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Mitt Lille Land
"Mitt lille land" (in en, "My Little Country" or "My Small Country") is a song by Ole Paus, written in 1994 as a lyrical description of Norway. The song gained strong popularity following the 2011 Norway attacks, which led to it being described by the media as "the new national anthem." According to the NRK, the song "came to symbolize the sorrow many people went through." The song featured most prominently in all the memorial ceremonies following the attacks. The NRK memorial concert (30 July 2011) following the attacks was named "Mitt lille land," and the concert opened with "Mitt lille land" sung by Maria Mena. The national memorial ceremony (21 August 2011) was opened with "Mitt lille land" sung by Susanne Sundfør, followed by a speech by King Harald V. On the Norwegian Constitution Day in 2012, the NRK broadcast was opened with "Mitt lille land." The Norwegian People's Aid and Sony Music released a memorial album titled '' Mitt lille land'' and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Paus
Ole Paus (born 9 February 1947; full name ''Ole Christian Paus'') is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author, who is widely regarded as the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition ( no, visebølgen). During the 1970s Paus was known for his biting social commentary, especially in his ironic and sometimes libellous "musical newspapers" in the form of broadside ballads in a series of albums titled "The Paus Post". He has later become known for a softer and more lyrical style, and has written some of Norway's best known songs, such as "Innerst i sjelen" and " Engler i sneen". He has often collaborated with Ketil Bjørnstad, notably on the "modern suite" '' Leve Patagonia''; he has later collaborated with Kirkelig Kulturverksted on several projects, and with his son, the classical composer Marcus Paus, notably on the children's opera '' The Witches'', ''Requiem'' and several later works. One of his songs, " Mitt lille land", gained wide popularity a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Guldbrandsen
Christine Guldbrandsen (born 19 March 1985 in Bergen, Norway) is a singer who is best known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. She has released three albums in Scandinavia: ''Surfing in the Air'', '' Moments'', and ''Christine''. A new album, ''Colors'', was released on 8 April 2011. She sings mainly in Norwegian, Danish and English. Biography Early life Guldbrandsen began singing in the local church choir at age three; at age 13 she was discovered by Kjetil Fluge. At 15 in 2000, she sang ''"Kulturbyåpningen"'' in Bergen; in the audience was Sony Music Entertainment, who gave Guldbrandsen her first record deal after the performance. The contract was a result of long-dedicated time and work with Kjetil Fluge, Atle Halstensen, and Erlend Fauske in the Bergen studio ''Sounds Familiar''. In 2001, 16-year-old Guldbrandsen wrote her first song, "Fly Away," a tribute to her father who had just died. 2003 Guldbrandsen's debut album, ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grete Knudsen
Grete Knudsen (born 13 October 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1979–1981, Minister of Social Affairs (social affairs) 1992–1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs (trade and shipping affairs) 1994–1996, Minister of Industry and Energy (industry affairs) 1996, Minister of Industry and Trade 1997, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1996–1997, and Minister of Industry and Trade 2000–2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg. Knudsen was a teacher before her political career, and worked as principal of a special education school in Bergen. In 2008 she was appointed as a member of the board of the National Gallery of Norway The National Gallery ( no, Nasjonalgalleriet) is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. , the admission cost is 100 Norwegian kroner. History It was esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even Ruud
Even may refer to: General * Even (given name), a Norwegian male personal name * Even (surname) * Even (people), an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far East **Even language, a language spoken by the Evens * Odd and Even, a solitaire game which is played with two decks of playing cards Science and technology *In mathematics, the term ''even'' is used in several senses related to ''odd'': ** even and odd numbers, an integer is even if dividing by two yields an integer ** even and odd functions, a function is even if ''f''(−''x'') = ''f''(''x'') for all ''x'' ** even and odd permutations, a permutation of a finite set is even if it is composed of an even number of transpositions **Singly even number, an integer divisible by 2 but not divisible by 4 * Even code, if the Hamming weight of all of a binary code's codewords is even Entertainment *Even (band) Even are an Australian indie rock three-piece fronted by singer-songwriter-guitarist, Ashley Naylor with Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irony
Irony (), in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected; it is an important rhetorical device and literary technique. Irony can be categorized into different types, including ''verbal irony'', ''dramatic irony'', and ''situational irony''. Verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes can emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth, denies the contrary of the truth, or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection. Definitions Henry Watson Fowler, in ''The King's English'', says, "any definition of irony—though hundreds might be given, and very few of them would be accepted—must include this, that the surface meaning and the underlying meaning of what is said are not the same." Also, Eric Partrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Norwegian European Union Membership Referendum
A referendum on joining the European Union was held in Norway on 27 and 28 November 1994. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 After a long period of heated debate, the "no" side won with 52.2 per cent of the vote, on a turnout of 88.6 per cent. Membership of what was then the European Community had previously been rejected in a 1972 referendum, and by French veto in 1962. Campaign The "No" campaign was led by Anne Enger Lahnstein, leader of the Centre Party. The main themes of the "No" campaign were loss of sovereignty if Norway should join the Union, as well as the fundamental differences in economic structure between Norway and the EU, as Norway has an economy based heavily on natural resources (especially oil and fish), in contrast to the EU's more industrial economy. Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland led the "Yes" campaign. Her party, the Labour Party, was divided on the question of Norwegian membership of the Union. She refu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone Damli Aaberge
Tone Damli Aaberge (born 12 April 1988) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous for being a contestant in the Norwegian version of the ''Idol'' series. Damli was the runner-up in the Norwegian version of ''Idol'' in 2005, following Jorun Stiansen in the final. Despite not winning, she has become very popular in her native Norway releasing four albums, ''Bliss'', '' Sweet Fever'', '' I Know'', and ''Cocool''. ''Bliss'' and ''I Know'' have been certified gold in Norway, one Compilation album, one Christmas album, one EP and 21 singles. She contended in the Melodi Grand Prix 2009 finals, with the song ''Butterflies'', and ended up in the runner-up position, following Alexander Rybak. She also participated in the Norwegian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2006 finishing in third place. She contended together with Erik Segerstedt in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2013 semi-finals, with the song ''Hello Goodbye''. They performed in the second semi-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sølvguttene
Sølvguttene ("The Silver Boys") is a boys' choir founded by Torstein Grythe in June, 1940. He held the position as conductor until 2004, when Fredrik Otterstad took over.Eldri Espedal StorhaugSølvguttene kom med julefredAftenbladet, December 12, 2008 In 2019, Frikk Heide-Steen was hired as full-time conductor alongside Otterstad. The choir had its first rehearsals in Grythes apartment in Oslo, but were soon offered to rehearse in Norwegian Broadcasting’s (NRK) facilities. The thought was that the choir would be permanently linked to NRK, and the first radio performance was held in December 1940. Conditions during the German occupation soon made it impossible to continue the cooperation with NRK, and the choir was for the remainder of the war years managed by the founder/conductor. Sølvguttene got its name primarily because of the shiny, silvery uniforms that were acquired in the beginning (for lack of other, more subtle materials). Later the name has been attributed to the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Nilsen
Kurt Erik Nilsen () (born 29 September 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian reality show ''Idol'', which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of ''Pop Idol'' called ''World Idol'' on 1 January 2004, featuring winners of the various national ''Idol'' shows. Career ''Idol'' Upon leaving school, Nilsen made his living as a plumber. Nilsen became the lead singer in the Norwegian band ''Fenrik Lane''. He is a left-handed musician and plays his guitar with the strings upside down. He appeared on and won ''Norwegian Idol'' with 54% of the votes against Gaute Ormåsen. He is one of only seven contestants in the Norwegian ''Idol'' history who succeeded in staying out of "bottom three/two" places in weekly votes. His subsequent single, " She's So High", written by Tal Bachman, went straight to number one in the Norwegian VG-lista singles chart and is among the biggest-selling singles in Norway to date. His d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddy N'jie
Haddy Jatou Njie (formerly N'jie; born 25 June 1979 in Oslo) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, writer and journalist. Her father is Gambian and her mother is Norwegian. She grew up in Kolbotn near Oslo and is the eldest of five siblings. Her younger sister is illustrator and picture book writer Lisa Aisato. Career Njie has worked as a reporter for ''Dagsrevyen'' and is a columnist for ''Dagbladet''. She hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with Erik Solbakken and Nadia Hasnaoui. She hosted the annual telethon on Norway's largest TV channel NRK 1 in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013. When Norway held a national ceremony of remembrance on 21 August for the 77 victims of the worst attacks on the country since World War Two, the TV broadcast was hosted by Njie. She also hosted the one year memorial concert on 22 July 2012. In 2011 she hosted the prestigious sports award show Idrettsgallaen from Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre together with Erik Solbakken and in 2012 and 2013 with Anne Rim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Grete Preus
Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019) was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act. She released nine solo albums and won the Spellemannprisen multiple times. In 2008 she appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul. She contracted liver cancer in 2007. In early 2019 she had to cancel the planned concerts for the summer due to illness. Awards and honors * Gammleng Award i åpen klasse i 1992 * Kardemommestipendiet i 1992 * Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for ''Millimeter'' * Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets album for ''Millimeter'' * Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets hit for Millimeter * Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris i 2006 * Norsk Artistforbund Ærespris i 2007 * Prøysenprisene i 2007 * Edvardprisen The Edvard Prize is a Norwegian music award in given by TONO, copyright organization for musicians and compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Boine
Mari Boine (born Mari Brit Randi Boine, 8 November 1956) is a Norwegian Sámi singer. She combined traditional Sámi joik singing with rock. In 2008, she became a professor of musicology at Nesna University College. Biography Mari Boine was born and raised in Gámehisnjárga, a village on the river Anarjohka in Karasjok municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Boine's parents were Sámi who made their living from salmon fishing and farming. She grew up steeped in the natural environment of Sápmi, but also amidst the strict Laestadian Christian movement with discrimination against her people: for example, singing in the traditional Sami joik style was considered "the devil's work". The local school Boine attended reflected a very different world from her family's. All the teaching was in Norwegian. Anti-racism As Boine grew up, she started to rebel against the prejudiced attitude of being an inferior "Lappish" woman in Norwegian society. For instance, the booklet acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
