Jørn Hoel (born 27 July 1957) is a Norwegian composer, guitarist and singer. Hoel was born in

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the 21s ...

. His album debut was ''Ubarbert'' from 1982, and the album ''Varme ut av is'' from 1987 earned him

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...

. Among his best known songs are "Ei hand å holde i" and "Har en drøm". Later albums are ''Leapin' Lizards'' from 1994 and ''Soulsville'' from 1996, which chartered number one on

VG-lista VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. Many different criteria are used in worldwide charts ...

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1957 births Living people Musicians from Tromsø Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Norwegian guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian male singers {{Norway-musician-stub