Thorbjørn Egner was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known principally for his books, plays and musicals for children. He is principally associated with his narratives for children including Karius og Baktus (1949) and Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1955).
Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen, also known simply as Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the US country stage during the 1980s. In 1986, she had the "Kikki i Nashville" TV show.
The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association and has been awarded every year since 1950. The prize is presented to a Norwegian author for a literary work as agreed to among the members of the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association. Since 1978 the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association has also awarded a prize for the best work of children's literature. In 2003 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation was established, and in 2012 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults was established. For other Norwegian Critics Awards, see Norwegian Theatre Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1939, the Norwegian Music Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the Norwegian Dance Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1977.
I dag & i morgon was released on April 12, 2006, and is a compilation album from Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson. The album also contains four new-released recordings: "Yesterday Once More", "Looking for Freedom", "Blue Virgin Isles" and The Eagles' classic "New Kid in Town", which originally were supposed to be on an album planned for 2001 but never released.
I mitt hjärta is a compilation album from Kikki Danielsson, released in Norway in 1999 and in Sweden in 2002. Twelve of the songs were recorded with Roosarna between 1994-1997. The album also contains two tracks which were new back then, and "Jag trodde änglarna fanns" on the album was sung together with Norwegian dansband Ole Ivars, whose songwriter, bassist and second vocalist, William Kristoffersen, wrote the tracks.
Lillebjørn Falk Nilsen was a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Oslo, and was considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from the 1970s and onwards.
Kikkis bästa was released on February 27, 2008, and is a double compilation album by Kikki Danielsson. It peaked at #15 at the Swedish album chart.
Levi Henriksen is a Norwegian novelist, short story writer and singer-songwriter.
Maj Sønstevold was a Swedish composer who lived and worked in Norway.
Hver gang vi møtes is a Norwegian reality television show broadcast on the Norwegian TV 2 television station in 2012. It is structured in similar format to the Swedish series Så mycket bättre that had been launched in 2010.
Vigleik Storaas is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, and the younger brother of composer and bassist Gaute Storaas. He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with jazz musicians such as Norma Winstone, Karin Krog, Terje Rypdal, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Chet Baker, Jack DeJohnette and Warne Marsh.
Ole Amund Gjersvik is a Norwegian Jazz musician and composer, central on the Bergen jazz scene and known from a number of record releases.
Gaute Storaas is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass) and composer, and the older brother of jazz pianist Vigleik Storaas.
Curling Legs Productions A/S is a Norwegian record label with a catalogue encompassing all styles of jazz and improvised music. It was started by Knut Værnes and Morten Halle to release their own music. In 1994, Odin Records was licensed to Curling Legs from the Norwegian Jazz Forum, to continue the production of Norwegian jazz. In addition to Værnes and Halle, the third co-owner of Curling Legs is Helge Westbye, the director of the record label Grappa Music, and the label is part of FONO. The music is distributed through the company Musikkoperatørene.
Ole Ivars is a dansband, established 1964 in Hamar, Norway. Their 1967 breakthrough came with the song Regnets rytme. Espen Hagen Olsen and William Kristoffersen are singers in the band, and William Kristoffersen also acts as a songwriter. Ole Ivars has won the Spellemannprisen awards several times, and in 2004, NRK labeled them as "Norway's dansband of all times". The band has received several cultural awards, and played in church buildings and concert halls throughout Norway
Geir Langslet is a Norwegian jazz pianist and band leader raised in Fredrikstad.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2011 in Norwegian music.
"Jag trodde änglarna fanns" is a song written by William Kristoffersen, which was recorded as a vocal duet by Kikki Danielsson and Ole Ivars in 1999, becoming a major hit in Norway.
Stian Thorbjørnsen, known under the stage name Staysman, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and presenter.
