Lambretta (band)

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Lambretta
Origin Skaraborg, Sweden
Genres
Years active1993–2005
Labels
Past members Linda Sundblad
Anders Eliasson
Klas Edmundsson
Tomas Gabriel Persic
Petter Lantz
Marcus Nowak

Lambretta was a Swedish pop rock band that existed from 1993 till 2005.

Contents

Biography

The band started in 1993 but then without Sundblad doing the vocals, after some time she joined and they released their debut album Breakfast. After releasing two more albums Sundblad announced in late 2005 she was going to do a solo record. This caused the remaining members of Lambretta to stop and form a new band called Psych Onation.

Members

Former members

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
SWE
[1]
AUT
[2]
FIN
[3]
GER
[1]
NOR
[4]
SWI
[5]
Breakfast
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Universal Music Sweden (153 886–2)
  • Format: CD
Lambretta
  • Released: February 2001
  • Label: Polar, Universal (016 284–2)
  • Format: CD
141816251755
The Fight
  • Released: December 2004
  • Label: Polar, Universal (986 953–4)
  • Format: CD
34

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[1]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[2]
GER
[1]
NOR
[4]
SWI
[5]
"Blow My Fuses"199942Breakfast
"Absolutely Nothing"57
"I'm Coming Home"2000
"Bimbo"20012871827443Lambretta
"Creep"104564
"Perfect Tonight"2002
"Kill Me"200444The Fight
"Chemical"29
"Anything"2005

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