The Wannadies - Episode 30 - Interview with Pär Wiksten

The Wannadies - Episode 30 - Interview with Pär Wiksten

From The Uncharted Sounds Podcast by Martin Bull & Noel Dinneen

October 23, 2025 · 1h 17m · Season 1 · Episode 30

About this episode

An interview with Pär Wiksten of The Wannadies discussing the band's history and impact on the UK music scene.

The Wannadies formed in 1988 in the Northern Swedish town of Skellefteå They had two Top 20 hits in the UK singles chart including a Gold Disc for You and Me Song and Might Be Stars and quickly became NME favourites. Despite forming in 1988 it was the re-release of You and Me Song in April 1996 that the band really made an impact in the UK It reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and having sold over 500,000 units earned a GOLD DISC. That year the track appeared on the official soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet too. Their story has plenty of twists and turns and Pär tells it all for you. As always if you like this episode please subscribe and like on Social Media etc. You can see all our previous episodes on any podcast platform and if you want to more about us then have a look on the website www.uncharted-sounds.co.uk The Interview with Pär starts around 26m 20 into the episode. Enjoy ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Martin Bull, Noel Dinneen

Guest: Pär Wiksten

Topics covered

  • The Wannadies
  • music history
  • UK singles chart
  • interview
  • band story

Keywords

  • The Wannadies
  • Pär Wiksten
  • You and Me Song
  • UK singles chart
  • music interview
  • band history
  • Skellefteå

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Wannadies

Books & works: You and Me Song, Might Be Stars, Romeo + Juliet

Places: Skellefteå

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