ɪnˈɪʃəli ˌʌndɚɹ ˈoʊlə ˈændɚsən ˌɔn ɡɪtˈɑːɹz, toʊmˈɑːs ˈɜːləndsən ˌɔn dɹˈʌmz, dʒˈɛnz ɐpˈɛlɡɹən ˌɔn vˈoʊkəlz ænd dʒˈɛɹi sˈɑːlɪn ˌɔn kˈiːboːɹdz, fˈɛɹɪlˌænd wʌz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ mˈɛmbɚz əvə mjˈuːzɪk skˈuːl ɪn mˈælmɜː.
Initially under Ola Andersson on guitars, Tomas Erlandsson on drums, Jens Appelgren on vocals and Jerry Sahlin on keyboards, Fairyland was started by members of a music school in Malmö.