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Arvid Wam Solvang (born July 14, 1969) is a Norwegian songwriter/producer living in Oslo, Norway.
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Arvid Wam Solvang (born July 14, 1969) is a Norwegian songwriter/producer living in Oslo, Norway.
Arvid Wam Solvang was born July 14, 1969, in Kopervik, Norway. After touring Norway for years as a guitarist with a range of different bands, he started a music production company called Viagram. Solvang is known for his work with Maria Mena where he has co-written most of her songs, and produced her first three albums. He has also co-written and produced the first albums for Norwegian artist Christel Alsos.
Solvang is signed to EMI music publishing. [1] He is currently a board member at The Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists (NOPA), and he is in the election committee for The organization for Norwegian artists and professional musicians (GRAMART).
Maria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop singer, best known for her singles such as "You're the Only One", "Just Hold Me", "All This Time" which charted in multiple countries.
White Turns Blue is the international debut album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Maria Mena, released in 2004 in the United States by Columbia Records. It consists of tracks from her first two albums, Another Phase and Mellow, and was specifically compiled for the American market. The album peaked at No. 102 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
Marion Elise Ravn, better known as Marion Raven, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Raven formed the pop duo M2M with Marit Larsen, though they ceased performing together in 2002. Raven was later signed as a solo artist by Atlantic Records with the release of her solo debut album, Here I Am in 2005. In 2006, Raven was signed to the indie record label, Eleven Seven, and in 2007 re-released the songs on her debut album along with a few new songs on an album titled Set Me Free. In 2012, Raven began production of her second album, Songs from a Blackbird, which was released in Norway on 8 April 2013.
Jan Eggum is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. He has been characterized as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs often revolve around broken hearts, loneliness, and sorrow. Sometimes, his lyrics include social criticism, but he also reveals trivial and funny sides of himself.
Mellow is the second album by Maria Mena. Released in Norway as a counterpart to her US album White Turns Blue, it was accompanied by the single "You're the Only One". The album was produced by Arvid Solvang.
Another Phase is Maria Mena's debut album, which was released by Sony Music Norway. It reached #6 on the Norwegian charts. Her two singles "Free" and "My Lullaby" first appeared on this album. The album was co-written and produced by Arvid Solvang.
Apparently Unaffected is the third album by the Norwegian singer-songwriter Maria Mena, released on November 14, 2005, in Europe. It was re-released in June 2006 in the Netherlands, where it peaked at No. 11. The album spawned four singles: "Miss You Love", "Just Hold Me", "Our Battles", and the final single "Nevermind Me" in early 2008. The album ended up at the #48 position in the year end chart of 2006 in the Netherlands. The album was produced by Arvid Solvang.
Torstein Lofthus is a Norwegian drummer and composer who has been a member of the bands Shining, Elephant9, the Mathias Eick Band, D'Sound, and Ebersson/Zanussi/Lofthus. He is married to Hege Lofthus.
Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian R&B artist.
Håvard Rem is a Norwegian poet.
"Hollywood Lie" is a 2001 pop song performed by Norwegian artist Hanah. The song peaked at #3 on the Norwegian chart, stayed on the chart for 12 weeks and sold 20 000 copies.
Olav Dale was a Norwegian composer, orchestra leader and jazz saxophonist. In addition to saxophone he played other woodwinds. He received little formal education in music, but he completed studies at the Voss Folk High School and the Toneheim Folk High School (1976–78).
Erik Johannessen is a Norwegian trombonist and composer, who has played in bands like Jaga Jazzist, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Loud Jazz Band, Lord Kelvin, Funky Hot Grits, Ensemble Denada and Magic Pocket.
David Wallumrød is a Norwegian pianist, known from cooperations with artists such as Knut Reiersrud, Torun Eriksen, Jarle Bernhoft, Marit Larsen, Maria Solheim, Vidar Busk, Bigbang, Maria Mena, Thomas Dybdahl and Bjørn Eidsvåg. He is the cousin of the musical artists Susanna Wallumrød, Fredrik Wallumrød and Christian Wallumrød.
Tor Egil Kreken is a Norwegian musician.
Pål Flåta is a Norwegian vocalist, known from the band Midnight Choir and as a solo artist.
"You're the Only One" is a song by Norwegian pop musician Maria Mena. The song was included on her second studio album, Mellow, and was released as the album's first single in January 2004. In addition to becoming a number-eight hit in her native Norway, it was Mena's breakthrough hit internationally, charting within the top 40 in Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand. It was also her first single released in the United States, where it rose to number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Børge Petersen-Øverleir is a Norwegian guitarist, raised in Bergen and Bodø, early active in heavy rock, autodidact in jazz centered around in Bodø.
Bjørn Vidar Solli is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer.
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