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the Prelude are a Swedish rock band originally from Stockholm. Formed in March 1964, the group originally included guitarist and vocalist Anton Wihlborg, bassist Victor Friberg, keyboardist and guitarist William Hoang and drummer Brazer Özel. When they broke up for the first time in October 1969, the band featured Wihlborg, Özel, bassist Milton Leinonen, and keyboardist and guitarist Mårten Forsén. The group reformed in January 1971 with their classic lineup of Wihlborg, Friberg, Özel, Leinonen and Forsén. The current lineup, dubbed "the Hoang / Leinonen era", features Wihlborg, Friberg, Özel, Hoang and Leinonen.

Members

Current

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Anton Wihlborg	1964–1969 1971–1979 2019–present	lead vocals rhythm guitar lead guitar	all Prelude releases to date
Brazer Özel		drums percussion brass instruments
Victor Friberg	1964–1968 1971–1979 2019–present	lead guitar rhythm guitar bass guitar backing vocals lead vocals	all Prelude studio albums except Queens And Kings (1969)
William Hoang	1964–1966 2019–present	keyboards lead guitar backing vocals lead vocals	all Prelude studio albums from The Prelude (1965) to Third Time's A Charm (1966) all Prelude studio albums from New Album (2019) onwards
Milton Leinonen	1966–1969 1971–1979 2019–present	bass guitar rhythm guitar backing vocals lead vocals	all Prelude studio albums from Third Time's A Charm (1966) onwards

Former

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Simon Hellström	1965–1966	bass guitar backing vocals	Next! (1965)
Mårten Forsén	1966–1969 1971–1978	keyboards rhythm guitar bass guitar backing vocals	All Prelude studio albums from The Prelude Sell Out (1966) to Time Flies (1978)

Timeline

Lineups

Lineup (period)	Members	Studio albums
Original lineup (Mk I) (1 March 1964 – 15 February 1965)	Anton Wihlborg – guitars, lead vocals Victor Friberg – bass guitar, backing vocals William Hoang – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Brazer Özel – drums, percussion	The Prelude (1965)
Mk II (15 February 1965 – 1 January 1966)	Anton Wihlborg – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Victor Friberg – lead guitar, vocals Simon Hellström – bass, backing vocals William Hoang – keyboards, backing vocals Brazer Özel – drums, percussion	Next! (1965)
Mk III (1 January – 1 June 1966)	Anton Wihlborg – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Victor Friberg – lead guitar, vocals Milton Leinonen – bass, backing vocals William Hoang – keyboards, backing vocals Brazer Özel – drums, brass instruments	Third Time's A Charm (1966)
Classic lineup (Mk IV) (1 June 1966 – 20 August 1968)	Anton Wihlborg – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Victor Friberg – lead guitar, vocals Milton Leinonen – bass, backing vocals Mårten Forsén – keyboards, backing vocals Brazer Özel – drums, brass instruments	The Prelude Sell Out (1966) Something (1967) Along Came Mr. Claire (1967) Studio (1968)
Mk V (20 August 1968 – 10 October 1969	Anton Wihlborg – lead guitar, lead vocals Milton Leinonen – bass, backing vocals Mårten Forsén – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Brazer Özel – drums, brass instruments	Queens And Kings (1969)
Band inactive 10 October 1969 – 1 January 1971
Classic lineup (1 January 1971 – 1 July 1978)	Anton Wihlborg – guitars, lead vocals Victor Friberg – guitars, vocals Milton Leinonen – bass, vocals Mårten Forsén – keyboards, bass, backing vocals Brazer Özel – drums, brass instruments	Holes In Locked Doors (1971) The Autumn Stone (1974) In Memoriam (1975) No Basis (1977) Time Flies (1978)
Mk VI (1 July 1978 – 15 June 1979)	Anton Wihlborg – guitars, lead vocals Victor Friberg – guitars, keyboards, vocals Milton Leinonen – bass, rhythm guitar, vocals Brazer Özel – drums, brass instruments	Farewell (1979)
Band inactive 15 June 1979 – 6 February 2019
Mk III (6 February 2019 – present)	Anton Wihlborg – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Victor Friberg – lead guitar, vocals Milton Leinonen – bass, vocals William Hoang – keyboards, vocals Brazer Özel – drums, brass instruments	New Album (2019)