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Louis Jacoby (singer)
Louis Arnold Jacoby (born September 6, 1942) is a Norwegian singer and writer from Larvik. Jacoby grew up in Larvik's Torstrand district but has lived in Ula for many years. He is the son of the writer Arnold Jacoby (1913–2002). Jacoby has won the Prøysen Award and the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award, and he was named " Beer Dog of the Year" ( no, Årets Ølhund) by the Norwegian Brewery Association in 1990. His best-known song "Hverdag" (Everyday) has been named one of Norway's national songs. Jacoby won the summer song competition held by the '' Nitimen'' program in 1995 (together with Lars Martin Myhre) for the song "En sommer er aldri over" (A Summer Is Never Over). Jacoby has published ''Den store ølviseboka'' (The Big Book of Beer Songs) and released several albums, including ''Hverdag'' (Everyday) and ''Noen & ingen'' (Some & None). From 1994 to 1999 he was essentially the in-house poet for the TVNorge's talk show '' Wesenstund''. For several weeks he held a place on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegians
Norwegians ( no, nordmenn) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norse of the Early Middle Ages who formed a unified Kingdom of Norway in the 9th century. During the Viking Age, Norwegians and other Norse peoples conquered, settled and ruled parts of the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Norwegians are closely related to other North Germanic peoples and descendants of the Norsemen such as Danes, Swedes, Icelanders and the Faroe Islanders, as well as groups such as the Scots whose nation they significantly settled and left a lasting impact in. The Norwegian language is part of the larger Scandinavian dialect continuum of generally mutually intelligible languages in Scandinavia. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
