Mando Diao are a rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. According to the band, the name Mando Diao has no meaning at all, but rather appeared to band member Björn Dixgård in a dream. Their sound is influenced by The Animals and Oasis .
The roots of Mando Diao date back to 1995 when Björn DixgÃ¥rd was a member of a band called Butler . Band members came and went; four years later, the remaining line-up chose to proceed more seriously in their musical efforts. Björn DixgÃ¥rd and Gustaf Norén locked themselves up in a summer house and spent six months writing songs. The now-renamed band, along with Samuel Giers and Carl-Johan Fogelklou, made their first public performances in the clubs of their hometown Borlänge in 1999. A local writer described them in an article as the best unsigned band he had ever seen....
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- Albums: 13
- Genre: rock, indie
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