Florence Valentin
Florence Valentin is a Swedish pop-rock band from Stockholm. The band existed between 2002 and 2010. Both the lyrics and music to the band's tracks was made by the band's lead singer Love Antell.[1] The band was founded in 2002 and got its breakthrough the year afterwards with the song "Allt dom bygger upp ska vi meja ner".[2] For the general public Florence Valentin became known when the band performed the song at the late night talkshow Sen kväll med Luuk on TV4.[3] Their first album "Johnny Drama" was released in 2004 by MNW's label Mistlur Records and distributed by Bonnier Amigo.[4] The band second album Pokerkväll i Vårby Gård was released in June 2007 by the record label Bonnier Amigo again.[5] Florence Valentin performed at Allsång på Skansen which was broadcast on SVT with the song with the same name as their second album "Pokerkväll i Vårby Gård".[6] On 25 March 2009 the band's third album Spring Ricco was released by the record label Startracks.[7]
The group's name comes from the scandal singer Johnny Bode.[8] Florence Valentin was one of many pseudonyms Bode used during his career in the 1930s.[9]
Discography
Album
- 2004 -Johnny Drama} (MNW/Bonnier Amigo)
- 2007 - Pokerkväll i Vårby Gård (Bonnier Amigo)
- 2009 - Spring Ricco (Startracks)
EP and singles
- 2003 - Allt dom bygger upp ska vi meja ner (EP) (MNW/Bonnier Amigo)
- 2004 - Där jag borde va (single) (Mistlur/MNW)
- 2004 - Hoy! Johnnyboy! (single) (Mistlur/MNW)
- 2006 - Klaraberg (single) (Motström)
- 2007 - Pokerkväll i Vårby Gård (single) (Mistlur/MNW/Bonnier Amigo)
- 2009 - Spring Ricco (single) (Startracks)
References
- ↑ Stockholm TT Spektra. "Solodebut för Love Antell". SvD.se. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Florence Valentin "Allt dom bygger upp ska vi meja ner" - dagensskiva.com". Dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Florence Valentin - ny skiva och turné". Luger.se. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Florence Valentin - ny skiva och turné". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Florence Valentin - ny skiva och turné". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ Magnus Karlsson, chefredaktör och ansvarig utgivare. "Florence Valentin har greppet om poppubliken igen". Smålandsposten. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Florence Valentin är ädla poptjuvar". Hela Hälsingland. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Johnny Bode - Johansson och det starka bandet". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Johnny Bode - Johansson och det starka bandet". Retrieved 1 November 2014.