Top Cats
Top Cats in January 2013
Background information
OriginTorsby, Sweden
GenresRockabilly
Years active2001–present
LabelsTC Entertainment
Members
  • Jon Kleppenes
  • Fredrik Lilja
  • Robert Jansson
  • Martin Lindahl
Past members
  • Daniel Kjellberg
  • Henrik Törnevik
  • Patrik Pantzar
  • Olle Sätterström
Websitetopcats.se

Top Cats is a Swedish rockabilly band formed Torsby in 2001. The earliest line-up was made up of Jon Kleppenes (as lead singer), Daniel Kjellberg (drummer), Henrik Törnevik (contrabass), Fredrik Lilja (guitar), Olle Sätterström (guitar, trumpet, piano), Erica Larsson and Sandra Zackrisson (both backing vocals). When in 2004 drummer Daniel Kjellberg left, he was replaced by Robert Jansson. In 2007, double bassist Henrik Törnevik left and was replaced by Martin Lindahl.

The band took part in Melodifestivalen 2012 with "Baby Doll" written by Mårten Eriksson, Lina Eriksson and Susie Päivärinta and made it to the final after winning a spot from the "second chance" round alongside Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern.[1] In the final they finished in sixth place.

In 2015 Top Cats started their own record label TC entertainment.

Top Cats logo
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Tc Entertainment logo

At the new label, Top Cats released the Kick Down record that was recorded in King's side studio in Gnesta.

Two years later, the band released its first EP "in the middle of the night", which was partly recorded in the band's private studio, located in a barn in northern Värmland.

New music is recorded in 2018 and as the first single, Piece of my Heart was released in June.

Discography

Albums

Title Year Peak Certification
SWE
[2]
Heartache 2011 2
No More Heartache 2012 12
Smashing to the Ground 2013 1
Kick Down 2015 18

Singles

Title Year Peak Certification Album
SWE
[2]
"Heartache" 2011 — No More Heartache
"Baby Doll" 2012 20 No More Heartache
"Sad But True" —
"Romeo" 2013 — Smashing to the Ground
"Det kan väl inte jag rå för" —
"Howlin Mama" 2015 — Kick Down
"Rock This Town" 2016 — In the Middle of the Night (EP)
"Stuck Under the Misteltoe" —
"In the Middle of the Night" 2017 — In the Middle of the Night (EP)
"Piece of My Heart" 2018 —

References

  1. ↑ "Top Cats och Flinck till Globen". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 swedishcharts.com: Top Cats Discography
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