Black Ingvars
Encyclopedia
Black Ingvars is a Swedish
humorist heavy metal
group. Black Ingvars is famous for cover version
s of songs from other musical styles, like pop
, children's song
, "dansband
" music, Christmas songs
and gospel
. They finished 5th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1998
with the song Cherie.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
humorist heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
group. Black Ingvars is famous for cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of songs from other musical styles, like pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, children's song
Children's song
Children's song may be a nursery rhyme set to music, a song that young children invent and share among themselves, or a modern creation intended for entertainment, use in the home, or education...
, "dansband
Dansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
" music, Christmas songs
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
and gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
. They finished 5th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1998
Melodifestivalen 1998
Melodifestivalen 1998 was the selection for the 38th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 37th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1141 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
with the song Cherie.
Discography
- 1995 - Earcandy SixEarcandy SixEarcandy Six is a 1995 album from Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars. It's their debut album.-Track listing:# "De sista ljuva åren"# "Inget Stoppar Oss Nu"# "Två Mörka ögon"# "Gråt Inga Tårar"# "Tiotusen Röda Rosor"# "Mitt Eget Blue Hawaii"...
- 1995 - Earcandy Five
- 1997 - Sjung Och Var Glad Med Black-Ingvars
- 1998 - Schlager MetalSchlager MetalSchlager Metal is a 1998 album by Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars. On the album, they cover Melodifestivalen songs in heavy metal version...
- 1999 - Heaven MetalHeaven MetalHeaven Metal is a 1999 album from Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars.-Track listing:#Gospelmedley#Pärleporten#Ovan där#Barnatro#Den blomstertid nu kommer#Där rosor aldrig dör#Jag är en ung godtemplartjej#Guldgrävarsången#Bygg upp en himmel...
- 2000 - Kids Superhits
- 2001 - The Very Best of dansbands hårdrockThe Very Best of dansbands hårdrockThe Very Best of dansbands hårdrock is a 2001 album from Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars.-Track listing:#Inget stoppar oss nu#Whole Lotta Engberg#Mitt eget blue Hawaii#Leende guldbruna ögon#Eloise#Karlstads collage#Två mörka ögon...
- 2002 - Sjung Och Var Glad Med Black-Ingvars 2