Alcazar (group)
Swedish disco group
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- Alcazar is a Swedish nu-disco group formed in Stockholm.
- Globally, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004.
- Alcazar disbanded in August 2011 after a concert at Stockholm Pride.
- Since then, they have only reunited on rare occasions.
- Their first single, "Shine On", was a hit in Sweden, but it was with their second release, "Crying at the Discoteque" (which heavily sampled Sheila and B.
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WikipediaAlcazar is a Swedish nu-disco group formed in Stockholm. The group is one of Sweden's most successful music acts, both nationally and internationally, achieving a series of hits since their debut single in 1999. Globally, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004. The group gained international recognition in 2000 with their song "Crying at the Discoteque", which charted in the USA, Brazil, Australia, Japan, and most European countries.
Alcazar disbanded in August 2011 after a concert at Stockholm Pride. They reunited in 2013 ahead of Melodifestivalen 2014 before disbanding again in 2018. Since then, they have only reunited on rare occasions.
The group formed in 1998 with three members: Andreas Lundstedt, Tess Merkel, and Annika "Annikafiore" Kjærgaard (née Johansson). Their first single, "Shine On", was a hit in Sweden, but it was with their second release, "Crying at the Discoteque" (which heavily sampled Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer"), that they achieved success across Europe.
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