Turboweekend

Turboweekend
From left: Morten, Martin, Anders and Silas
Background information
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Alternative rock, synthpop, electronic rock
Years active	2006 (2006)–present
Labels	EMI Nordic, Mermaid/Sony, Copenhagen Records
Website	turboweekend.com
Members	Silas Bjerregaard Martin Øhlers Petersen Morten Køie Anders Stig Møller

Turboweekend is a Danish synthesizer rock band, formed in 2006 by the three childhood friends Martin Øhlers Petersen, Silas Bjerregaard and Morten Køie. Anders Stig Møller joined the live shows in 2009, and was made official member in 2011 during the recordings of their latest studio album Fault Lines.

Morten, Martin and Silas formed their first band in 8th grade and in the following years played together in several different constellations before forming Turboweekend in late 2005. "Into You" the band's first radio hit, was recorded in early 2006, and Turboweekend played their debut concert in April that year. During 2006 the band became increasingly popular at the Copenhagen hipster parties, and was eventually booked for Roskilde Festival 2007. The debut album Night Shift was released October 1, 2007 on Copenhagen Records. In 2008 the band played at Danish radio award show "P3 Guld" and was nominated as Newcomer of the Year at both "P3 Guld" and "Zulu Awards". In mid-2008 the band started working on their second album Ghost Of A Chance.

Turboweekend's second album Ghost of a Chance was released March 23, 2009 on Mermaid Records/Sony Music.Ghost of a Chance became the band's breakthrough record in their home country and nominated them for the main prize P3 Prisen at P3 Guld 2010. October 16, 2009, Ghost of a Chance was released in Germany and Switzerland and in 2010 in Poland on Sony Music. The first single "Trouble Is" reached number 1 on the German college radio playlist. In the spring of 2010 Dutch DJ Tiësto's remix of "Trouble Is" was released worldwide.

In July 2010 the band played at Roskilde Festival again. At the same time "Trouble Is" hit number 1 on the Polish radio chart and at the end of the year it was the 8th most played track on the Polish radio station Eska Rock.