Tor Endresen

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Tor Endresen
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Endresen performing in 2007
Background information
Born (1959-06-15) 15 June 1959 (age 66)
Bergen, Norway
Occupation(s)singer, composer
Labels CNR Records, Polydor

Tor Lars Oskar Endresen (born 15 June 1959) is a Norwegian singer and composer.

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He has entered the Norwegian song selection for the Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, where he finished in last place with nul points.

Endresen was part of a popular Norwegian TV show in the early 1990s, a show with pop music from the 1950s and 1960s called Lollipop, as a singing bartender. The show went on for 30 episodes, and there were released three albums (English lyrics) with music from the show which sold very well in Norway.

A single called "Black Rain" which was released from his album Call Me Stranger in 1986, was nearly chosen as the themesong for the James Bond film The Living Daylights in 1987. (The choice fell on the Norwegian group a-ha instead.) [1]

He has been awarded two film music awards from Disney for his singing contribution to the Norwegian version of Disney films.

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Discography

Album

Melodi Grand Prix

Eurovision Song Contest

Charts

ChartProvider(s)Peak
position
AlbumYear
Norwegian Albums Chart VG Nett 32Det aller beste1997
40Sanger1996
9Det beste fra Lollipop1995
13Tor Endresen II1992
7Solo1991
8Lollipop1989–1990

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References

  1. "MIC Artikkel: Endresen, Tor". Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
1997
Succeeded by