy and #6 in France.
After the recording of "Brick", the band split up, but in 2001, plans were made for a reformation.
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Singles
Songs
Another Brick1985
Brick1985
Donna rougeNew Art · 1984