Sverre Kjelsberg (18 October 1946 – 18 June 2016) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist, bassist, composer, and lyricist. He was a member of the band
The Pussycats from 1964. He and
Mattis Hætta represented Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NOS), which agreed to stage the eve ...
with the entry "
Sámiid ædnan", which was composed by Kjelsberg and
Ragnar Olsen.
On 18 June 2016, Kjelsberg was found dead in his home, aged 69. He had been ill with cancer previously, but was declared cancer-free in 2015. No cause of death has been determined.
NRK: Sverre Kjelsberg er død (Norwegian)
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Albums
*''Etter mørketia'' ( MAI, 1979)
*''Kära Syster'' with Tage Löf, Swedish pianist
A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...
(MAI, 1980). This album included several of Carl Michael Bellman's 1790 '' Fredman's Epistles'' including the title track, and the song ''Sámiid Ædnan''.
*''Låla!'' (MAI, 1980) yoik with Mattis Hætta
*''Sverre'' (Hot Line, 1982).
*''Den glade pessimisten'' (OK, 1987), with Ragnar Olsen
*''Drømmen e fri'' ( Nord-Norsk Plateselskap, 1994)
*''Større kraft enn krutt'' (2005). Samleplate.
References
1946 births
2016 deaths
Musicians from Tromsø
Norwegian male singers
Melodi Grand Prix winners
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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