Genres Punk rock Website www.mimikry.nu | Years active 1993-present Active from 1993 Genre Punk rock | |
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Past members Jonas NybergAnders "Apan" Andersson Members Bror Jonas Stentäpp, Hans Hjalmar Östman, Johan Roger Åsberg, Karin Gunvor Maria Gustavsson Albums Alderland, Alla Sover, Mimifierat, Kryptonit, Tjugo Similar Hjalle & Heavy, Dökött, Charta 77, Dia Psalma, Asta Kask Profiles | ||
Mimikry is a Swedish punk rock band established by singer Hjalmar "Hjalle" Östman and drummer Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp both coming from the Gagnef region west of Sweden. Besides Mimikry with its 8 albums to date, Hjalle and Heavy had an important duo project and had three further albums to their name Hjalle och Heavy, after huge popularity through the television series På rymmen. Heavy was also involved in famous metal band Dökött.
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Hjalle och Heavy (1998)
The two principal members Hjalle (actually Hjalmar Östman, born 1976 in Floda, Gagnef Municipality) and Heavy (actually Jonas Stentäpp, born 1975 in Björbo, Gagnef Municipality) met each other very early on when they both competed in På rymmen (meaning On the Run) on Swedish television station TV4, a greatly followed music program with an average 1.7 million viewers and the songs promoted in addition through the Swedish radio program Önska på Sveriges Radio P3.
Forming the duo Hjalle och Heavy, the band released three albums to its credit all in 1998. The first was På rymmen (meaning On the Run, title of the program itself) reaching the top of the charts for 4 weeks with 80,000 copies sold. The 16-track album contained the duo had five songs from the duo, with Mimikry (including Hjalle and Heavy) pitching in another four tracks and Dökött (Heavy's own metal band trio) another six tracks.
The follow-up album 2:a säsongen (meaning Second season) was even more successful selling 120,000 copies and also topping the charts.
They engaged on a great tour of all Sweden accompanied by their bands Mimikry (both Hjalle and Heavy) and Dökött (Heavy's Björbo metal band with Peter "Pekka" Hindén and Andreas "Ryttarn" Ryttare).
With the tour came Hjalle och Heavy third and final album Dunder in 1998 that sold yet another 40,000 copies, before the duo called it quits concentrating on the band Mimikry.
Career as Mimikry
The band Mimikry formed in 1993 released its debut album Automatiskt after the huge success and popularity of Hjalle och Heavy. Mimikry has released 9 albums to date.
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En flicka som är starkKryptonit · 2004
Min sångAlderland · 2008
Röda fanor2014