Wish history

Wish´s history is like most bands, not a straight way to a fortunate pop-career. Important coincidences occurred along the way, like blinking traffic-lights on the roadside. But lets take it from the start. Bengt Johansson decided to start a band, almost ten years ago. Together with good friends good music would be made, but as often, the ambitions among members was mixed, and a lot of people came and went. After three years with different line-ups, the band found its form, and also a name "Wish"...

The first CD "Wish" got excellent reviews in Swedish press, and was called 1995 years best debut of Swedish pop bands. Radio-channels all over Scandinavia loved "Wish" and played everything from the album. About 50 channels in Norway played their songs regularly. It went "record of the week" on the Danish national radio. In May, the first single "Wonderland" was released on license, by Irish "Danceline records", who fell in love with Wish´s music. It resulted in five playlist positions, and quite a lot of press. From Japan the publishing-company Fujipacific Inc. contacted Helikopter records, regarding a license-deal with Edoya records. The songs "Snowflakes" and "Fool for love" was released on a compilation-album, called "Swedish Sweets" which sold approx. 10.000 copies. Later the whole album was released, and sold about 3000 copies. In November 95 Helikopter released the single "Snowflakes" in Sweden, which went into the charts. Later on, the video of that song went into the video-charts of Z-TV (the Swedish music TV-channel) for 8 weeks, new record for the chart. The Swedish National TV, invited the group in February 96. The program became very popular. During Spring 96 a new album was recorded.

In June, the single "Sundrops" was released, Wish´s greatest single success so far. The video went straight into the Z-TV playlist, and even MTV-Europe, showed the video. So on August 30 "Temporary Love and Hate" was released, a very strong and mature follow-up. Bengt Johansson´s songwriting-talent almost reach perfection, and Anja Ryne´s voice is irresistible. The CD is today Helikopter´s, and Wish´s biggest success so far. In the end of the year, the second single follow-up "Citylights" was released.

During the Fall, negotiations started with German record company, Dogondke Media / Viceroy records concerning a license deal, in the GAS-countries. The deal was settled this Spring, and Wish made a German tour, including all the big cities Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, etc. The reception was very positive, and German press loves the CD "Temporary Love and Hate". "Sundrops" went on the play-lists of the biggest radio-syndicates, and the video made a break-through on the video chart of Germany's biggest music TV-channel, RTL. In June, the second single, "In Love", was released in Germany, and a radio promotion tour, was made. "Snowflakes", one of Wish's most successful singles during times, will be released in connection with the German Christmas trade.

Wish will go into the studio in the end of November, to start recording a new CD-album. The third album of this eminent orchestra will concur the World next year. Y.B.!



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