The Wannadies are an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. blank">Story section at thewannadies.com The band's initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (born 1 March 1963) (_keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (born 5 June 1965) (guitars) and his younger brother Fredrik Schönfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Björn Malmquist (violin).

Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters of Mercy and John Lennon with The Pixies and The Clash having a big effect on their later material.

The Wannadies are an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. The bands initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (b. 5 June 1965) (guitars) and his younger brother Frederick Schönfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Björn Malmquist (violin). Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters of Mercy with Pixies having a big effect on their late