| Wig Wam – the 2005 Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix (MGP) winners– will be remembered as the glam-rock band who redefined the Eurovision Song Contest with the motto “Rock is the New Schläger”!
Setting Norway alight with their spectacular performance in the Norwegian final, Wig Wam are the band on everyone’s lips. Their Eurovision rock song ‘In My Dreams’ has made its mark in the hearts and souls of youngsters, rock ‘n’ rollers and the Norwegian people.
The four band members – Teeny (guitar), Glam (vocals), Sporty (drums) and Flash (bass) – all pursued individual musical careers with bands such as Dream Police, Artch, Sha-Boom, Ole Evenrude, Alien. They also undertook solo projects during the 80s and the 90s.
Wig Wam were formed in February 2001, and from then on Norway’s hardest working live band have slowly worked their way to the top of the charts, touring every corner of the land. In 2004 the band secured third place in MGP with the song ‘Crazy Things’. This year they were hungry for revenge and they gladly accepted an invitation to participate in MGP 2005.
Blasting out the high-adrenaline rock anthem ‘In My Dreams’ and wearing their signature Wig Wam outfits, the band rocked the nation once and for all. ‘In My Dreams’, written by guitarist Teeny, went straight to the top of the Norwegian charts, and the European version of Wig Wam’s album is now to be released with ‘In My Dreams’ included as the opening track. The album is titled ‘Hard to be a Rock’n Roller…in Kyiv’, and marks a new era for the glam-rockers. Wig Wam have already started their Rock Schläger Tour which will take the band all the way to the Ukraine. |
