Chris Summers (drummer)

For other people named Chris Summers, see Chris Summers (disambiguation).
Chris Summers
Summers with Turbonegro in 2007
Summers with Turbonegro in 2007
Background information
Birth nameChrister Engen
Also known as
  • The Prince of Drummers
  • The Rolex of Drummers
Born (1974-11-07) 7 November 1974 (age 50)
Oslo
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active1992–present
Formerly of

Christer Engen (born 7 November 1974), also known by his stage name Chris Summers, is a Norwegian musician best known as the drummer for rock bands Turbonegro, Bigbang and Euroboys. Engen was a founding member of Bigbang and played with the band from 1992 to 1997. He left Bigbang to join Turbonegro in 1997 and released four studio albums with the band until his departure in 2008.[1][2] Engen was enganged to singer Elvira Nikolaisen from 2007 to 2011.[3][4]

  1. ^ Thorkildsen, Joakim; Barstein, Geir (2008-03-04). "- De oppfattet kanskje at han prioriterte Elvira". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  2. ^ "Turbonegertumulter". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ "Gifter seg med trommis". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ Winterkjær, Ståle (2012-03-16). "Elvira Nikolaisen: – Sunt for meg å være singel". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-11-07.