Bigbang (Norwegian band)
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Rock, rock & roll, blues rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Norway |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels |
Grand Sport Warner Music Oglio Records |
| Website | Official website |
| Members |
Øystein Greni Olaf Olsen Nikolai Eilertsen |
| Past members |
Christer Engen Øyvind Storli Hoel Karim Sayed Stig Morten Sørheim Kristian Syvertsen Martin Horntveth Erik Tresselt Lasse Weeden |
Bigbang is a Norwegian rock band led by frontman Øystein Greni. Over several years the band lineup has altered several times while remaining a trio, with Greni remaining the one constant member. Though the band name spelling is inconsistent, it is usually styled BigBang.
BigBang has been described as "Norway's best live band", with the recording Radio Radio TV Sleep holding the distinction of being the best selling live album ever to be released in Norway. The song lyrics are all in English.
Øystein Greni grew up with a conviction that he was meant to create music, influenced not only by his own father's work, Thor S. Greni a performer in 1960—70s Norwegian language soul band Undertakers Circus and in 1968 an opening act for Led Zeppelin, but also by other 1960s and 70s artists such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Mayfield. As a skateboarder he was influenced by punk rock music such as The Jam, Dinosaur Jr. and Hüsker Dü.
BigBang was formed in 1992 by Greni, Erik Tresselt and Christer Engen. The group went on a month-long tour of the U.S. in 1993, and released their first album Waxed in 1995 on the own independent record label, Grand Sport.
Drummer Christer Engen left the band to join Turbonegro in 1997, and was replaced by Martin Horntveth, previously with Jaga Jazzist. They released the single "How Do You Do", and remained together until January 1999 when Horntveth returned to Jaga Jazzist, to be replaced by Kristian Syvertsen. Syvertsen remained with the band until April of that year when he left and was replaced by Olaf Olsen. Bassist Tresselt left the band in August 1999 and was succeeded by Nikolai Eilertsen.
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