BWO (band)

BWO
BWO in 2008: Marina Schiptjenko, Martin Rolinski, and Alexander Bard
Background information
Also known as	Bodies Without Organs
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Dance Electronica Pop
Years active	2003–2010
Labels	Bonnier Music (Scandinavia and Eastern Europe) Universal Music Domestic (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) Magic Records (Poland) Shell Records (UK).
Associated acts	Army of Lovers, Vacuum, Alcazar, Page, Gravitonas
Past members	Martin Rolinski Alexander Bard Marina Schiptjenko

BWO was a Swedish electropop group, formed in 2004. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with "Temple of Love", and five Top 10 albums including a Number 1 with Halcyon Days, and have won several major Swedish music awards.

Since the mid-2000s, BWO have had significant chart success in several Eastern European countries including Ukraine and Russia, and some moderate success in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and the United States. 2009 saw a major breakthrough for the band in Japan, China and Taiwan with the compilation album Sunshine In The Rain, specially designed for the Asian market. This release was greatly supported by leading Asian pop star Jolin Tsai, whose international #1 hit cover version of a BWO song opened Asia to the Swedish band.

Alexander Bard, whose previous music projects had included Army of Lovers, Vacuum and Alcazar, started work on a new project during 2003, working with the record producer Anders Hansson who became the band's co-producer. They auditioned over 35 different vocalists before meeting former Popstars contestant Martin Rolinski who was duly chosen as lead singer and Caroline McDowell backing vocals. Marina Schiptjenko, an art-dealer and a one-time member of Vacuum, then came on board as the third member of what became Bodies Without Organs.