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Fra Lippo Lippi is a Norwegian new wave solo project currently fronted by Per Øystein Sørensen. Originally formed in 1978 as Genetic Control by Rune Kristoffersen, Bjørn Sorknes, and Morten Sjøberg, they had several hits in the 1980s, such as "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That", "Everytime I See You" and "Light and Shade". The band name is derived from Robert Browning's poem about the Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi. In 1981, before the release of its debut album In Silence, Sorknes departed from the band, and the following year, Per Øystein Sørensen was inducted as the band's lead vocalist in time for the release of its second album Small Mercies. After Small Mercies, Fra Lippo Lippi became a four-piece band with the inclusion of Øyvind Kvalnes as a keyboardist and released the third album Songs, with Sorknes guest appearing for the album's single 'Say Something". However, Kvalnes, as well as Sornes and Sjøberg all departed from the band citing personal reasons, leaving Kristoffersen and Sørensen as the remaining members. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Lip...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
