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{{short description|Dansband from Sweden}}
{{Expand Swedish|topic=cult|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name                 = Wizex
| image                = Wizex på Cinderella 01.jpg
| caption              = Wizex performing in January 2017
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| alt                  = The band onstage
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| origin               = [[Osby]], Sweden
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| genre                = [[Dansband]]
| occupation           =
| years_active         = 1973–present
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'''Wizex''' is a Swedish [[dansband]] formed in [[Osby]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/1005351-Wizex|title=Wizex|work=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=23 August 2021}}</ref> It purchased the rights to the name from a band that started as ''Ulrik Wittmans Kvintett'' in 1957''.'' When Ulrik Wittman left the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When read out the name sounds like "The Six of Us", "vi sex", in Swedish, and it was six persons left in the band when they changed the name. Today's band had six founders and was allowed to purchase the name, and hence use 1973 as the starting point.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Wilander|first=Robin|date=2015-07-31|title=Wizex om sångarnas avhopp: "Stressigt"|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/wizex-om-sangarnas-avhopp-stressigt/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=[[Expressen]]|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmström|first=Pia|date=2017-09-03|title=Git Elfwing ångrar att hon slutade i Wizex|url=https://www.nwt.se/2017/09/03/git-elfwing-angrar-att-hon-slutade-i-wizex/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=NWT|language=sv}}</ref>
Wizex broke through in 1977 when they performed on nationwide TV-show ''[[Nygammalt]]'' and got its first top ten on the Swedish charts same year with the song ''Vagabond.'' The following year they finished 2nd in the Swedish [[Melodifestivalen 1978]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-22|title=SVT:s chockbesked till Kikki Danielsson – förbjudet strax före sändning: "Glömmer aldrig"|url=https://nojeslivet.newsner.com/tv/svts-chockbesked-till-kikki-danielsson-och-wizex-forbudet-strax-fore-inspelningen-av-nygammalt/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Nöjeslivet|language=sv-SE}}</ref>
Big hits with Wizex were songs as ''Tusen och en natt'', ''Djupa vatten'', ''[[Miss Decibel (song)|Miss Decibel]]'', ''Älska mig'', ''[[Om himlen och Österlen]]'', ''Flickan, jägarn och priset'', ''Jag måste nå min ängel'', ''Som en symfoni'' and ''[[Sometimes When We Touch|När vi rör varann]]''.
The record ''[[Take Me To Your Heaven]]'' sold 235&nbsp;000 copies. The song was Charlotte Nilssons contribution to the Swedish [[Melodifestivalen 1999]], and marked the starting point for her solo career.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Charlotte Perrelli bojkottar TV4 efter bråk|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/charlotte-perrelli-bojkottar-tv4-efter-brak/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.expressen.se|date=9 September 2016 |language=sv}}</ref> Wizex also had many [[Svensktoppen]] hits.
In 1979, Wizex won the [[Rockbjörnen]] award by [[Aftonbladet]] as "dansband of the year". This was the only time this category was included.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Danielsson|first=Kikki|date=2011-08-26|title=Jag möttes av en kraftigt berusad Ulf Lundell|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/xROBn8|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.aftonbladet.se|language=sv}}</ref>
== Members ==
Following female singers have fronted Wizex since 1973, when [[Kikki Danielsson]] together with other founding members purchased the rights to the name Wizex:<ref name=":0" />
*[[Kikki Danielsson]] left in 1982
*[[Lena Pålsson]] left in 1997
*[[Charlotte Perrelli|Charlotte Nilsson]] left in September 1999
*[[Paula Pennsäter]] left in March 2002
*[[Jessica Sjöholm]] left in 2007
*[[Anna Sköld]] maternal leave in 2011
*[[Lina Wägbo]] 2011 (temporary replacement)
*[[Anna Sköld]] left in 2021
*[[Git Persson]] since 2021<ref>{{Cite news|last=Radio|first=Sveriges|title=Git Persson är Wizex nya sångerska - P4 Kristianstad|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/git-persson-ar-wizex-nya-sangerska|access-date=2021-08-28|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=25 June 2021 |language=sv}}</ref>
Other notable members were [[Danne Stråhed]] (2nd singer) and Henri Saffer (guitar).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Deutgen|first=Thomas|title=Danne Stråhed tillbaka efter 13 – med 13 – Får Jag Lov|url=https://fjl.se/nyheter/danne-strahed-tillbaka-efter-13-med-13/|access-date=2021-08-28|language=sv-SE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dansbandsstjärna blev biskop i Lund|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2011-01-09/dansbandsstjarna-blev-biskop-i-lund|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Sydsvenskan|date=9 January 2011 |language=sv}}</ref>
== Discography ==
*1974: ''Skratta och le''
*1975: ''Rusar vidare''
*1976: ''[[Har du glömt (album)|Har du glömt]]''
*1977: ''Som en sång''
*1978: ''[[Miss Decibel]]''
*1978: ''Carousel''
*1979: ''Wizex bäzta''
*1979: ''Some Girls & Trouble Boys''
*1980: ''Greatest Hits''
*1980: ''You Treated Me Wrong''
*1982: ''Nattfjäril''
*1983: ''Julie''
*1984: ''Det är dej jag väntar på''
*1985: ''Ska du komma loss''
*1987: ''Dansa i månens sken''
*1988: ''Mjölnarens Irene''
*1989: ''Vägen hem''
*1990: ''Spanska ögon''
*1992: ''Jag kan se en ängel''
*1992: ''Jag måste ge mej av''
*1993: ''Vår hemmagjorda dansmusik''
*1993: ''[[Julafton hemma]]''
*1995: ''Wizex med Lena Pålsson & Kikki Danielsson''
*1995: ''Varma vindar''
*1997: ''Några enkla rader''
*1997: ''Jorden snurrar''
*1997: ''Samma ensamma jag''
*1998: ''Mot nya mål''
*1999: ''[[Tusen och en natt (album)|Tusen och en natt]]''
*2000: ''Om du var här''
*2002: ''Guldkorn (2002)''
*2006: ''[[Wizexponerad]]''
*2010: ''Innan det är för sent''
*2012: ''Simsalabim''
*2013: ''[[40 år i folkparkens tjänst]]''
*2014: ''[[Schlagers på väg]]''
*2015: ''Nu börjar det linka jul''
*2016: ''Game Set & Match''
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.wizex.se Homepage] {{in lang|sv}}
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 1973]]
[[Category:Dansbands]]
[[Category:Swedish musical groups]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Sweden]]
[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 1992]]
[[Category:Female-fronted musical groups]]