Hilde Heltberg (30 September 1959 – 4 September 2011) was a
Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter, born in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, Norway.
Career
Heltberg started her career in the late 70s when she entered a talent competition judged by
Stein Ove Berg, who became her mentor.
She later joined the band Uncle John's Band, and, in 1982, X-tra, with
Trond Granlund
Trond Granlund (born in Oslo, Norway, on 29 July 1950) is a Norwegian rock and folk singer, composer and guitarist.
Granlund grew up on Torshov and Manglerud in Oslo, and has lived in Lørenskog since 1968. He started performing in 1973, releasi ...
.
She released her first, self-titled, solo album in 1982, but found a more individual style in 1983 with ''På bare bein'' (On bare feet), produced by
Jonas Fjeld.
All in all Heltberg released 12 albums over the course of her career.
She also participated in the Norwegian qualification for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
three times as an artist: in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
,
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
and
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
, and as a songwriter in
2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
.
Her last single, titled "Elske fritt" (Free love) was released in 2009.
Heltberg died from cancer at
Rikshospitalet on 4 September 2011.
Discography
Albums
*1982: ''Hilde Heltberg''
*1983: ''På bare bein''
*2012: ''Elske det umulige''
Singles
*2009: "Elske fritt"
;Melodi Grand Prix (Eurovision selection)
*
MGP 1980: "Maestro"
*
MGP 1984: "Ditt smil"
*
MGP 1985: "Livet har en sjanse"
References
External links
Artist home page
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1959 births
2011 deaths
Norwegian women singers
Norwegian songwriters
Musicians from Oslo
Deaths from cancer in Norway