Danne Stråhed

Danne Stråhed
Stråhed at Melodifestivalen 2022
Background information
Born
Dan Peter Stråhed

(1956-06-12) 12 June 1956 (age 69)
Malmö, Sweden
GenresDansband, pop
OccupationsSinger, songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, accordion, keyboards
LabelsMariann, Parlophone
Formerly ofWizex, Chinox, Änglabarn, Danne & The Dynamo

Dan Peter Stråhed (born 12 June 1956) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician who has been a member multiple bands since the mid 1970s. This includes the groups, Änglabarn, Chinox, and Wizex.

Background

Danne Stråhed was part of the group Chinox who opened for AC/DC.[1]

He was the lead singer of Wizex for thirteen years.[2] In 1981, he started the band Änglabarn ("Angel children"), who released one music album and was the pre-show act for Queen during their Scandinavian tour.[3]

He participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Hallabaloo".[4]

Career

1970s

As a member of Chinox, he played piano, organ and sang in the group. In all of those capacities, he contributed to their album, Tunna skivor which was released on the Gazell label in 1976.[5]

In 1979, the group released the Born to Be Alive album which contained the song, "Born to Be Alive". There were two songs, "Det Bästa Till Dej Och Dina Vänner" ("Det Bedste Till Mej Og Mine Venner") and "Lille Du" which were by Gasolin'. Danne Stråhed translated them into Swedish.[6][7][8]

Leter years

In the later years, he was fronting his band, Danne & The Dynamo.[9]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[10]
"Hallabaloo" 2022 34
[11]
Non-album single

References