Heaven (Norway)

  Origin: Avaldsnes (Norway)

HEAVEN

Roger Pedersen - Tomi Pedersen - Vidar Stakkestad - Kenneth Pedersen - Arnfinn Knutsen

Discography:

Take me back - 1989 (with lyrics)

Notes:

- Heaven from Avaldsnes, started in 1987. They played self-produced rock music and achieved great success.

Heaven consisted of Kenneth Pedersen (Vocalist), Tor Mikal Pedersen (Bass), Roger Pedersen (Guitar) (two brothers and their cousins), Arnfinn Knutsen (Percussion), and Vidar Stakkestad (Keyboard).

Heaven eventually became very popular. Between 1989 and 1992, they had over 100 gigs throughout Norway. The market was particularly insatiable in Trøndelag.

In 1988, the group was signed to the Oslo-based label Slagerfabrikken for their recording debut. Before this, Heaven released a single on their own. It was released in the summer of 1989 and included the hit “Take me back”. This became one of the Norwegian chart successes of all time. It stayed there for 16 weeks, nine of which were at number one.

The album was released in September 1989. In 1991, Heaven recorded a music video and released the single “Children of our time”.

This was good for a relatively new group, but didn't quite live up to expectations. There was never a follow-up. Just before the recording of a new CD was to begin, the internal strife became so great that the band broke up.

Three of the members later started Huldra. -

(Translated from https://www.rogalyd.no/artist/heaven)