Gyllene Tider

Gyllene Tider is a Swedish pop band. Gyllene Tider means 'Golden Age' in English. Few Scandinavians have not heard the song "Sommartider", oft-heard during the late spring and early summer. The band is well-known for it

Gyllene Tider is a Swedish pop band. Gyllene Tider means 'Golden Age' in English. Few Scandinavians have not heard the song "Sommartider", oft-heard during the late spring and early summer. The band is well-known for its catchy choruses and light-weight lyrics. In the text below, the swedish name of the song is written in italic. Within parenthesis, the english translation is written.

In 1977, Per Gessle met Mats Persson, a member of the band Audiovisuellt Angrepp, forming the duo Grape Rock. Later Micke Andersson, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon joined and the quintet was born. The group's name was changed to Gyllene Tider.