HISTORY
1987
Hållbus Totte Mattsson, Björn Tollin and Anders Norrudde (former
Stake) forms the band Hedningarna.
1988
Hedningarna writes and performes the music to a six hour piece called "The
great wrath" by Peter Oscarsson.
1989
Hedningarna first album is released at Alice Records.
1991
Hedningarna and Silence Records starts their cooperation. The finnish singers
Sanna Kurki-Suonio and Tellu Paulasto becomes members of the band.
1992
The album "kaksi!" is released in September. In February 1993 Hedningarna
recives a Grammy and standing ovations at the ceremony. "kaksi!"
sells unbelivable 35 000 copies in Sweden.
1994
The success is followed by the album"TRÄ". Hedningarna performs
at the Roskilde Festival infront of 20 000 people.
1995
Tours in Scandinavia, festivalgigs all around Europe.
1996
Sanna and Tellu stays home in Finland to have children. Tellu revieils that
she's leaving the group. She is replaced by Anita Lehtola. The boys starts
to work on the album "Hippjokk".
1997
"Hippjokk" is released in Februari. Tours and festivalgigs with
the girls in Spain and Belgium. The bassplayer Ulf "Rockis" Ivarsson
becomes a member of Hedningarna. Anders Stake changes his name to Anders Norudde.