Andreas, Tess and Annikafiore are together ALCAZAR, Sweden's latest pop sensation. The band made its debut in 1999 when Shine On was released as their first single in Sweden. This song made it to the number 2-position in the Swedish dance charts. The follow-up single Crying At The Discoteque takes you right back to the glamorous disco of the 70's. This single scored first in Finland during the summer of 2000. One year later, Crying At The Discoteque is a massive hit in Italy, Greece,Turkey, Germany, Belgium, Brasil and many other countries.
Casino is a very diversified debut album with a collection of various musical styles including pure disco (Crying At The Discoteque, The Bells Of Alcazar), tropical salsa music (Ritmo Del Amor), synthesizer pop (Don't Leave Me Alone, Transmetropolis) and many more.
Andreas is the lead singer on most parts of the album, accompanied by the grand backing vocals from diva's Tess and Annikafiore. The styling of the band is the responsibility of Magnus Flobecker while Camilla Thulin made the costumes for the debut single Shine On.
So far, KinoEye Sweden has been responsible for the Alcazar-videoclips. Frederik Boklund (who did most of the Army Of Lovers-clips) directed Shine On, while the young and promising Jesper Ganslandt shot Crying At The Discoteque. Both clips can be watched on this site.
Alcazar are managed by Bullgod Entertainment, of whom Alexander Bard (ex-Army Of Lovers and Vacuum) is the CEO and Daniel Rehn the A&R manager.
