The Wannadies

The Wannadies were an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefte?, Sweden. The bands initial line-up featured P?r Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Sch?nfeldt (guitars) and his younger brother Frederick Sch?nfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Bj?rn Malmquist (violin). Karlsson was later replaced by Erik Dahlgren. Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters of Mercy.

The bands initial line-up featured P?r Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Sch?nfeldt (guitars) and his younger brother Frederick Sch?nfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Bj?rn Malmquist (violin). Karlsson was later replaced by Erik Dahlgren.

Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters of Mercy.

The band released six studio albums in their 21 year career including the commercially successful Be A Girl (1994) and Bagsy Me (1997).

Part-way through recording their seventh studio album the band officially announced their split in April 2009 with Pär Wiksten going solo.