Perikles
Perikles is a Swedish dansband. It was formed in 1974. Their most successful single on the charts has been "Var ska vi sova i natt?". It is a cover version of "Sarà perché ti amo". The band has released many albums that include both their own music and versions of other people's music.
Perikles participated in Melodifestivalen in 1994 with the song "Vill du resa till månen med mig?". It was in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest the same year.
Members
The band has seen many changes to personnel. The current members are:
- Lars Lundgren – vocals guitar, keyboard (1989–present)
- Anders Olsson – vocals, guitar, keyboard (1974–present)
- Pex Svensson – vocals, bass (1974–present)
- Jan Wellbo – vocals, keyboard (1974–present)
- Joachim Sehlin – vocals, drums (2008–present)
- Former members
- Göran Sonesson – drums, vocals (1995–2008)
- Henri Saffer – guitar, saxophone (1983–1984)
- Stefan Forslund – drums, vocals (1985–1995)
- Peter Persson – keyboards (1974–1977)
- Kent Nilsson – drums (1974–1985)
- Jan (Jens) Persson – vocals (1974–1977)
- Tommy – keyboard (1977–?)
- Jan Svensson – vocals, guitar (1982)
- Janne Ljungdahl – vocals (1978–1982)
- Marianne Olsson – vocals, piano (1974–1975)
Albums
- 1976: Alla tiders bil
- 1977: Jag vill vara den du ringer till
- 1978: Perikles 3
- 1982: Marie, Marie
- 1984: Ljuva livet
- 1991: Perikles live (three albums Live 1, 2 and 3)
- 1993: Namn & Nummer
- 1994: Vill du resa till månen med mej?
- 1997: Fiffty Fiffty
- 2000: Härligt
- 2002: Live-02
- 2008: Varning för hunden
- 2010: Var ska vi sova inatt (compilation album) (Sverigetopplistan #28)[1]
- 2013: Vicken Fest (Sverigetopplistan #9)[1]
Singles
- 1982: "Marie, Marie"
- 1982: "Var ska vi sova i natt"
- 1989: "It should have been me" / "När mörkret faller på"
- 1991: "Sofia"
- 1993: "Var ska vi sova i natt?" (Sverigetopplistan #4)[1]
- 1994: "Vill du resa till månen med mig?" (Melodifestivalen 1994)
- 1996: "Susanna"
- 2000: "Kom och värm mig"
- 2001: "Var ska vi sova i natt?"
- 2005: "Vi lever"
Perikles Media
Bust of Pericles, Roman copy of a Greek original, British Museum
Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to Pericles, Aspasia, Alcibiades and Friends, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1868, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Bust of Pericles after Kresilas, Altes Museum, Berlin
Aspasia of Miletus (c. 469 BC – c. 406 BC), Pericles' companion
Anaxagoras and Pericles by Augustin-Louis Belle (1757–1841)
The Parthenon was prompted by Pericles.
Pericles' Funeral Oration (Perikles hält die Leichenrede) by Philipp Foltz (1852)
The Plague of Athens (c. 1652–1654) by Michiel Sweerts
An ostracon with Pericles' name written on it (c. 444–443 BC), Museum of the ancient Agora of Athens
A painting by Hector Leroux (1682–1740), which portrays Pericles and Aspasia, admiring the gigantic statue of Athena in Phidias' studio
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