Jokke & Valentinerne

Jokke & Valentinerne were a Norwegian rock band. The late Joachim "Jokke" Nielsen ^{Joachim Nielsen} was their frontman, songwriter and lead singer. Unlike many other Norwegian bands at the time, Jokke & Valentinerne wrote their lyrics in Norwegian.

Jokke & Valentinerne were formed in 1982, and became one of the most popular acts of Oslo's underground rock scene. The band is regarded as one of the "Great Four" Norwegian-language rock bands of the 1980s, along with deLillos, Dum Dum Boys and Raga Rockers. The band drew their influences mainly from punk ^{punk rock} and American Southern rock.

Jokke & Valentinerne split up in 1994, but did occasionally perform together after the split. Nielsen died in 2000 from a heroin overdose.

 
Last line-up

*Joachim Nielsen - vocals and guitar (1982-1994)
*Petter Pogo - guitar, bass (1990-1994)
*May-Irene Aasen - drums and percussion, vocals (1982-1994)


Former members

*Håkon Torgersen - bass (1984-1990)
*Lars Lothe - guitar, vocals (1982-1983)
*Waldemar Hepstein - piano (1985)
*Trygve Johansen - piano (1982-1983)
*Christian Ellingsgård - bass (1982-1983)
Albums

*Alt kan repareres (1986)
*Et hundeliv (1987)
*III (1990)
*Frelst (1991)
*Alt kan repeteres (1994)


Singles

*To fulle menn (1987)
*Gnukk (1991)
*Ta meg med (1994)


Compilations

*Spenn! (1995)
*Prisen for popen (2002)
*Levende (Så Lenge Det Varer) (2009)