Twelve (band)

Twelve (stylized as 12welve) is a Swedo-Finnish electronic dance music band, formed in 1989 in,. The founding members are Nils Åkerström (born May 15, 1960), Gert Risberg (born August 1, 1961), and Christian Sollander (born July 22, 1961). Swedish rapper/singer-songwriter Charle "Captain V" Vikström (born February 5, 1962) joined in 1991. Twelve teamed up with Norwegian producer Kåre Berrefjord, and together they found credibility as a credible rock/rap/dance crossover act.

1983-1986: "Red Soldiers"
In 1983, six years before forming Twelve with Nils, Swedo-Finnish musician Gert Risberg was a member of an anarcho-punk band named, "Red Soldiers" in the. The band was active for three years recording and releasing songs through Alaco Records, a local recording studio and label in, which the band was signed up to. The achieved popularity in Sweden and Finland when their song, "Kuningattaremme on häiriössä" (Our Queen's In Disorder) received airplay and charted in both countries, peaking at number 21 on the and number 15 on the.

Discography
Main article: Twelve discography


 * Look Out, It's Twelve! (1990)
 * Don't Stop Now (1994)
 * Get Up & Dance (1999)
 * The Powers of Love (2004)
 * Hey, Everybody! (2007)
 * C'mon (2011)
 * TwelveToTwelve (2017)
 * TBA (2022; upcoming)