Real name: Perikles

Effective period / Period of releases: 1977 - 1982

Members: Henri Saffer, Jan Wellbo, Pex Svensson, Lars "Lunkan" Lundgren, Joachim Sehlin

A Swedish band, founded in Ystad in 1974, who plays dance music at dance venues. An early hit for the band, after going full-time professionals in 1980, was with a Swedish cover version of Ricchi E Poveri - Sarà Perché Ti Amo (Perikles - Var Ska Vi Sova I Natt) in 1982. Current members of Perikles, since 2008, are: Per-Göran "Pex" Svensson - bass, vocals; Joachim Sehlin - drums, vocals; Lars Lundgren - guitar, vocals; Anders Olsson - guitar, vocals; Jan Wellbo - keyboards, vocals.