Östen med Resten (sometimes spelt Östen mä Resten) is a Swedish music group from Hälsingland. It was formed in 1985. The original members were Östen Eriksson, Jens Kristensen and Nisse Damberg. The name, which literally means "Östen with the rest", was coined by Lasse Berghagen in 1986, when the band was to perform in Järvsö together with the singer Lill-Babs. It is a pun on "Östen med Rösten" (Östen with the voice), which was the sobriquet of Östen Warnerbring.[1]

Östen med Resten
Östen med Resten at Huddinge Centrum
Östen med Resten at Huddinge Centrum
Background information
OriginHälsingland, Sweden
GenresAcoustic, Pop, Schlager, Folk
Years active1985–present
MembersÖsten Eriksson
Jens Kristensen
Staffan Lindfors
Gunnar Morén
Past membersNisse Damberg
Peppe Lindholm
Tord Nyman
Bengan Janson

In 1994–95, Östen med Resten hosted a television entertainment show called Östen direkt on SVT.[2] They have participated in Melodifestivalen several times: in 2002 with the song Hon kommer med solsken, in 2003 with Maria,[3] and in 2006 with Ge mig en kaka till kaffet.

References

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  1. ^ Gyllenberg, Eva-Karin (1 March 2018). "DN gratulerar Östen Eriksson, underhållare". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Östen mä Resten lockar stor publik". Dagens Nyheter. 7 July 1994. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ Fredrik Strage (8 March 2003). "Afro-Dite och Östen gick vidare". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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