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

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

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

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 ...

. 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 the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from Norwegian and international artists. It is presented weekly in the newspaper ''Verdens Gang, VG''. The data is collected by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Soundscan Inte ...

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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