Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019) was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act. She released nine solo albums and won the

Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...

multiple times. In 2008 she appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul. She contracted liver cancer in 2007. In early 2019 she had to cancel the planned concerts for the summer due to illness.

Awards and honors

* Gammleng Award i åpen klasse i 1992 * Kardemommestipendiet i 1992 *

1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for ''Millimeter'' * Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets album for ''Millimeter'' * Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets hit for Millimeter * Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris i 2006 * Norsk Artistforbund Ærespris i 2007 * Prøysenprisene i 2007 * Edvardprisen i klassen populærmusikk for albumet ''Om igjen for første gang''

Bibliography

*''Stråets lengde. Skisser fra et liv'' the length of the straw. Sketches from a life"(2020, posthumous). The collection of texts by Preus, was written with an autobiography in mind, according to media.

Discography

* 1984: ''Snart 17'' (Transmission) * 1988: ''Fullmåne '' (Warner) * 1989: ''Lav Sol! Høy Himmel'' (Warner) * 1991: ''Og Høsten Kommer Tidsnok'' (Warner) * 1994: ''Millimeter'' (Warner) * 1994: ''Anne Grete Preus'' (Warner) * 1996: ''Millimeter'' (Warner) * 1996: ''Vrimmel'' (Warner) * 1999: ''Verden Er Et Vakkert Sted'' (Virgin Music) * 2001: ''Alfabet'' (Warner) * 2004: ''Når Dagen Roper '' (Worner) * 2007: ''Om Igjen For Første Gang'' (Warner) * 2009: ''Nesten Alene'' (Warner) * 2013: ''Et Sted Å Feste Blikket'' (Warner)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Preus, Anne Grete 1957 births 2019 deaths Musicians from Haugesund Norwegian women singers Norwegian women guitarists Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Spellemannprisen winners Deaths from liver cancer in Norway