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The Poodles | |
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 The Poodles atWacken Open Air 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 2005–2018 |
| Labels | Frontiers |
| Past members | Pontus Norgren Pontus Egberg Emil Lindroth Kristian Hermansson Jakob Samuel Christian Lundqvist Henrik Bergqvist Johan Flodqvist |
The Poodles were a Swedishhard rock band formed by singer Jakob Samuel (a.k.a. Jake Samuels), bass guitarist Pontus Egberg, guitaristPontus Norgren, and drummer Christian Lundqvist. The band's songs include "Metal Will Stand Tall" and "Night of Passion", the latter of which was performed in 2006 inMelodifestivalen, the annual music competition to decide the Swedish entry to theEurovision Song Contest. The Poodles performed in Melodifestivalen again in 2008, this time with the musicianE-Type, and played at theSweden Rock Festival in 2006 and 2008.
Prior to the formation of The Poodles, Norgren and Samuel were members ofTalisman and also played together in aThe Lord of the Rings-themedpower metal trio called The Ring. In 2006, Samuel was asked to sing the track "Night of Passion", and asked Lundqvist to join him as drummer for the session. Bass guitarist Egberg (formerly ofLion's Share) and Norgren subsequently joined them to perform the song as The Poodles.
The Poodles were one of ten finalists inMelodifestivalen 2006, and by the time of their performance had addedMats Levén, a friend of Samuel, on backing vocals. The band finished in fourth place and released a first album,Metal Will Stand Tall, in Sweden in May 2006. The band signed a deal with Germany'sAFM Records and then released the album in the rest of Europe on 19 January 2007.
The single "Night of Passion" was certified platinum and a follow-up single, "Metal Will Stand Tall", a duet withTherese Merkel from the Swedish dance bandAlcazar, was certified gold. The song "Kingdom of Heaven" was co-written by Samuel andMarcel Jacob.
The band made an initial selection based on 35 songs to be used for its second album. 12 tracks were chosen for this album, which was titledSweet Trade, and it was released on 28 September 2007 by AFM Records. "Seven Seas", produced by Matti Alfonzetti and Johan Lyander, was selected as the first single. It was written by Samuel,Jonas Reingold and the actorPeter Stormare.
On 22 April 2008, Norgren left the band to joinHammerFall and was replaced by Henrik Bergqvist.
On 22 October 2016, The Poodles appeared at the three-day Rockingham 2016 melodic/hard rock festival in Nottingham, United Kingdom.[1]
In 2017, Samuel and Egberg were reunited in the project band Kryptonite, with the drummer Robban Bäck (Mustasch, ex-Eclipse) and the guitarist Mike Palace, recording an album for Frontier Records.
On 20 December 2018, the band announced that it would disband with immediate effect, due to other musical projects.
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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| SWE [2] | |||
| 2006 | Metal Will Stand Tall | 4 | |
| 2007 | Sweet Trade | 8 | |
| 2009 | Clash of the Elements | 5 | |
| 2011 | Performocracy | 1 | |
| 2013 | Tour De Force | 5 | |
| 2015 | Devil in the Details | 27 | |
| 2018 | Prisma |
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [2] | |||
| 2010 | No Quarter | 50 |
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | Album |
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| SWE [2] | ||||
| 2006 | "Night of Passion" | 2 | ||
| "Metal Will Stand Tall" (feat.Tess Merkel) | 2 | |||
| "Song for You" | 7 | |||
| 2007 | "Seven Seas" (feat.Peter Stormare) | 10 | ||
| "Streets of Fire" | – | |||
| 2008 | "Line of Fire" (E-Type & The Poodles) | 3 | ||
| "Raise the Banner" (Swedish official song for the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008) | 1 | |||
| 2009 | "One Out of Ten" | 1 | Clash of the Elements |
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