Kate Elisabeth Augestad (born 1956) is a Norwegian vocalist known from bands like Johnny Banan Band and

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, and the mother of

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, actress and conductor

Tora Augestad Tora Karen Elisabeth Augestad (born 10 December 1979) is a Norwegian mezzosoprano, musical conductor and actor. One of Norway's most established classical singers, she focuses on jazz, musical theater, contemporary music, and cabaret. Her stag ...

(b. 1979). Augestad was born in Bergen. After her singing career, she became assistant professor at

University of Bergen The University of Bergen () is a public university, public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several sci ...

, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, and "Handelshøyskolen BI" in Bergen. She has also appeared as an actor at

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in Bergen.

Musical career

Augestad and Lasse Myrvold (1953–2006) were lead vocalists in the band "Johnny Banan Band", which later became

The Aller Værste! The Aller Værste! (1979–1981) was a Norwegian rock band from Bergen, that was awarded Spellemannprisen for the album '' Materialtretthet'' (1980). Biography The Aller Værste! was influenced and inspired by punk, new wave, ska and regg ...

. They were among the driving forces in the so-called Bergen Wave. On the "Program 82" album ''Pictures'' (1982) the sound was synth-based in the direction of post punk à la Japan. Augestad was also part of the band "Poplins", with Arne Moe Vindedal, Frank Hovland and Lasse Myrvold from "TAV!". Together with Lars Ove Toft, Kåre Thomsen, Hovland and Arne Moe Vindedal, she formed the band "One Step Limbo" (1990).

Discography

*1982: ''Pictures'' (Norwegian Label) *1983: ''Unleash'' (Pro-Gram O'Phone3) *2006: ''Dans Til Musikken'' (Reel Noise Records), tribute to Lasse Myrvold

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Augestad, Kate 1956 births Living people Norwegian rock singers Norwegian women rock singers Norwegian stage actresses Musicians from Bergen Academic staff of the University of Bergen 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers