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			'''Savoy''' are a Norwegian-American rock trio consisting of ] (famous from Norwegian band ]) (vocals/guitars/bass/keyboards), his wife ] (vocals/guitars) and ] (drums/percussion/backing vocals). The band was formed in 1994 and has released seven studio albums to date.
	SAVOY is a live electronic rock trio from Boulder, now living in Brooklyn, consisting of DJ Gray Smith, Guitarist Ben Eberdt, and drummer Mike Kelly.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
			Savoy, unlike Waaktaar-Savoy's other band ], has a more down-to-earth ] approach to their music. All songs are composed by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and ]. Lauren herself is known as a film maker, and ] is one of Norway's best drummers known from the ] music scene as drummer with Chocolate Overdose and Popium. He has also drummed for Norwegian singer-songwriter ].
	Savoy's distinctive style incorporates the classic sound of rock 'n' roll into techno, dance, and bass music which they have fused together into the genre they created known as ERM (Electronic Rock Music). Featuring live instrumentation (drums and guitar), as well as vocals from grammy nominated artist Heather Bright, SAVOY's legendary live performances have been referred to as "one of a kind" and "the best around". Their signature laser light show, voted 2015's #1 live laser show in the country by ILDA, creates an immersive multi-sensory experience that perfectly complements their high intensity musical performance. SAVOY stands out in today's crowded musical landscape, thrilling packed houses nationwide with a radically unique sound and one of the most unforgettable, hard hitting, dance shows on the planet.

			Savoy have achieved great critical success in Norway. They have been nominated for 3 Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spellemannprisen) and won two of them, in 2000 and 2002. Their most known hits include "Velvet" (also covered by A-ha), "Rain", "Star", "Grind You Down", "If You Won't Come to the Party" and "Whalebone" (from the soundtrack of the well-acclaimed Norwegian film ''Hawaii, Oslo''). The latter track recycled lyrics from A-ha's 1993 track, "Locust". Savoy have sold a total of 200,000 albums.

			On August 6, 2007, Savoy released ''Savoy Songbook Vol. 1'', a double-CD where CD2 is a "best of"-album with 14 tracks, and CD1 contains three new songs and seven re-worked versions of some of their older songs. It will work as an introduction to the band outside Norway (noting a possible worldwide release). The first single from this release, "Karma Boomerang", is one of the new tracks and was released on 13 April 2007. The second single was announced as "Best Western Beauty" and was released on August 5, 2007.

			Savoy signed a UK deal with indie label Genepool Records.

			In 2016, it was announced that the band's back catalogue would be remastered and re-released by Apollon Records.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2016/04/03/apollon-records-to-reissue-savoy-albums/\|title=Apollon Records to reissue Savoy albums {{!}} a-ha live\|website=a-ha-live.com\|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> '']'' and '']'' were subsequently re-released in 2016 and 2017 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2016/11/22/pre-order-lackluster-me-reissue/\|title=Pre-order 'Lackluster Me' reissue {{!}} a-ha live\|website=a-ha-live.com\|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2017/04/29/mountains-of-time-to-be-reissued-in-july/\|title='Mountains of Time' to be reissued in July {{!}} a-ha live\|website=a-ha-live.com\|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> As of 2020, the remaining albums have not been re-released.

			After some speculation and social media posts confirming recording in 2015, Savoy's first studio album in 14 years, '']'', was released on January 12, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/gjor-comeback---i-mellomtida-har-et-annet-band-med-samme-navn-dukket-opp/68878356\|title=Gjør comeback – i mellomtida har et annet band med samme navn dukket opp\|date=2017-11-14\|work=Dagbladet.no\|access-date=2017-11-14\|language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2015/11/08/savoy-recording-new-album-in-new-york/\|title=Savoy recording new album in New York {{!}} a-ha live\|website=a-ha-live.com\|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> ''Under'' followed in 2024.

	==Band members==		==Band members==
	;Current members		;Current members
			*] – Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
	Gray Smith,
			*] – Vocals, guitar
	Ben Edbert,
			*] – Drums, backing vocals
	Mike Kelly

			;Guest musicians
			*Greg Calvert – Bass <small>(1995–1997)</small>
			*Geir Luedy – Bass <small>(1997–1998)</small>
			*] – Bass <small>(2004)</small>
			*Christer Ottesen – Bass <small>(2004)</small>
			*Jørun Bøgeberg – Bass (2008)
			*Preben Grieg-Halvorsen – Keyboards (2008)
			*] – Harp, backing vocals (2008)
			*Linn Frøkedal – Keyboards <small>(2018)</small>
			*Chris Holm – Bass <small>(2018)</small><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2018/01/11/savoy-at-parkteatret/\|title=Savoy at Parkteatret {{!}} a-ha live\|website=a-ha-live.com\|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>

	== Discography ==		== Discography ==
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			==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	* on ] Official Savoy Myspace site		* on ] Official Savoy Myspace site
	* http://savoy.aha-fr.com/ French fan site		* https://web.archive.org/web/20110427032004/http://savoy.aha-fr.com/ French fan site

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Norwegian-American band

Savoy
Waaktaar-Savoy performing live at Irving Plaza in NYC 09-12-05
Background information
Origin	Oslo, Norway Boston, USA Bergen, Norway
Genres	Alternative rock post-grunge
Years active	1994–present
Labels	EMI Genepool Records Eleventeen Records Warner Bros. Records Universal Music Drabant Music

Members	Paul Waaktaar-Savoy Lauren Savoy Frode Unneland

Website	Savoy homepage

Savoy are a Norwegian-American rock trio consisting of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (famous from Norwegian band a-ha) (vocals/guitars/bass/keyboards), his wife Lauren Savoy (vocals/guitars) and Frode Unneland (drums/percussion/backing vocals). The band was formed in 1994 and has released seven studio albums to date.

Biography

Savoy, unlike Waaktaar-Savoy's other band A-ha, has a more down-to-earth indie rock approach to their music. All songs are composed by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Lauren Savoy. Lauren herself is known as a film maker, and Frode Unneland is one of Norway's best drummers known from the Bergen music scene as drummer with Chocolate Overdose and Popium. He has also drummed for Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche.

Savoy have achieved great critical success in Norway. They have been nominated for 3 Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spellemannprisen) and won two of them, in 2000 and 2002. Their most known hits include "Velvet" (also covered by A-ha), "Rain", "Star", "Grind You Down", "If You Won't Come to the Party" and "Whalebone" (from the soundtrack of the well-acclaimed Norwegian film Hawaii, Oslo). The latter track recycled lyrics from A-ha's 1993 track, "Locust". Savoy have sold a total of 200,000 albums.

On August 6, 2007, Savoy released Savoy Songbook Vol. 1, a double-CD where CD2 is a "best of"-album with 14 tracks, and CD1 contains three new songs and seven re-worked versions of some of their older songs. It will work as an introduction to the band outside Norway (noting a possible worldwide release). The first single from this release, "Karma Boomerang", is one of the new tracks and was released on 13 April 2007. The second single was announced as "Best Western Beauty" and was released on August 5, 2007.

Savoy signed a UK deal with indie label Genepool Records.

In 2016, it was announced that the band's back catalogue would be remastered and re-released by Apollon Records. Lackluster Me and Mountains of Time were subsequently re-released in 2016 and 2017 respectively. As of 2020, the remaining albums have not been re-released.

After some speculation and social media posts confirming recording in 2015, Savoy's first studio album in 14 years, See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown, was released on January 12, 2018. Under followed in 2024.

Band members

Current members

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Lauren Savoy – Vocals, guitar
Frode Unneland – Drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

Greg Calvert – Bass (1995–1997)
Geir Luedy – Bass (1997–1998)
Maya Vik – Bass (2004)
Christer Ottesen – Bass (2004)
Jørun Bøgeberg – Bass (2008)
Preben Grieg-Halvorsen – Keyboards (2008)
Erin Hill – Harp, backing vocals (2008)
Linn Frøkedal – Keyboards (2018)
Chris Holm – Bass (2018)

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label
1996	Mary Is Coming	Warner Bros.
1997	Lackluster Me	EMI
1999	Mountains of Time
2001	Reasons to Stay Indoors
2004	Savoy	Eleventeen Records
2018	See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown	Drabant Music
2024	Under	Eleventeen Records

Compilation

Year	Title	Label
2007	Savoy Songbook Vol. 1	Universal

References

^ "Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
"Apollon Records to reissue Savoy albums | a-ha live". a-ha-live.com. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
"Pre-order 'Lackluster Me' reissue | a-ha live". a-ha-live.com. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
"'Mountains of Time' to be reissued in July | a-ha live". a-ha-live.com. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
"Gjør comeback – i mellomtida har et annet band med samme navn dukket opp". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
"Savoy recording new album in New York | a-ha live". a-ha-live.com. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
"Savoy at Parkteatret | a-ha live". a-ha-live.com. Retrieved 2019-08-03.

External links

Savoy on Myspace Official Savoy Myspace site
https://web.archive.org/web/20110427032004/http://savoy.aha-fr.com/ French fan site

Awards
Preceded byD'Sound	Recipient of the best Pop band Spellemannprisen 1999	Succeeded byBriskeby
Preceded byBriskeby	Recipient of the best Pop band Spellemannprisen 2001	Succeeded byEphemera

v t e A-ha
Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Studio albums	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Cast in Steel True North
Compilation albums	Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25 Time and Again: The Ultimate A-ha
Live albums	Live at Vallhall: Homecoming How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice
Extended plays	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club
Box sets	Minor Earth Major Box
Singles	"Take On Me" "Love Is Reason" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Train of Thought" "Hunting High and Low" "I've Been Losing You" "Cry Wolf" "Manhattan Skyline" "The Living Daylights" "Stay on These Roads" "The Blood That Moves the Body" "Touchy!" "You Are the One" "Crying in the Rain" "I Call Your Name" "Early Morning" "Move to Memphis" "Dark Is the Night" "Angel in the Snow" "Shapes That Go Together" "Summer Moved On" "Minor Earth Major Sky" "Velvet" "Forever Not Yours" "Lifelines" "Did Anyone Approach You?" "Celice" "Analogue (All I Want)" "Cosy Prisons" "Foot of the Mountain" "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" "Shadowside" "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" "You Have What It Takes"
Tours	Ending on a High Note Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards Bridges Savoy Apparatjik The Swing of Things / The Demo Tapes
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