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Ã…se Wentzel
Åse Carola Wentzel Larsen, née Helmersen (2 January 1924 – 30 August 2009) was a Norwegian pop singer. She was born in Trondheim as a daughter of Henry Helmersen (1895–1932) and Magnhild Sørum (1897–1943). In 1943 she married violinist Odd Wentzel Larsen (1919–1988). They had the daughter Magni Wentzel. She was a well-known Schlager music, schlager singer in the 1950s and 1960s, with hits such as "Domino" (1951), "Du, du, du" (1953), "Vaya con Dios (song), Vaya Con Dios" (1953 with Thor Raymond) and "Midnattstango" (1963 with Jan Høiland). The latter reached #1 on the singles chart VG-lista 1963. She died in August 2009. She received a Gammleng Award in 1985. References 1924 births 2009 deaths Musicians from Trondheim 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers {{Norway-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…se Og Magni Wentzel - 1959
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Jan Høiland
Jan Høiland (6 February 1939, Stavanger, Norway – 7 June 2017, Sweden) was a Norwegian singer, who lived for many years in Harstad. The song " Tiotusen röda rosor" by Thore Skogman was Høiland's biggest hit. He scored several chart successes in Norway. Accompanied by Finn Våland on piano, he made his debut at Cafe Inger in Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ... in 1957, followed by his record debut "Det vil komme av seg selv"/"Dormi-dormi-dormi" (1958), on Columbia. References External links Jan Høiland profile mic.no/nmi.nsf; accessed 9 June 2017. Norwegian pop musicians Musicians from Stavanger 1939 births 2017 deaths Musicians from Harstad {{Norway-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Trondheim
A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A musician who records and releases music is often referred to as a recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Births
Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in China holds its 1st National Congress of the Kuomintang, first National Congress, initiating a policy of alliance with the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communist Party. * January 21 – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, The Earl of Athlone is appointed Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, and High Commissioner for Southern Africa.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) * January 22 – R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gammleng Award
The Gammleng Award () is a Norwegian culture award created by ''The Fund for Performing Artists'' in 1982, 25 years after the fund was established in 1957. The award's official name is the ''Rolf Gammleng award to performing artists'' (). It's awarded to artists who have in a meritorious way contributed on recordings, stage performances, or concerts. The award is named after Rolf Gammleng, who was leading the ''Norwegian Musicians' Union'' when the fund was created. It's awarded each year to around 10 artists in various classes, with an award amount of for the veteran's price and to all others. Award winners 1982 * Jens Book-Jenssen (veteran) * Jan Garbarek (jazz) * Eva Knardal (classic) * Pete Knutsen (studio musician) * Fred Nøddelund (studio musician) * Terje Venaas (studio musician) * Lillebjørn Nilsen (singer) * Kirsti Sparboe (pop music) 1983 * Nora Brockstedt (veteran) * Åge Aleksandersen (pop music) * Karin Krog (jazz) * Øystein Sunde (singer) * Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Eggum
Jan Eggum (born 8 December 1951) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. He has been characterized as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs often revolve around broken hearts, loneliness, and sorrow. Sometimes, his lyrics include social criticism, but he also reveals trivial and funny sides of himself. Career Eggum was born in Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ... but started as a pub singer in London, making his living for two years writing songs in English. One of his most famous songs – "En natt forbi" ("A night is over") – was originally written in English under the title "Alone, Awake". He obtained a record contract in 1975 with the Norwegian record company CBS and recorded his debut album, "Trubadur" that autumn. His breakthrough cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VG-lista 1963
This is a complete list of all the singles that entered the VG-lista, the official Norwegian hit-chart, in 1963. A total of 65 singles appeared on the VG-lista that year and these are all listed below according to how well they have charted over time. Top 1963 # Arne Bendiksen – "Jeg vil ha en blå ballong" # Cliff Richard – "Summer Holiday" # Ned Miller – "From a Jack to a King" # Cliff Richard – "Lucky Lips" # Elvis Presley – "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" # Kyu Sakamoto – "Sukiyaki" # Wenche Myhre – "Gi meg en cowboy til mann" # Bobby Bare – "Detroit City Detroit ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 26th-most populous city ..." # Cliff Richard – "Don't Talk to Him" Top singles of 1963 External links VG-Lista – the official Norwegian hit-chartVG-lista – Top 100 singles of al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor Raymond
Thor (from ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Besides Old Norse , the deity occurs in Old English as , in Old Frisian as ', in Old Saxon as ', and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym , meaning 'Thunder'. Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of , to the Germanic expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity. Narratives featuring Thor are most prominently attested in Old Norse, where Thor appears throughout Norse mythology. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the significant technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post and served as the capital of Norway from the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaya Con Dios (song)
"Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)" (, literally "Go with God") is a popular music, popular song written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper, and first recorded by Anita O'Day in December 1952. Les Paul and Mary Ford had a 1 recording of the song in 1953. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Background The most-popular version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford. This recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2486 with "Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)" as the flip side in May 1953. It first reached the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Best Seller chart on June 13, 1953 and lasted 31 weeks on the chart, reaching No.1 on August 8 and remaining at No1 for a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks. The song also reached No.1 on the Cash Box magazine, ''Cash Box'' chart where it remained at that top spot for five weeks. It was ranked the No.1 top tune of 1953, and the second best selli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlager Music
Schlager (, " hit(s)") is a style of European popular music and radio format generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics. Schlager tracks are typically light pop tunes or sweet, sentimental ballads with simple, catchy melodies. Their lyrics typically center on love, relationships, and feelings. The northern variant of schlager (notably in Finland) has taken elements from Finnic, Nordic, Slavic, and Eastern European folk songs, with lyrics tending toward melancholic and elegiac themes. Musically, schlager bears similarities to styles such as easy listening. The style was frequently represented in the early years of the Eurovision Song Contest but has now been replaced by other pop music styles. Etymology ''Schlager'' is a loanword from German (from ''schlagen'' 'to hit'). It also came into some other languages (such as Bulgarian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Czech, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
