Panetoz

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Panetoz
Background information
Origin Jordbro, Sweden
GenresAfrican music, hip hop, fusion music
Years active2001–present
LabelsVägen Ut, Warner Music
MembersPa Moudou Badjie
Nebeyu Baheru
Johan Hirvi
Daniel Nzinga
Njol Ismail Badjie
Past membersTobias
Christian Omonomben
Website panetoz.com

Panetoz is a Swedish multi-ethnic band with members originating from Gambia, Ethiopia, Angola, Congo and Finland-Sweden. Panetoz are now signed to Warner Music that released their biggest hit, "Dansa pausa". Their repertoire is made up of a mix of Swedish language, English and various African languages with influences from traditional African music and Swedish hip hop and R&B.

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Career

Beginnings

Original band members of Panetoz were Pa Modou, Nebeyu and Tobias who were high school mates. Forming a trio band, they decided to name the group Panetoz by choosing the first two letters of their own names (Pa from Pa Modou, Ne from Nebeyu and To from Tobias). Their music teacher liked their potential and developed a musical project that included dance performances by the three. They were also offered to perform live gigs. Through initial encouragement, they wrote their initial tune called "Jordbro" in 2001.

Soon after Tobias left the project, but new members were invited to widen the band's appeal with Johan Hirvi being the first recruit after he took part in a compilation CD through Vägen Ut community multicultural musical project. Two other members, Christian Omonomben (aka DJ Flatline), and Daniel Nzinga joined in later.

Participation in Hitmakers

The band was introduced to the public when through an initiative of Daniel, Panetoz took part in Hitmakers , a Scandinavian reality show for songwriters on Sweden's Kanal 5 channel [1] performing the song "Efterfest". [2] The competition was open to participant songwriters from Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Panetoz applied in 2008 with three songs for consideration by 5 record companies from Scandinavia sitting as judges. The representative of the Danish record label Phatphase picked them, and offered to remix one of their songs. "Efterfest" was released as a digital single in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and the Danish artist Mosays made a remix of the song. But the signing with Phatfase fell through and Panetoz preferred to continue through their own independent means rather than sign with the Danish label.

Releases

The band has released many recordings independently through their own PNTZ Vägen Ut where their debut song was "Mama Africa" released on 11 August 2009 to coincide with their appearance at the Ung 08 festival in Stockholm. The song gained great popularity and was broadcast on radio stations like SR Metropol, [3] Din Gata and P3 Street. They also opened for Busta Rhymes during their shows in Sweden. "Känn dig fri" was their follow-up release on 15 March 2010. It reached #2 on MTV's Top 7 at 7 show for new released music. "Mer än ord" featuring the vocals of Johan Hirvi followed "Känn dig fri" also in 2010.

But the group's release of "Dansa pausa" was what secured for them their first major chart success in Sweden and with many appearances on major Swedish radio stations and media outlets. The song reached #1 in Sverigetopplistan staying at the top for 3 consecutive weeks and was certified double platinum. An English language version charted in Belgian Ultratip. "Vissla med mig" charted briefly in Sweden reaching #45 in Sverigetopplistan. Produced by Sergio Elgueta, or Memo Crescendo as he's also known, it was written using Propellerhead Reason.

Melodifestivalen 2014

Panetoz took part in Melodifestivalen 2014, the Swedish selection process to pick Sweden's entry to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest which was to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The band presented the song "Efter solsken" (After sunshine) in semi-final 2 held in Linköping on 8 February 2014 qualifying directly to the Final 10 held in Stockholm Friends Arena on March 8, 2014, eventually finishing 9th in the final. Despite its loss, "Efter solsken" proved popular with the Swedish public and the song upon release as a single reached number four on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Melodifestivalen 2023

Panetoz also took part in Melodifestivalen 2023, with their song On My Way, and made it to the final. [4]

Members

Panetoz current line-up Panetoz.jpg
Panetoz current line-up

The band is made up of 5 individuals: [5]

Former members

Discography

Albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsNotes
SWE
[7]
2014Det blir vad du gör det till19
No.TitleLength
1."Efter solsken"3:10
2."Bubblar"3:54
3."Joina oss"2:48
4."Älska Ikväll"3:28
5."Håll käften och dansa"3:24
6."Hallå"3:33
7."Sudra"3:05
8."Speciell"2:44
9."Kaos In Da House"2:43
10."Mama Africa"2:56
11."Känn dig fri"3:12
12."Vissla med mig"3:29
13."Dansa pausa"2:59
14."När vi 2 blir 1"3:01
15."Ooa hela natten"2:56

EPs

YearTitlePeak chart positionsNotes
SWE
[7]
2012Dansa pausa (Remixes) –
No.TitleLength
1."Dansa pausa"2:59
2."Dance Pause (English)"2:56
3."Dansa pausa (Swedish Mixed Language Version)"2:56
4."Dansa pausa (House Remix)"4:22
5."Dansa pausa (House Remix Extended)"6:28
6."Dansa pausa (Instrumental Version)"2:56
Le för mig –
No.TitleLength
1."Le för mig"3:14
2."Mama Africa"2:56
3."Visa mig (Hoja hoje)"3:41
4."Gör din grej"3:21
5."Känn dig fri"3:12
6."Dansa pausa (New Edit)"2:57

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[7] 		BEL
(Fl)
[8]
"Dansa pausa"20121—Det blir vad du gör det till
"Dance pause"—— [upper-alpha 1]
"Vissla med mig" /
"Whistle with Me"		201345—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Efter solsken"20144—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"Norge"2015— [upper-alpha 2] —Non-album singles
"Håll om mig hårt"20165—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"Om"88
[11] 		—
"On My Way"202310
[12] 		—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Notes

  1. ↑ "Dance Pause" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 3 on the Ultratip chart. [8]
  2. ↑ "Norge" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker chart. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Gynning leder nyjakt på låtskrivare Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ Panetoz - "Efterfest"
  3. ↑ SR Metroplo: Panetoz visar upp Jordbro Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  4. ↑ media, Melodifestivalen Bilder, video och texter för. "On My Way". media.melodifestivalen.se. Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. ↑ Sveriges Radio: "Kuka on toi valkoinen kaveri?" Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  6. ↑ Du vet inte: Intervju med Panetoz Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today
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