Angel (Swedish band)

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Angel
Origin Degerfors, Sweden
Genres Pop
Years activeearly 1990s
Members Linda Jansson
Jessica Larsson
Maria Zaring
Linda Gustavsson
Past membersAnna Åkesson

Angel was a Swedish girl pop group from Degerfors, Sweden in the early 1990s. They debuted with their single "Sommaren i City" and have only released one album ever since. Later, the band did a come back with several reunion shows.

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History

In 1991, the band was formed by Linda Jansson, Jessica Larsson, Maria Zaring and Linda Gustavsson. [1] They originated from Degerfors and Karlskoga respectively, and gained major fame with their debut single "Sommaren i City" when it was released the same year. [2] It was co-written by Bobby Ljunggren and peaked 7th place in the Topplistan (present-day Sverigetopplistan) charts upon its release. [3] A year later, the band released Äventyr i Natten , its first and only studio album. [1] [2] Following the album release, they participated in the 1992 Melodifestivalen with the song "Venus Butterfly". [2]

Although the band had effectively discontinued all recording and touring by the 2000s, band member Linda Jansson independently co-wrote the 2000 Melodifestivalen-winning song "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" for Roger Pontare to perform. [2] [4] In August 2007, the band performed several reunion shows, including at the Stockholm Pride schlager evening and the Sommarkrysset television program. [5]

Members

Discography

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