Geir Langslet (born 9 October 1956 in

Horten is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian

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pianist and band leader raised in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1 ...

Career

Langslet is a graduate of the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cou ...

. He was a member of the band LAVA for 20 years, and participated in numerous recordings and tours in the 1980s and 1990s. He has been orchestra conductor for NRK for several years, including for Melodi Grand Prix five times, from 1995 to 1999. He had conducted the Norwegian entries in the Eurovision Song Contest three times in 1995, 1997 and 1998. He has also been band leader for "The show must go on", which is a Queen tribute concert show with Åge Sten Nilsen. Now he is a band leader for the show «Tina-Simply the Best»,which is a tribute to Tina Turner.

Honors

*1984: Spellemannprisen in the class POP, with LAVA.

Discography

*1980: ''Lava'' (

Polydor Records Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...

) *1981: ''Cruisin'' (Polydor Records) *1982: ''Prime Time'' (Polydor Records) *1984: ''Fire'' (Polydor Records) *1985: ''Prime Cuts'' (Polydor Records), Compilation *1990: ''Rhythm of Love'' (Polydor Records) *1996: ''The Very Best of Lava'' (Polydor Records), Compilation *2003: ''Polarity'' (Polydor Records) *2005: ''Alibi'' (Polydor Records) *2009: ''Symphonic Journey'' (Polydor Records), live album ;With Jahn Teigen *1979: ''En Dags Pause'' (

RCA Victor RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Ar ...

) ;With Alex *1979: ''Hello I Love You!'' (

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...

) *1980: ''Daddy's Child'' (

) *1981: ''Alex' Beste'' (Polydor Records), Compilation ;With Trond Granlund *1981: ''Pleasant Surprise'' ( CBS Records) ;With Stein Ove Berg *1981: ''Bergtatt'' (NorDics) ;With Anita Skorgan *1981: ''Pastell'' (Snowflake Skandinavisk Artist Produksjon ) ;With Prima Vera *1981: ''Ha Ha He He Ho! (De Gærne Har'e Godt)'' (RCA Victor) *1983: ''Her Kommer Olavs Menn'' (RCA Victor) ;With Olav Stedje *1982: ''Tredje Stedje'' (Hot Line) *2006: ''Livstegn'' (Tylden & Co) *2011: ''Ikkje Utan Deg'' (Tylden & Co) ;With

Kjell Fjalsett Kjell Sigurd Fjalsett (born 1952) is a Norwegian singer and musician. He made a name for himself in the Norwegian gospel and Christian pop scene as a teenager in the choir Believe, covering the song "Oh Happy Day" among other things. He later form ...

*1982: ''Forandring'' (New Song) ;With Ketil Bjørnstad *1983: ''Aniara'' (New Song), Rock opera ;With Terje Bakke & Test 1 *1983: ''Høyt Spill'' (Test Records) ;Within Silhouette *1984: ''Silhouette'' (RCA Victor) ;Within Doxa *1984: ''Så Langt...'' (Klango Records) *1986: ''Noe Som Spirer'' (Scan Music) ;With Lill Lindfors *1985: ''Människors Makt'' (Slagerfabrikken) ;With

Sissel Kyrkjebø Sissel Kyrkjebø (; born 24 June 1969), also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and o ...

*1986: ''Sissel'' (Noahs Ark) *1986: ''Glade Jul'' (Noahs Ark) *1994: ''Se Ilden Lyse'' (Forenede Fonogramprodusenter) ;With Pål Thowsen *1986: ''Call Me Stranger'' (

) ;With Rita Eriksen *1988: ''Back From Wonderland'' (Desperado Records) ;With

Egil Eldøen Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to: Characters *Egil (Hymiskvida), farmer in the poem ''Hymiskvida'' *Egil, brother of Volund, hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga *Egil One-Hand, hero from the ...

*1988: ''Here We Go Again'' (Sonet Records) ;With

Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known as just Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and ...

*1996: ''Bettans Jul'' (Polydor Records)

References

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Geir Langslet
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