The Hep Stars was a Swedish rock group, formed in 1963 in Stockholm. During 1965-1966 the band was the most successful of contemporary 1960s Swedish pop groups performing in English language. Outside the Nordic countries the band is best known as a launching point for keyboard player and composer Benny Andersson, who went on to enjoy worldwide success with ABBA.
The band was founded by drummer Christer "Chrille" Pettersson (d.2006) and bass guita...
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The Hep Stars was a Swedish rock group, formed in 1963 in Stockholm. During 1965-1966 the band was the most successful of contemporary 1960s Swedish pop groups performing in English language. Outside the Nordic countries the band is best known as a launching point for keyboard player and composer Benny Andersson, who went on to enjoy worldwide success with ABBA.
The band was founded by drummer Christer "Chrille" Pettersson (d.2006) and bass guitarist Lennart "Lelle" Hegland in 1963 with keyboardist Hans Östlund and guitarist-singer Jan "Janne" Frisk joining. At their height of popularity the line-up consisted of Hegland, Pettersson, Frisk and Sven "Svenne" Hedlund on lead vocals and Benny Andersson on keyboards.
Upon founding the band called themselves Quartet Yep. Their repertoire included various styles of music from Latin-dance to rock in order to get as many gigs as possible in varying venues. Mainly on the influence by Jan Frisk their music started to veer towards rock 'n'roll...
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