PRESS

(08-01-16)

Synliga the blindest band in the land celebrates its 25 years as a group and the anniversary is framed by international performances.

An acoustic version of the successful stage show Blind Date now being exported to London for a performance at Dans Le Noir on February 1.

The seven visually impaired musicians that is Synliga the blindest band in the land are becoming more and more in demand for international performances. Their show Blind date, wherein the visitor gets to eat a meal in the dark and then gets to experience a show also partly in total darkness, is becoming something of a phenomena. The group has done 180 shows in the dark these last two years and now the demand for international performances by this unique band is rapidly increasing. On the 10th of December the group was the international headliner for the International Disability Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia.
On February 1st the group will play live at the famous restaurant Dans Le Noir in London, England, and this is a fine way to start celebrating the groups 25th anniversary.
For the first time in England the band will play songs from their show Blind date and this at the restaurant Dans Le Noir. The visitors eats a meal in the dark and after dinner the band will play a set of acoustic versions of songs from the show Blind date. During the performance the band members will be spread out in the room and among the audience, still in total darkness…

“This will be something completely different and more intimate than the 9000 seated arena we played in St. Petersburg at the end of last year”,

Says Sven Westin singer in Synliga,

“but we do love a challenge and we can’t think of a better place to celebrate our anniversary.”

National and international demand
The interest from promoters throughout the world continually keeps the band in high demand for international performances and the latest being in St. Petersburg on December 10th and the next at Dans le Noir on February 1st.
Restaurants where you get to experience eating in the dark are the in thing and can be found I Germany, france and England and thanks to Synliga also in Sweden since a couple of years but the dimension of adding a show with original material especially written for a performance in the dark is unique for Synliga. Since the first performances of Blind date at Hasse Wallmans Golden Hits in Stockholm in 2006 and throughout the numerous appearances in 2007 Synliga has created quite a stir. Blind Date is done both in Swedish an English.

The audience in England will meet six musicians and they are,

Marie Häglerud, vocals
Sven Westin, vocals and percussion
Ulf Nordquist, vocals and acoustic guitar
Ulrika Norelius, vocals
Joakim Lundberg, keyboard and backing vocals
Johan Häglerud, guitar and backing vocals

Words and music by Ulf Nordquist with the exception of “Evigt ung” with lyrics by Sven Westin and “Jag är bäst ändå” with lyrics by Marika Lindman.
The entire show has been translated into English by Sven Westin.

Directed by Mia Adolphsson and Synliga

Choreography by Graham Tainton who amongst other things was choreographer for ABBA and was Fridas dance teacher for many years

PR by Annelise Jansson, Total Communications and a member of the Swedish Academy For Events

Rising popularity

The next public performances of Blind date in Sweden will be on February 19 and April 15, both of these at Spaghetti Operan Regina, Stockholm.
The unique show grows ever more popular.

“My eye condition makes me unique since it makes me see the world from a different perspective,

Says Ulf Nordquist singer and bass player of Synliga,
it’s about finding new ways and different solutions, and I know this is true for everybody but my situation craves it. I hope you can see and find your own way through hearing my story.”

For more information, Annelise Jansson, Total Communications, phone 0046 70 637 12 72 annelisejansson@yahoo.se
Sven Westin, Synliga, 0046 70 558 98 25,sven@synliga.com

Moore information and photos at www.synliga.com
Booking at www.danslenoir.com