Competing Choruses 2026
BarbAros
Director: Søren Detlefsen
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Number on stage: 30
Category: Men’s chorus
Founded in 2017, BarbAros is a chorus of 30 singers from Aarhus, Denmark. With a shared passion for close harmony and musical storytelling, we bring energy, emotion, and (hopefully) ringing chords to the SNOBS stage.
The Entertainmen
Director: Åsa Bergh-Fagerström
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Number on stage: 56
Category: Men’s chorus
Falu Miner Chords
Director: Peter Dahlkvist
Location: Falun, Sweden
Number on stage: 33
Category: Men’s chorus
A happy entertaining barbershopchorus since 42 years. We have a broad repertoar of sing-outs i.e. standards, older and modern popsongs in swedish or english. Once a year we have our traditional and popular christmasconcert together with our sisterchorus CopperTown Harmony and guestartists – 2025 with Solala.
Vocal Vikings
Director: Lennart Svanberg, Janurban Modigh
Location: Sundbyberg, Sweden
Number on stage: 15
Category: Men’s chorus
Vocal Vikings – The Original Barbershop Chorus in the Nordics. Only men in the Chorus but for everyone to enjoy. Singing together makes our lives complete.
Harmony Bells Stockholm
Director: Viveka Boettge
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Number on stage: 33
Category: Women’s chorus
Harmony Bells is a choir of approx.40 choir sisters who sing four-part a cappella. We compete in barbershop singing and love performing in a wide variety of settings.
Our choir culture is built on a creative, curious, and inclusive community where we support and see each other, enjoy ourselves, and grow through musical challenges and creative experiences. We keep an open and welcoming atmosphere and dare to be an innovative barbershop choir. Together, we create a place of joy and positive energy where the love of singing and the sense of sisterhood truly flourish.
Harmony Bells Stockholm began as Farsta Harmony Bell Chorus back in 1991 in Stockholm. Along the way, we’ve had plenty of fun—and achieved a lot we’re very proud of. For example, we have won four gold medals (most recently in 2023), four bronze medals (2007, 2003, 2000, 1998), and two silver medals (2008, 2001) at the Nordic Championships of Sweet Adelines.
Stockholm City Voices
Director: Tindra Thor
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Number on stage: 51
Category: Women’s chorus
Stockholm City Voices is a four-part a cappella show and competition chorus of about 50 women. Under the leadership of director Tindra Thor, the singers combine high-level vocal performance with energy and expressiveness in a repertoire including barbershop, pop, rock, jazz, Swedish ballads, and Christmas music.
Stockholm City Voices was founded in 1978 and has competed internationally for many years, mainly within the barbershop organizations Sweet Adelines (SA) and Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS). There, the chorus has achieved notable success, including gold medals at both the European and Nordic Championships (EBC/SNOBS) in Helsingborg in 2025, and several top ten finishes at the Barbershop World Championships over the years. The chorus has also performed on Swedish television and radio, and in several renowned venues in Stockholm. In 2024/25, the chorus participated in the play “Titta en älg“ at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.
Stockholm City Voices is a chorus known for exploring new musical ideas and experimenting beyond conventional repertoire.
WondAros
Director: Søren Detlefsen
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Number on stage: 32
Category: Women’s chorus
Founded in 2019, WondAros is a women’s barbershop chorus of 40 singers based in Aarhus, Denmark. Since 2022, the chorus has been directed by Søren Kronsgaard Detlefsen, who also sings tenor in the barbershop quartet Clementones and directs the men’s barbershop chorus, BarbAros. Under his leadership, WondAros has experienced rapid artistic development and notable competitive success.
Growth is at the core of WondAros’ mission. WondAros has improved a remarkable 15.9 points over just three years of competing at SNOBS, and has been awarded Most Improved Chorus in both 2023 and 2025. Additionally, WondAros placed 6th at the European Barbershop Championships in 2025.
Showcasing versatility, WondAros also competed in the 2025 European Choir Games in Aarhus, Denmark and won the Open Competition in the Jazz, Pop, & Show category. They finished 6th overall in the Grand Prix of Nations at ECG, competing against an impressive array of participants from around the world.
With a passion for storytelling through music and a constant drive to grow, WondAros invites audiences to experience their vibrant and expressive barbershop sound.
A Scalpella
Director: Rasmus Krigström
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Number on stage: 37
Category: Mixed chorus
A Scalpella is the choir of Karolinska Institutet’s student union, founded in 1973. We are a mixed choir with a broad repertoire, ranging from classic student songs and larger classical works to more contemporary a capella arrangements. Apart from concerts and ceremonies at Karolinska Institutet, we love to travel, party and compete in choral competitions. In 2022 we won the CantaRode International Choral Competition in Holland and in 2024 we won all of our categories, as well as the Grand Prix, in Slovakia Cantat in Bratislava, Slovakia. If you find us at a restaurant together you can be sure to hear most of our repertoire, again, cheers!
The choir’s conductor, Rasmus Krigström, was born 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden. Rasmus has devoted himself to music from a young age attending Adolf Fredrik’s School of Music and the Stockholm Music Gymnasium. He attended the drumming performance program at Berklee College of Music in Boston and finished of his music studies with a masters degree in choral conducting from the Royal Collage of Music in Stockholm. In 2012 he became world champion in barbershop with the quartet Ringmasters. Rasmus also writes arrangements and composes music for groups all over the world.
The Danish Invasion
Director: Søren Detlefsen
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Number on stage: 43
Category: Mixed chorus
The Danish Invasion is a mixed barbershop ensemble based in Aarhus, Denmark, founded by Søren Detlefsen and Jonas Rasmussen back in 2023, and has been directed by Søren Detlefsen since 2024. They are made up of singers from all over Denmark – bridging the two Danish barbershop communities (Aarhus and Copenhagen) together. In recent years, however, they have had people join from different parts of Europe (Germany, Island and Sweden).
They love putting on themed performances (from High School Musical, to Lion King) but what is even more special is that everything is put together in just two weekends.
Good Vibrations
Director: Johan Wikström
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Number on stage: 48
Category: Mixed chorus
Northern Stars Chorus
Director: Rasmus Krigström
Location: Sweden & Denmark
Number on stage: 56
Category: Mixed chorus
Northern Stars Chorus is a mixed barbershop chorus with members from all over the Nordic countries. We are the Nordic mixed barbershop chorus champions and European mixed chorus champions 2023-2025. At the world barbershop championships in the USA we have placed 4th overall in 2023 and 10th in 2025. In August 2026 we are trying our wings outside of the barbershop contest stage, at the World Choir Games in Helsingborg. Our music choices spans over all decades and musical directions, the joy of singing a cappella brings us together. We love to express ourselves through meaningful artistry and challenging musical choices!
Northern Stars runs under the masterful direction of Rasmus Krigström, with his team of co-directors Anna Rosenberg and Kristina Lejon.
Like stars on the sky, each one shines brilliantly and clearly with a unique persona.
Round About Vocals
Director: Jakob Nielsson
Location: Vejen, Denmark
Number on stage: 18
Category: Mixed chorus
Round About Vocals is a small mixed chorus founded in 1995. They normally sing jazz, folk and pop. This year however, they have taken on a fun challenge singing barbershop for the first time – and what better way to get the full barbershop experience than going to SNOBS?! A secondary purpose is of course to support the danish invasion 😉
Öresound Chorus
Director: Lotte Engebladh
Location: Helsingborg, Sweden
Number on stage: 28
Category: Mixed chorus
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