Freestyle (Swedish band)

Freestyle was a short lived Swedish

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....

 electronic music

Electronic music

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 group active in the early 1980s. The original line-up consisted of Tommy Ekman, Christer Sandelin, Gigi Hamilton

Gigi Hamilton

Gigi Hamilton is a Swedish singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the popular Swedish pop-groups, Freestyle and later Style.-Biography:Gigi's musical career started as a singer/songwriter in the Swedish 1980s pop-group called Freestyle....

, Joakim Hagleitner, Anders Uddberg and Kayo Shekoni

Kayo Shekoni

Kayode Maria Söderberg Shekoni , better known as Kayo Shekoni, or just Kayo, is a Swedish pop/dance singer, TV personality and actress of Nigerian descent.-Career:...

, but Kayo left the group with the release of the fourth single Vill ha dej

Vill ha dej

Vill ha dej is 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references to school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English language versions of songs on the A side...

 and was replaced by Diane Corinne Söderholm, a half-sister of Rita Marley

Rita Marley

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. The most notable hits of the group include "Vill ha dej

Vill ha dej

Vill ha dej is 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references to school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English language versions of songs on the A side...

", "Fantasi", "Ögon som glittrar" and "Rider omkring". "Vill ha dej" (also spelled "Vill ha dig") did stay on top of the list for 5 consecutive weeks and was covered by Swedish solo project Drömhus in 1998. Freestyle disbanded in 1983 with Ekman, Sandelin and Hamilton continuing as Style

Style (Swedish band)

Style is a Swedish pop band which had its greatest success in the 1980s. Style was formed by three former Freestyle members in 1983. They participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1986 with their song "Dover-Calais" finishing third, 1987 with their song "Hand i hand" finishing sixth. Style split...

. Söderholm formed DaYeene

Dayeene

DaYeene was a Swedish soul/house music group, active in early 1990s. The group consisted of the sisters, Jeanette and Diane Söderholm. Diane had previously been vocalist in the Swedish synthpop band, Freestyle....

 with her sister Jeanette

Jeanette Söderholm

Jeanette Söderholm, born 1967, is a Swedish singer of Jamaican origin.Jeanette and her sister Diane first released several club albums under the name Dayeene in 1990. Their first album was United Soul Power. 'Is This Love ' was produced by Denniz Pop and Douglas Carr at Cheiron Studios in 1994...

. Freestyle reformed for the Summer of 1998 to re-record "Fantasi" and "Ögon Som Glittrar" and to release a new compilation album. "Fantasi" became a huge hit once again and Freestyle made a one-off concert in Stockholm.

Compilations

• Freestyle's Bästa (1986)
• Guldkorn-Den Kompletta Samlingen (1998) #2
• Golden Hits/2CD (1998)

Singles

• "Take Me Home" (1980)
• "Running Away" (1980)
• "Vill ha dej
  Vill ha dej
  Vill ha dej is 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references to school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English language versions of songs on the A side...
  
  /I Want You" (1980) #1
• "Fantasi" (1981) #13
• "Rider Omkring" (1981)
• "Nära Dej" (1981)
• "Bubblar" (1981)
• "Är Det Värt..." (1981)
• "One More Ride/Fantasy" (1981)
• "Ögon Som Glittrar" (1982) #3
• "Att Leka Med Känslor" (1982)
• "Modiga Agenter/Vill Du Ha En Del Av Min Sommar" (1982) #13
• "Mission Impossible/Hard To Handle" (1982)
• "Fingers In Motion" (1983)
• "Musiken Gör Mig Vild/Nattens Dockor" (1983)
• "Fantasi/10" (1991)
• "C&N Medley '98/DJ Promotion" (1998)
• "Fantasi '98" (1998) #37
• "Ögon Som Glittrar '98" (1998)