Pink Champagne
Pink Champagne (first named Kasern 9) was a Swedish feminist punk band in the 1980s.[1] It consisted of four women, Stina Berge (drums), Ann Carlberger (vocals), Karin Jansson (guitar) and Gunilla Welin (bass).[2][3] Kajsa Grytt was briefly a member.[4] They released two full-length albums,[1] Vackra pojke! (Beautiful Boy!, 1981) and Kärlek eller ingenting (Love or Nothing, 1983),[3] before breaking up in 1984.[2]
Karin Jansson and Ann Carlberger went to Australia in 1987. Karin dated and became the domestic partner of Steve Kilbey of The Church and co-wrote their hit song Under the Milky Way. Karin became mother to twin daughters by Kilbey, Elektra and Miranda ( born Sydney 1991) whom now perform as Say Lou Lou, and formed the band Curious (Yellow) on Red Eye Records. Karin wrote the melody for the song "Youth Worshipper" which appears on The Church's "Heyday" album.[5] Karin now runs a yoga studio in Stockholm after successfully beating a brain tumour.
Ann was with Marty Willson-Piper, the guitarist of The Church with whom she had a daughter, Signe (b 1989 in Stockholm).[3] Together they recorded the single "Black in Sunshine" which features the BSide "Change your mind",and the album "Hidden treasures" in 1990 which contains "Change your mind". Ann also appears on backing vocals on Willson-Piper's 1988 solo album "Rhyme". She and Willson-Piper split in the early 90's. Ann remarried and has a son. These days Ann is the manager of the Science Fiction Bookstore in Gamla Stan in Stockholm.
Stina Berge started writing children books and released a solo album in 2008.[1][6] Kajsa Grytt became a leading member of Tant Strul.[4]
The albums were released under the MNW label.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Tidholm, Po (2008-09-03). "Stina Berge"Stina & kärleken"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b "Pink Champagne". Spirit of Rock webzine. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b c "Pink Champagne, MySpace site". Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b Thunberg, Karin (26 March 2006). "Fängslande spår" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
Bandet Pink Champagne kom först. (Pink Champagne came first)
- ^ Robert Dean Lurie. No Certainty Attached: Steve Kilbey and the Church. Portland OR: Verse Chorus Press, 2009, p.150-51.
- ^ Thulin, Lars (12 December 2008). "Punkränderna går aldrig ur" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs Allehanda. Retrieved 2008-12-31. [dead link]
- ^ "Pink Champagne Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- Lekander, Nina (24 March 1982). "Kamp med nätstrumporna på" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- Pink Champagne page at The Church Discography
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