Mabel (2)

Danish 70's teen idols band best known for their 1978 European Song Contest national winner "Boom Boom" and for launching the career of [a274216] and Freak Of Nature leadsinger Mike Tramp. Guitarist Peter Nielsen, aka Pete Nilsson, bassist Otto Kulmbak Larsen, aka [a1655114], and drummer [a1655113] started a band named "The Cops" in 1967 when still in primary school in Stenløse. By the mid 70's they had changed the name for Mabel and had Gert Magnus aka Gert von Magnus as leadsinger for their first two single. 1n 1976 Magnus was replaced by Michael Trempenau, aka Mike Tramp, who had been singing with [a1528139]. In the mid 70's the band was Denmarks no. 1 teen idols. In the early 80's the band transformed from teenpop to metal and as Studs (2) they released an album in Spain before making a failed attempt at making it in the US under the name Lion. In 1982 the band broke up, Nielsen, Kulmbak and Have returned to Denmark while Trampeneau stayed and soon established [a274216].