Vagabond was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band fronted by Masterplan singer Jørn Lande

Jørn Lande

Jørn Lande is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer who has sold over 2 million records worldwide. He is probably best known for being the lead singer of the power metal band Masterplan.-Biography:...

 and guitarplayer Ronni Le Tekrø from TNT

TNT (band)

TNT is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band from Trondheim, formed in 1982. The band has released twelve studio albums, three EPs and two live albums while going through numerous line-up changes since its formation...

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Their first release was the self titled album Vagabond in 1994, followed by a second release, A Huge Fan Of Life in 1995.

Biography

Vagabond was formed by ex-TNT

TNT (band)

TNT is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band from Trondheim, formed in 1982. The band has released twelve studio albums, three EPs and two live albums while going through numerous line-up changes since its formation...

 members Ronni Le Tekrø and Morty Black in 1993, after the split of TNT. They were joined by ex-Stage Dolls

Stage Dolls

Stage Dolls is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band based in Trondheim, Norway. In 1982, Erlend Antonsen and Terje Storli played at local clubs in and around Trondheim. In need of a guitarist they called on Torstein Flakne, who by then had finished playing in The Kids...

 member Steinar Krokstad, TNT

TNT (band)

TNT is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band from Trondheim, formed in 1982. The band has released twelve studio albums, three EPs and two live albums while going through numerous line-up changes since its formation...

`s live keyboardist Dag Stokke, and, initially, Sons of Angels vocalist Solli, before Jørn Lande

Jørn Lande

Jørn Lande is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer who has sold over 2 million records worldwide. He is probably best known for being the lead singer of the power metal band Masterplan.-Biography:...

 joined the lineup.
Their first album, Vagabond, sold 10,000 copies in Norway, but they were dropped by label EMI

EMI

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. They were then signed by the Japan

Japan

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ese Victor

Victor Entertainment

is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...

 label. Their second album, A Huge fan of Life was released in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 on the band's own record label.
The end came with the reformation of TNT in 1996, and subsequently the band members went their separate ways.

Lineup

• Jørn Lande
  Jørn Lande
  Jørn Lande is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer who has sold over 2 million records worldwide. He is probably best known for being the lead singer of the power metal band Masterplan.-Biography:...
  
   - vocals
• Ronni Le Tekrø - guitars, backing vocals
• Dag Stokke
  Dag Stokke
  Dag Stokke was a Norwegian keyboardist, church organist and mastering engineer best known for his work with the Norwegian rock bands TNT and Vagabond...
  
   - keyboards, backing vocals
• Morty Black
  Morty Black
  Morten Skaget , most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT. In addition he has also played for many famous Norwegian artists and has also been a bassist for Mariah Carey...
  
  - bass, backing vocals
• Steinar Krokstad - drums, backing vocals

Vagabond (1994)

1. Thunderblunder
2. Key to the Rainbow
3. Do You Like It?
4. Gold in the Air
5. I Believe in Wonders
6. Silent woman Sheila
7. Automatic
8. Let go, Let go
9. Mrs. Hippie Blues
10. We bring the sun to you
11. Better ask yourself
12. Kick big pigs
13. Everybody's Healing [Japanese Bonus Track]

A Huge Fan of Life (1995)

1. Startrip Overload
2. Give From Yourself
3. Jammin' In Heaven
4. Angels Serenade
5. City In between
6. Good Neighbours
7. Dealer
8. It's A Lullaby
9. Follow Me
10. Ding Dingaling
11. Baby I Love You

Vagabond (1994)

1. Key To The Rainbow (radio edit)
2. Key To The rainbow (album version)
3. (Everybody's) Healing

External links

• Rock Detector Vagabond page

The Official Jørn Lande Website - http://www.jornlande.com/