· Member joins
Андрей Макаревич joins the band
acoustic guitar,original
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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
The Kids
Group · Norway · Trondheim · formed 1979
Norwegian rock band
Timeline
3 events+ Member joins 1− Member leaves 1◆ Formed 1
1960s
· Member leaves
Андрей Макаревич leaves the band
acoustic guitar,original
source: musicbrainz
1970s
Biography
English biography184 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1205348713
Biography
The Kids was a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim, formed in 1979. Their best known song is Hun Er Forelska i lærer'n ("She's In Love With the Teacher"), in 1980. Norske jenter ("Norwegian Girls") is another hit. The band released music in Sweden with Swedish language versions of the songs.
The Kids became known for their platinum blonde hair, and were the first in Norway to produce a music video. The video was aired by Zikk Zakk, the only rock music program on NRK. The Kids sold to platinum. After the band broke up, Dag Ingebrigtsen took part in the founding of TNT. Meanwhile, Torstein Flakne founded Stage Dolls. They had a reunion tour in 1996, and released a greatest hits album in the same year.
Last lineup
Dag Ingebrigtsen – vocals (1979–1981)
Torstein Flakne – piano, guitar, backing vocals (1979–1981)
Svein Morten Lunde – bass (1979–1981) (died 1996)
Ragnar Vigdal – drums (1979–1981)
Arild Samstad – keyboards (1979–1981)
Known hits
"Hun er forelska i lærer'n" (1980), certified Platinum in Norway in 2021.
"Vil du værra me mæ hjæm i natt" (1996), certified Platinum in Norway in 2021.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put The Kids head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Андрей Макаревич | 1968 | 1969 | acoustic guitar,original |
Where this record comes from
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771496genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771496seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_%28Norwegian_band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_%28Norwegian_band%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Norwegian musicians
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Wikidata: Q1771496 · MusicBrainz: 9012028f-e7c3-463e-8c02-250126b9a851
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