Dodo & the Dodos

Dodo & the Dodos

Genres: pop, danish, 80s, rock, female vocalists

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About Dodo & the Dodos

Dodo and the Dodo's are a Danish pop band which was formed in 1986. The band consists of five members: Dodo Gad: Vocals, backgroundvocals. Jens Rud: Vocals, backgroundvocals, guitar. Steen Christiansen: Guitar, backgroundvocals. Lars Thorup: Drums, percussion. Anders Valbro: Rhythm, single and slideguitar. Especially in the 1980's Dodo and the Dodo's got a lot of airtime on the radio with songs such as "Vågner i natten", "Sømand af verden", "Vi gør det vi ka' li'", "Lev livet nu" and "Pigen med det røde hår". The song "Lev livet nu" was used by danish television station TV-2 during the covering of the summer olympics in 1992. The leadsinger Dodo Gad also recorded a now legendary football song "Re-Sepp-Ten" for the World Cup in 1986 together with the danish national footballteam. About ten years later Dodo Gad recorded another footballsong for a football championship. The song, which was called "Vi vil ha' sejren i land", was not as succesful but has become a classic among danish national footballsongs. Dodo and the Dodo's have released 5 danish studioalbums and a single album in english, the latest released in 1998. In 2008 the band returned with their newest album, their first in 10 years. Dodo and The Dodo´s (1987) Dodo and The Dodo´s 2 (1988) Dodo and The Dodos (in english)(1989) Dodo and The Dodo´s 3 (1990) Dodo and The Dodo´s 4 (1992) Dodos 5 (1998) Dodo and The Dodo's 6 (2008) Dodo and the Dodo's have sold more than 1,5 million albums making them one of the best selling danish artist ever. The band remains a very popular live-band, and often plays at musicfestivals and outdoor concerts all over Denmark. Band website: www.dodos.dk

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