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founded by Sølvi Wang. Monn-Iversen joined the group, and became Wang's boyfriend and musical partner. They took the ambitions of the group further, as Monn-Iversen had long wanted to establish a
Norwegian vocal group following the American model. The group sang in school revues, and quickly
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Norwegian pop export to the USA, and the album received good reviews. Special for these American releases was that the music was recorded in the USA, while the vocals were added in Norway. It was the first time that a mix of Norwegian and American musicians was used.
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came out. The Monn Keys disbanded later in 1964, but the members continued to mark themselves with solid positions in
Norwegian culture and music life for many years after. The Monn Keys were frequently used by
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toured Europe in the 50s, they went to Chat Noir in Oslo to experience The Monn Keys perform. Nora
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became the group's regular lyricist early on and came up with the name for the quintet together with Wang and Monn-Iversen. In total the group released more than 72 records.
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