Arnt Haugen (January 3, 1928 – June 26, 1988) was a Norwegian accordionist and music journalist from

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...

, known from over 100 LP releases. Haugen was born in

Jondalen Jondalen is a valley in Kongsberg municipality, Norway, outside the city of Kongsberg. Its history is closely tied to Kongsberg and the Kongsberg Silver Mines. The river Jondalselva runs through the valley. Jondalen Church was built in 1882. Jonda ...

Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...

county. After studying to be a journalist, he worked for the newspaper ''

Fremtiden ''Fremtiden'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Drammen, Norway, between 1905 and 2000. It was an official publication of Norwegian Labour Party in Buskerud. History and profile ''Fremtiden'' was started in 1905. Its first editor was Torge ...

'' and the music journal ''Rytme'' from 1955 to 1962. Later he edited ''Trekkspill-Nytt'' (Accordion News). Haugen became known as a presenter on

NRK The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

, among other things for ''Istedenfor twist – trekkspillet som ungdommens instrument'' (Instead of the Twist: The Accordion as a Youth Instrument, 1964), and especially as an orchestra leader on the program ''Husker du?'' (Do You Remember? 1971–1986). He also hosted the radio program ''Trekkspillklubben'' (The Accordion Club) on NRK for a number of years. Haugen was the father of the music and sports journalist Thor-Rune Haugen.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haugen, Arnt 1928 births 1988 deaths Norwegian accordionists Musicians from Kongsberg NRK people Norwegian radio presenters