The group of musicians that would go on to become Madrugada formed in the town of Stokmarknes in 1993 under the name Abbey’s Adoption. The band members at this time included Jon Lauvland Pettersen (drums), Frode Jacobsen (bass), Sivert Høyem (vocals), and Marius ‘Wah Wah’ Johansen (guitar). In 1995, they were joined by guitarist Robert Burås and made the decision to move to Oslo , after which Johansen departed. By 1998, the band had been signed to a six-album deal by Virgin Music Norway , and after a chance meeting with Norwegian author and poet Øystein Wingaard Wolf in a bar, changed their name to Madrugada.
Formed in Stokmarknes as Abbey’s Adoption
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