Great Garlic Girls is aNorwegian drag group that has performed a number ofdrag shows since 1981. It was started byMorten Rudå,Olav Klingen, andSimen Sand.
Up until 1992, the group consisted of Olav Klingen, Jonny Nymoen and Terje Schrøder. Olav Klingen had to quit the group in 1992, when he was involved in an accident which put a stop to his career.
Jonny Nymoen informed about his retirement from the stage due to problems with his hips in an interview with Se & Hør in April 2016.[1]
Terje Schrøder is still active in the group, with Ronny Wilhelm as the replacement after Jonny Nymoen (2015) andThomas Anholt as actor/dancer (since 2009). Former members include Kåre Jonny (Cårejonni) Enderud, Geir Lillejord and Dean Erik Andersen.
In 1986, they won theMelodi Grand Prix with the song "Romeo" together withKetil Stokkan, and in the same year represented Norway in the international final of the Eurovision Song Contest inGrieg Hall in Bergen.
Simen Sand has since the beginning been thechoreographer for the Great Garlic Girls.The group has touredNorway,Denmark,Sweden,West-Germany, theFaroes andIceland, and has been part of TV-shows in Norway and Denmark. The group delivered Norway'sFestival Rose d'Or contribution in 1987.
The Great Garlic Girls reached number one on theItalian charts in 2006, with the song "High Energy".[citation needed]High Energy was also the name of the group's show in 2003.
The group's management was earlier Taran Management, but today the group is represented by Nama Management.
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