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.
Odd Nordstoga is a folk singer, musician, actor and editor from Vinje in Telemark, Norway. In 2004, he went from relative obscurity to becoming the country's biggest selling recording artist, with the phenomenal success of his first solo album proper, "Luring". The album, a fusion of pop and Norwegian folk music, has sold more than 160,000 copies in Norway to date and earned him several Spellemannsprisen awards. For the album Strålande Jul, released together with Sissel Kyrkjebø, he won an unprecedented 11 Norwegian platinum trophies.
Kenneth Sivertsen was a Norwegian musician, composer, poet, and comedian.
Jon Almaas is a Norwegian TV-host and actor, best known from the weekly comedy Nytt på nytt which he hosted for 17 years.
Tore Pryser is a Norwegian historian who has served as professor at the Lillehammer University College since 1993.
The Brage Prize is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation. The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature.
Tor Obrestad was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.
Jahn Otto Johansen was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer.
Trond Granlund is a Norwegian rock and folk singer, composer and guitarist.
Jannike Kruse is a Norwegian singer, artist and actor. Daughter of Professor and composer Bjørn Howard Kruse and Professor and author Gro Shetelig, sister of Anine and Benedikte Kruse known from the vocal group Pitsj, niece to Philip Antony Kruse and grand child of Colonel Erling Kruse, as well as teacher in music and piano Else Grieg Shetelig.
Alf Cranner was a major Norwegian folk singer, lyricist and painter, considered by many to be the pioneer of the Norwegian folk music wave of the 1960s. The citation for the award of Evert Taube Memorial Fund Grant 1994, to Cranner states: «Det är motiverat att anse honom som sin tids fader för den norska viskonsten». He is known for several popular folk music interpretations and beautiful folk tunes, including these: Å, den som var en løvetann with lyrics by another great Norwegian folk singer and lyricist Alf Prøysen (1914–1970), Bare skrap and Den skamløse gamle damen with lyrics by Klaus Hagerup and Sjømannsvise with the text of Harald Sverdrup. Among Cranner folk songs with his own lyrics is Båt til lyst and Hambo i fellesferien two of the best known. The folk song Din tanke er fri, is Cranner translation of the German Die Gedanken sind frei.
Gaute Storaas is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass) and composer, and the older brother of jazz pianist Vigleik Storaas.
Eyvind Stauri Solås was a Norwegian musician, composer, actor and program host in NRK, both the Norwegian television and radio.
Endre Lund Eriksen is a Norwegian author and politician.
Håkon Berge is a Norwegian contemporary composer, conductor and arranger.
Kåre Idar Grøttum is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and music arranger, as well a known presenter in NRK.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1973 in Norwegian music.
Ulrikke Brandstorp, known professionally as Ulrikke, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, musical actress, voice actress and television presenter.
Alexander Eik is a Norwegian director, screenwriter, series creator, and executive producer in the film company Cinenord AS, where he is also co-owner and head of script development. Eik made her feature film debut in 2003 with the blockbuster success
Lea Mathilde Skar-Myren is a Norwegian actress and fashion model.
