Trond Granlund (born in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, Norway, on 29 July 1950)
is a Norwegian rock and folk singer, composer and guitarist.
Granlund grew up on
Torshov
Torshov is a neighborhood north of Grünerløkka and Lilleborg in the Sagene borough of Oslo, Norway. The Oslo Tramway (''Trikken i Oslo'') provides connections with lines running between Majorstuen and Kjelsås. Vogts gate serves as the m ...
and
Manglerud
Manglerud () is a borough in the Østensjø district of Oslo, Norway. Manglerud was built in the 1960s as a suburb to Oslo, connected by the '' Oslo T-bane'' metro system.
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in Oslo, and has lived in
Lørenskog
is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. A suburb of Oslo, it is part of the Oslo urban area and the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipa ...
since 1968. He started performing in 1973, releasing the independent ''Rock'' album. He released his first solo album, ''Trond Granlund'', in 1976 and has been prolific in releasing of albums. Until the mid-1990s, most of his output was in English, but with the album ''Tida er'e ingen som kan snu'' in 1995, he started to release albums almost exclusively in
Norwegian.
An autobiographical album, ''På vei til rock 'n roll'' (meaning "on the road to rock'n'roll"), was released in 2001. An autobiographical book was published in 2012 titled and his next book coming time, the Council in 2007. In 2012, he published his book ''Sanger jeg lærte av mamma og pappa'' (meaning "songs I learned from my mom and dad"). He is married and have one daughter and three sons.
Awards
*1981: Norwegian Grammy in "pop category" for ''Pleasant Surprise''
*1985: "Gammleng Award" in "pop category"
Discography
Albums
;Studio albums
*1973: ''Rock''
*1976: ''Granlund''
*1977: ''Utstøtt''
*1978: ''Made in Manchester''
*1979: ''Starstruck''
*1980: ''Eloise'' (NOR #13)
*1981: ''Pleasant Surprise'' (NOR #2)
*1982: ''Stay the Night'' (NOR #12)
*1983: ''Driftin (NOR #11)
*1985: ''Hearts in Danger'' (NOR #20)
*1986: ''The Ride''
*1989: ''Promise the Moon''
*1990: ''Roots''
*1992: ''Pleasure and Tears''
*1993: ''I Can't Quit Now''
*1995: ''Tida er'e ingen som kan snu''
*1997: ''Bilder inni hue''
*2000: ''Østkantfolk''
*2002: ''På vei til rock'n'roll''
*2005: ''En litt forvirra fyr''
*2007: ''Kommer tid, kommer råd''
*2010: ''Sanger jeg lærte av faren min'' (NOR #14)
*2012: ''Bror min og jeg'' (NOR #36)
;Live
*2012: ''En rønner fra Manglerud – Live fra NRK Studio 19'' (NOR #30)
;Compilations
*1998: ''Fra Manglerud til Manchester 1973–1998''
*2003: ''Høyt, lavt og langt''
Singles
References
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Norwegian male singers
Norwegian songwriters
Norwegian rock musicians
Spellemannprisen winners
1950 births
Living people
People from Lørenskog
Musicians from Oslo