{{Short description|Norwegian rock band}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Raga Rockers | image = Raga Rockers Over Oslo 2018 (203459).jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Raga Rockers performing live in [[Oslo]] in 2018. | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = [[Oslo, Norway]] | genre = [[Rock and roll]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[rock music|rock]], [[raga rock]], [[post-punk]] | years_active = 1982–present | label = {{hlist|Intence Music|[[Sonet Records|Sonet]]|Black Pop|S2 Records|[[EMI Records|EMI]]|[[Sony Music|Sony]]|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]|Drabant Music}} | website = http://www.ragarockers.no | current_members = Michael Krohn<br /> Eivind Staxrud<br /> Henning Sandsdalen<br /> Livio Aiello<br /> Arne Sæther<br /> Jan Arne Kristiansen | past_members = Bruno Hovden<br /> Tore Berg<br /> Nils Aune<br /> Hugo Alvarstein }} '''Raga Rockers''' is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] rock band. The band was formed in 1982 in [[Oslo]] by former vocalist Michael Krohn (now a guitarist since he retired from singing March 17, 2025 due to COPD and asthma with Ivar Eidem replacing him in vocals), bassist Livio Aiello, guitarist Bruno Hovden and drummer Jan Arne Kristiansen. Raga Rocker's musical style has evolved throughout the years and is often characterized as melodic rock with dark and satirical lyrics. The band's current lineup comprises founding members Krohn, Aiello and Kristiansen, guitarists Eivind Staxsrud and Henning Sandsdalen, and keyboardist Arne Sæther.
Raga Rockers is considered one of the "big four" Norwegian bands who popularized modern rock with Norwegian lyrics in the 1980s alongside [[Jokke & Valentinerne]], [[DeLillos]] and [[DumDum Boys]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Semmingsen |first=Inga |date=2013-08-09 |title=«De fire store» på samme scene |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/_de-fire-store_-pa-samme-scene-1.11174874 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> The band has released twelve studio albums, four live albums and two compilation albums.
==Band members== ;Current members *Michael Krohn – vocals (1982–2025), guitar (2025-present) *Eivind Staxsrud – guitars (2009–present) *Henning Sandsdalen – guitars (2018–present) *Livio Aiello – bass (1982–present) *Arne Sæther – keyboards (2007–present) *Jan Arne Kristiansen – drums, percussion (1982–present)
;Former members
* Bruno Hovden – guitars (1982–1985; died 1985) * Tore Berg – guitars, keyboards (1984–2005) * Nils Aune – guitars (1988–2009) * Hugo Alvarstein – guitar, keyboards (1995–2010)
==Discography== ;Studio albums
* ''The Return of the Raga Rockers'' (1983) * ''Maskiner i Nirvana'' (1985) * ''Varme dager'' (1986) * ''Forbudte følelser'' (1988) * ''Blaff'' (1989) * ''Rock'n'Roll Party'' (1990) * ''Perler for svin'' (1995) * ''Til helvete med Raga Rockers'' (1997) * ''Raga Rockers'' (2000) * ''Übermensch'' (2007) * ''Shit Happens'' (2010) * ''Faktor X'' (2013) ;Live albums
* ''Raga Live'' (1990) * ''Alive again'' (1996) * ''Fritt liv'' (2012) * ''Rockefeller 20.06.14'' (2016) ;Compilation albums
* ''The Beginning of The Raga Rockers'' (1992) * ''Ragas beste 1983–2000/live roskilde 1999'' (2005)
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