Dodo & The Dodos

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  Dodo & the Dodos

  Dodo and the Dodos are a danish popband which was formed in 1986.

  The band consists of four members:

  Dodo Gad: Vocals, backgroundvocals.

  Jens Rud: Vocals, backgroundvocals, guitar, percussion

  Lars Thorup: Drums, percussion.

  Anders Valbro: Rhythm, single and slideguitar.

  Especially in the 1980's Dodo and the Dodos got a lot of airtime on the radio with songs such as "Vågner I natten", Sømand af verden", Vi gør det vi ka' li'", Lev livet nu" and "Pigen med det røde hår"

  The song, "Lev livet nu" was used by danish television station TV-2 during the covering of the summer olympics in 1992.

  The leadsinger Dodo Gad also recorded a now legendary football song, "Re-Sepp-Ten for the World Cup in 1986 together with the danish national footballteam. About ten years later Dodo Gad recorded another footballsong for a football championship. The song, which was called : "Vi vil ha' sejren I land", was not as succesful but has become a classic among danish national footballsongs.

  Dodo and the Dodos have released 5 danish studioalbums and a single album in english, the latest released in 1998. In 2008 the band returned with their newest album, their first in 10 years.

  Dodo and The Dodo´s (1987)

  Dodo and The Dodo´s 2 (1988)

  Dodo and The Dodos (in english)(1989)

  Dodo and The Dodo´s 3 (1990)

  Dodo and The Dodo´s 4 (1992)

  Dodos 5 (1998)

  Dodo and The Dodo's 6 (2008)

  Dodo and the Dodos have sold more than 1,5 million albums making them one of the best selling danish artist ever. The band remains a very popular live-band, and often plays at, venues, musicfestivals and outdoor concerts all over Denmark.

  Band website: www.dodos.dk/