Added: 04 October 2024

Swedes (Swe)

Swedes (Swe)
Band Info
Artist
Swedes
Country
Sweden (

Stockholm

)
Genre
Melodic Hard Rock / Hard Rock
Active
Unknown
Media
Videos
Members
Leif "Garvin" Alderskanz - Vocals (Garvin, The Bubbles, Second Act, Fan Heller, Fifth Avenue, Eyes, Moberg-Garvin)
Roger Nordström - Guitar, Keyboard (The Bubbles)
Christer Nordström - Drums (The Bubbles)
Leif began as a 13 year old drummer in the band Second Act, he participated 14 years old in the film "The Punkmurder" from Swedish television "SVT" and played with the same band in the role of "punk band". Somewhat later he tried to be the center and sing and it was something that Leif never could get enough of. In 1985 Leif was 18 years old and the movie "Gröna Gubbar Från YR" was under production, Leif got the chance to participate as a singer with his band Bubbles at a festival in the film. The band also included Roger Nordström and Christer Nordström from Swedes.

In 1989 he recorded a single with Swedes for VM hockey in Globen.

In 1992 he joined Garvin, formed by Miguel Satori and they recorded the single 'Elona'. In 1995, Joakim Lindh "Kimme" enter the scene and took over Miguel Satoris role, since then, Garvin played at events, inaugurations, events and openings to Leif's seminars.

Leif loved Van Halen, and the tribute band Fan Heller was formed in Haninge 1996 together with Johan Niskanen, Henri Vallipakka, Joakim Lindh and Stefan Andersson. Fan Heller plays on much bigger events and has also been opening for Glenn Hughes and played on 17 May in Norway before 60,000 people in the audience. The biggest event in the Kungsträdgården park in Sweden infront of 30,000 spectators.

Leif was in the Swedish TV series Idol in 2009 and went on with a golden ticket but left later on because of personal reasons.
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