Life and career
Bjørn Nilsen became known as "Lillebjørn" in the late 1960s when he and his namesake Bjørn Morisse performed as the folk duo ''The Young Norwegians''. Because Morisse was the taller of the duo, he was nicknamed "Storebjørn" (Big Bjørn) while Nilsen was "Lillebjørn" (Little Bjørn), a stage name he kept throughout his career. Nilsen was also a member of the Norwegian supergroup Gitarkameratene withDiscography
Albums
;with The Young Norwegians *1967: ''Things on Our Mind'' *1969: ''Music'' ;with Ballade! *1978: ''Ballade! På turné'' *1980: ''Ballade! Ekstranummer'' *2005: ''Ballade!s samlede'' (compilation) ;with Gitarkameratene ;Album *1989: ''Gitarkameratene'' *1990: ''Typisk norsk'' *2010: '' Kanon'' ;Singles'' *1990: "Barn av regnbuen" ;with Andy Irvine *2010: '' Abocurragh'' ilsen plays on one track.*2021: ''Live in Telemark'' ;Soloalbums *1971: ''Tilbake'' *1973: ''Portrett'' *1974: ''På stengrunn'' (with Jon Arne Corell, Kari Svendsen, Lars Klevstrand, Steinar Ofsdal & Carl Morten Iversen) *1974: ''Haba Haba'' *1975: ''Byen med det store hjertet'' *1976: ''Hei fara! Norske folkeviser'' *1978: ''Lillebjørn Nilsens beste'' *1979: ''Oslo 3'' *1980: ''Live at Sioux Falls (USA)'' *1980: ''Ballade! Ekstranummer'' *1982: ''Original Nilsen'' *1984: ''Lillebjørn Nilsens utvalgte'' *1985: ''Hilsen Nilsen'' *1986: ''Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen'' *1988: ''Sanger'' *1989: ''SuperStars'' *1993: ''Nære Nilsen'' *1996: ''40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste'' *2010: ''Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1'' *2012: ''Postkort fra Lillebjørn'' ;Re-released albums *1995: ''Haba Haba'' *2001: ''Portrett'' *2003: ''Byen med det store hjertet'' (Re-release) *2003: ''Tilbake'' (Re-release) *2003: ''Portrett'' (Re-release) ;Compilation albums *1978: ''Lillebjørn Nilsens beste'' *1984: ''Lillebjørn Nilsens utvalgte'' *1986: ''Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen'' *1996: ''40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste'' *2010: ''Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1'' (10 CDs and a DVD) ;With The Young Norwegians ;Album *1967: ''Things On Our Mind'' *1968* ''Music'' ;Singles *1966: "Plenty Nothingness and Love" / "Det står ein friar uti garde" *1966: "Joys of Love" / "Jug of Punch" *1967: "Vuggevise for André" / "Goodbye to Your Sparkling Blue Eyes" *1968: "Nightingale" / "Grannie" with Kari Svendsen ;Solo *1973: "Barn av regnbuen" / "Alle duene" *1974: "Haba Haba" / "Kirsebærtreet" *1975: "Byen med det store hjertet" / "Brevet" *1979: "Bysommer" / "Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1" *1982: "Tanta til Beate" / "Se alltid lyst på livet" *1985: "Blå odyssé" / "Sangen om Danmark" *1988: "Se deg aldri tilbake" / "Den dypeste hemmelighet" *1993: "Fort gjort å glemme" / "Så nære vi var" *1993: "1000 søte damer" *2006: "Oleanna" (withReferences
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsen, Lillebjorn 1950 births 2024 deaths Norwegian male singer-songwriters Norwegian singer-songwriters Norwegian guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian male singers Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Spellemannprisen winners Musicians from Oslo Grappa Music artists