Ole Edvard Antonsen (born 25 April 1962) is a Norwegian trumpeter, [1] musician and conductor.
Antonsen was born in Vang, Hedmark, now part of Hamar. He is best known as a solo trumpeter, active in different genres of music; classical music, chamber music, baroque, jazz and pop. Since the mid-2000s, he has also been active as a conductor, foremost with Norwegian Air Force Band.
Norwegian chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Tour De Force | 1 |
Norwegian chart (1993) | Peak position |
Tour De Force | 6 |
Norwegian chart (1997) | Peak position |
Read My Lips | 7 |
Norwegian chart (1998) | Peak position |
Read My Lips | 12 |
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