Frank Tønnesen (born 28 April 1972), better known by his stage name Tønes, is a
Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist from
Sokndal
Sokndal is the southernmost List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the vil ...
, Norway.
Mic.no Biography
(n Norwegian) He released his debut album, ''Rett te håves'', in 1996 and has since released a number of albums and EPs. He uses the Sokndal dialect in many of his songs and tells intriguing stories. In 2018 he released his first novel under the name ''Vi kan ikke ta med oss alt dette hjem.''
Tønes performs both solo and with a backing band that differs in configuration, sometimes consisting of just a bass and/or accordion. Among his bandmates are Gaute Tengesdal (bass and backing vocals), Erlend Aasland (guitar, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, auto harp and backing vocals), Kjell Gudmestad (steel-guitar and electric guitar), and Øystein Holmen (keyboards, backing vocals). Arne Andersen joined, playing percussion in 2012, and later Anne Lise Frøkedal also joined playing electric guitar and keyboards and also contributing with backing vocals. In the early years Johan Egdetveit (accordion) performed in some shows.
Discography
Albums
*1996: ''Rett te håves'' inkverk*1998: ''Gobai'' inkverk*2000: ''Det så e inne i krabben'' roiler Farm*2004: ''Grønnare gras'' roiler Farm*2008: ''Tork av deg fliret'' ype City/VME*2009: ''Sobihob'' ype City*2012: ''Sån av Salve'' ype City(reached No. 7 in VG-lista
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)
*2015: ''Vindbrest / Playground / Cosmos Music Group'' (reached No. 2 in VG-lista)
*2017: Sesong Fire inkverk*2021: Thilda Bøes Legat inkverk
EPs
*1998: ''Maleri'' inkverk*1999: ''Bonde'' inkverk*2000: ''Sko ikke sagt någe hvis det va drid'' roiler Farm*2003: ''Sju'' roiler Farm*2017: ''Ikkje mogna'' inkverk / Border Music
References
External links
Official website
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Norwegian songwriters
Spellemannprisen winners
1972 births
Living people
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian male singers
People from Sokndal