Geirr Lystrup (22 March 1949 – 19 June 2025) was a Norwegian singer, poet, playwright and children's writer.

Life and career

Lystrup was born in

Vinje Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark which is part of Øvre Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Åmot. Other villages in the muni ...

on 22 March 1949. His debut album was ''Ti på taket og Måltrostblues'' from 1972. His album ''Songen om kjærligheta'' from 1981 (a cooperation with Det Norske Kammerkor) was awarded

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 ...

. He was awarded ''Prøysenprisen'' in 1987. He played with the music group Godtfolk, and their first album ''Egg og Champagne'' from 1988 was awarded Spellemannprisen. Among his plays is ''Brakar og Joanna'', staged at

Riksteatret Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play ''En reise i natten''. The theatre plays on about ...

at its 50th anniversary in 1999. Lystrup died from complications of

ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and low ...

on 19 June 2025, at the age of 76. His funeral service was held in

Brumunddal Church Brumunddal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brumunddal. It is one of the two churches for the Brumunddal/Veldre parish which is part of the ...

on 27 June.

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* * 1949 births 2025 deaths People from Vinje Norwegian male singers Norwegian male poets Norwegian children's writers 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian male writers 21st-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Norwegian male writers Deaths from motor neuron disease in Norway {{Norway-singer-stub