Briskeby is an electropop band from Larvik, Norway. Bjørn Bergene, Claus Heiberg Larsen and Bård Helgeland are from Larvik, while Lise Karlsnes is from Tønsberg.
Biography Their debut album Jeans for Onassis was released in 2000, sold 130,000 copies, gathered four Spellemannprisen and gave Briskeby and their front vocalist Lise Karlsnes, a comet start in the music industry. In 2013 the band gave a series of gigs after five years out of business. The band's name is derived from the neighbourhood where their rehearsal room was located. It received some international attention after it toured as supporting act for A-ha in 2000.
Band members Lise Karlsnes (vocals) Bjørn Bergene (guitar) Claus Heiberg Larsen (drums) Bård Helgeland (bass)
Honors 2000: Four times Spellemannprisen in the categories best Pop band, this years Artist, Newcomer and Song, for the album Jeans for Onassis and the tune "Propaganda"
Discography
Albums 2000: Jeans for Onassis (Mercury Records) 2003: Tonight, Captain? (Universal Music, Mercury Records) 2005: Jumping On Cars (Universal Music)
Singles 1999: Song to Whisper (EP) 2000: "Propaganda" (single) 2001: "Wide Awake" (single) 2002: "Hey Harvey" (Norwegian radio single) 2002: Cellophane Eyes (Norwegian radio single) 2003: Hey Baby (single) 2003: Hallelujah (Norwegian radio single) 2005: Miss You Like Crazy (single) 2005: Joe Dallesandro feat. Ken Stringfellow (Norwegian radio single) 2006: Bobby, Come Back (Norwegian radio single) 2015: Rookie Mistakes 2024: Like The First Time
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