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After Dark (1976–2018) was a Swedish drag act starring entertainer Christer Lindarw who eventually also began appearing intermittently out of drag and singing with his own voice.

Show history

The group was put together for a special Stockholm nightclub called After Dark Club immediately after Lindarw with Roger Jönsson had appeared in Wild Side Story at Alexandra's in January 1976 and also in February, with an added co-star Lars "Lasse" Flinckman [sv]. Its immediate appeal with Alexandra's clientele has been cited as instrumental to rapid and early success.^[1] Since that time, After Dark has been a major ingredient in Swedish LGBT culture. Jönsson however left the group for another in 1981 and died in 1984. The Lindarw-Flinckman duo had international success, performing in Barcelona, Madrid and San Francisco.^[2]

By 2009 Flinckman had retired from the show (he died in 2016) and was replaced for a tour of Sweden by entertainer Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson also known as Babsan. Their Stockholm version of the show was broadcast by TV4 (Sweden) on New Year's Eve 2011. Dancer Nils-Albert Eriksson remained in the ensemble since its start in 1976 doing male parts.

Late in 2016, as his comprehensive biography was published by Bonniers, Lindarw starring alone began his last big show tour, to be completed at Oscarsteatern in Stockholm during the last few months of 2017, and he then revealed that After Dark would be discontinued after that.^[3]

Eurovision Song Contest attempts

In 2004 After Dark competed in Melodifestivalen, the annual Swedish preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest. Their song La dolce vita finished third domestically and did not proceed. A single of the song was a hit on the radio in Sweden and was often played at Swedish day care centers.^[4] After Dark did a new show that year, named for the song, at Stockholm's main amusement park.

In a fourth and final televised Melodifestivalen trial in February 2007 After Dark, without Flinckman, did (Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer, which competed well but did not proceed to the domestic finale. The Swedish lyrics related humorously to masturbation using puns.^[5]

After Dark was in Melodifestivalen 2016 again with the song "Kom ut som en stjärna" and finished in 7th place in the third semifinal.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	SWE	Certifications	Album
"La dolce vita"	2004	8	GLF: Gold	Non-album singles
"Det är då jag älskar dig"	2004	38
"Kom ut"	2006	4
"(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer"	2007	15
"Kom ut som en stjärna"	2016	86

References

^ Westerling, Kalle: La Dolce Vita, Normal Förlag, Stockholm 2006
^ "Historia". After Dark. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
^ Christer Lindarw and Christina Kellberg in This Is My Life ISBN 978-91-7424-533-2
^ "Melodifestivalen 07". Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
^ "Så fräck är onanilåten". Aftonbladet. February 23, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05.

External links

Official website

[1] Westerling, Kalle: La Dolce Vita, Normal Förlag, Stockholm 2006

[2] "Historia". After Dark. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.

[3] Christer Lindarw and Christina Kellberg in This Is My Life ISBN 978-91-7424-533-2

[4] "Melodifestivalen 07". Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.

[5] "Så fräck är onanilåten". Aftonbladet. February 23, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05.

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 <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:AfterDarksingle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The album cover of After Dark's first single release after ''La dolce vita''; ''Det är då jag älskar dig'' (That's when I love you).]] -->
+'''After Dark''' (1976–2018) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Drag queen|drag act]] starring entertainer [[Christer Lindarw]] who eventually also began appearing intermittently out of drag and singing with his own voice.
-[[File:Roger Jönsson as Maj Gadd "Tutt'al più" After Dark 1981.jpg|thumb|300px|Jönsson stage named ''Maj Gadd'' ([[Swenglish]] travesty of ''My God!'') does an early, somewhat violent parody in 1981 (photo from [[Lars Jacob]] Prod).]]
+[[File:Christer Lindarw 2015 & late cohorts.JPG|thumb|Lindarw in 2015 next to a portrait (lower) of the late co-founder Jönsson]]
-'''After Dark''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[drag queen|drag act]] founded in 1976, starring entertainer [[Christer Lindarw]] who more recently also appears intermittently out of drag and sings with his own voice.
 ==Show history==
-The group was put together for a special [[Stockholm]] nightclub called After Dark Club immediately after Lindarw with Roger Jönsson had appeared in ''[[Wild Side Story]]'' at [[Alexandra Charles|Alexandra's]] in January 1976 and also in February, with an added co-star Lars "Lasse" Flinckman, at the same venue were headlined in ''[[Lars Jacob]]'s Monday Night Drag Show''. Its immediate appeal with Alexandra's clientel has been cited as instrumental to rapid and early success.<ref>Westerling, Kalle: ''La Dolce Vita'', Normal Förlag, Stockholm 2006</ref>
+The group was put together for a special [[Stockholm]] nightclub called After Dark Club immediately after Lindarw with Roger Jönsson had appeared in ''[[Wild Side Story]]'' at [[Alexandra Charles|Alexandra's]] in January 1976 and also in February, with an added co-star {{ill|Lars "Lasse" Flinckman|sv|Lasse Flinckman}}. Its immediate appeal with Alexandra's clientele has been cited as instrumental to rapid and early success.<ref>Westerling, Kalle: ''La Dolce Vita'', Normal Förlag, Stockholm 2006</ref>
-Since that time, After Dark has become a major ingredient in Swedish [[LGBT]] culture. Jönsson however left the group for another in 1981 and died in 1984. The Lindarw-Flinckman duo had international success, performing in [[Barcelona]], [[Madrid]] and [[San Francisco]].<ref>[http://www.afterdark.se/historia.htm Historia], The Official After Dark Website (Accessed March 3. 2007) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208210805/http://www.afterdark.se/historia.htm |date=February 8, 2007 }}</ref>
+Since that time, After Dark has been a major ingredient in Swedish [[LGBT]] culture. Jönsson however left the group for another in 1981 and died in 1984. The Lindarw-Flinckman duo had international success, performing in [[Barcelona]], [[Madrid]] and [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=March 3, 2007|archive-date=February 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208210805/http://www.afterdark.se/historia.htm|title=Historia|url=http://www.afterdark.se/historia.htm|url-status=dead|website=After Dark}}</ref>
-By 2009 Flinckman had retired from the show and was replaced for a tour of Sweden by entertainer [[Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson]] also known as ''Babsan''. Their Stockholm version of the show was broadcast by [[TV4 (Sweden)]] on New Year's Eve 2011. Remaining in the ensemble (2011) since its start in 1976 is dancer Nils-Albert Eriksson who does male parts.
+By 2009 Flinckman had retired from the show (he died in 2016) and was replaced for a tour of Sweden by entertainer [[Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson]] also known as ''Babsan''. Their Stockholm version of the show was broadcast by [[TV4 (Sweden)]] on New Year's Eve 2011. Dancer Nils-Albert Eriksson remained in the ensemble since its start in 1976 doing male parts.
+Late in 2016, as his comprehensive biography was published by [[Bonniers]], Lindarw starring alone began his last big show tour, to be completed at [[Oscarsteatern]] in Stockholm during the last few months of 2017, and he then revealed that ''After Dark'' would be discontinued after that.<ref>[[Christer Lindarw]] and Christina Kellberg in ''This Is My Life'' {{ISBN|978-91-7424-533-2}}</ref>
 ==Eurovision Song Contest attempts==
-In 2004 After Dark competed in [[Melodifestivalen 2004|Melodifestivalen]], the annual Swedish preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest. Their song ''[[La dolce vita (After Dark song)|La dolce vita]]'' finished third domestically and did not proceed. A single of the song was a hit on the radio in Sweden and was often played at Swedish [[day care]] centers.<ref>[http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=62801&lid=puff_740920 Melodifestivalen 07], [[Sveriges Television|SVT.se]] (Accessed March 3. 2007) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210055609/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=62801&lid=puff_740920 |date=February 10, 2007 }}</ref> After Dark did a new show that year, named for the song, at [[Gröna Lund|Stockholm's main amusement park]].
+In 2004 After Dark competed in [[Melodifestivalen 2004|Melodifestivalen]], the annual Swedish preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest. Their song ''[[La dolce vita (After Dark song)|La dolce vita]]'' finished third domestically and did not proceed. A single of the song was a hit on the radio in Sweden and was often played at Swedish [[day care]] centers.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=March 3, 2007|archive-date=February 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210055609/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=62801&lid=puff_740920|title=Melodifestivalen 07|url=http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=62801&lid=puff_740920|url-status=dead|website=[[Sveriges Television]]}}</ref> After Dark did a new show that year, named for the song, at [[Gröna Lund|Stockholm's main amusement park]].
-At a fourth and final televised [[Melodifestivalen 2007 (semifinals)|Melodifestivalen trial]] in February 2007 After Dark, without Flinckman, did ''[[(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer]]'', which competed well but did not proceed to the domestic [[final (disambiguation)|final]]e. The Swedish lyrics can all be interpreted as relating to [[masturbation]], its repeated title sounding as sung like "onanism, what you have at hand". Four people named as masturbators in it (by their first names only) are recognizable Swedish TV celebrities who according to the ''[[Aftonbladet]]'' tabloid paper gave their consent. The number was performed "elegantly, intelligently and with style" and could alternatively be interpreted as dealing with home improvement.<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,1007336,00.html Så fräck är onanilåten], [[Aftonbladet]], February 23. 2007</ref>
+In a fourth and final televised [[Melodifestivalen 2007 (semifinals)|Melodifestivalen trial]] in February 2007 After Dark, without Flinckman, did ''[[(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer]]'', which competed well but did not proceed to the domestic finale. The Swedish lyrics related humorously to [[masturbation]] using [[pun]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,1007336,00.html | title=Så fräck är onanilåten | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305234800/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,1007336,00.html | archive-date=2007-03-05 | publisher=[[Aftonbladet]] | date=February 23, 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
-They took part in [[Melodifestivalen 2016]] with the song "Kom ut som en stjärna", but finished at the 7th place in the third semifinal.
+''After Dark'' was in [[Melodifestivalen 2016]] again with the song "Kom ut som en stjärna" and finished in 7th place in the third semifinal.
 == Singles ==
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+==See also==
+* [[List of drag groups]]
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.afterdark.se Official website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190212130753/http://www.afterdark.se/ Official website]
-* [http://www.afterdark.nu After Dark fan site]
-* [http://www.lindarw.net Christer Lindarw fan site]
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-[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants]]
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+[[Category:LGBTQ-themed musical groups]]
 [[Category:Musical groups established in 1976]]
 [[Category:1976 establishments in Sweden]]
+[[Category:Drag groups]]
+[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 2016]]
+[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 2007]]
+[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 2006]]
+[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 2004]]

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