The Bergen Wave was a term used by the Norwegian press for the emergence of succesful bands from County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele ( H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0.14 % Population  - Total ( 2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  ... Bergen in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. Several of these artists also got an international breakthrough, which was very uncommon for Norwegian music at that time. Much of this success came from the focus that particularly British music press put on bands such as Röyksopp and Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, also known as The Kings of Convenience, are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway, known for their delicate tunes and intricately subtle guitar melodies. Erlend and Eirik were both born in 1975, and have known each other since the age of... Kings of Convenience and on the small record label Tellé. Many of the artists were connected to this label, owned by prominent Bergen Wave figure Mikal Telle. Common denominators between the artists are the independent approach - relying more on networking and word-of-mouth reputation than on the aid of major music labels for their breakthrough. Many of the bands also share a low-key melancholic tone, regardless if it is electronic dance music or conventional guitar based pop.

Artists connected to Tellé

• Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, also known as The Kings of Convenience, are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway, known for their delicate tunes and intricately subtle guitar melodies. Erlend and Eirik were both born in 1975, and have known each other since the age of... Kings of Convenience
• Röyksopp
• Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band is a Norwegian electronica group. The band was formed in 1997 when Erlend Sellevold asked for people to play percussion with him during a party in Bergen, Norway. Thomas Lønnheim and Tarjei Strøm showed up through a combination of mutual contacts... Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
• Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born November 21, 1977), better known by her stage name Annie, is a pop artist from Norway. Her debut album ( under her name in 1999 on the Bergen based was produced by Richard X and was released in 2004. Her debut album and Op:l Bastards... Annie
• Bjørn Torske
• Erlend Øye

Other artists

• Ephemera
• Sondre Lerche (born September 5, 1982, in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian singer with a unique folk/pop style. Now 21, Lerche learned to play the guitar at age 8, wrote his first song at age 14, and was soon playing in clubs—despite the fact he was underage... Sondre Lerche
• Magnet
• Nathalie Nordnes

External Links

• Interview with Mikal Telle (http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/home/forsiden?opendocument&url=http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004021210121184794689)
• Tellé Records (http://www.tellerecords.com)
• Ephemera's Official Homepage (http://www.ephemera.no)
• Rec90 music label (http://www.rec90.com)