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Odd Einar Nordheim
Odd Einar Nordheim (born February 5, 1972, in Årdal) is a Norwegian musician and singer. He won the music talent competition ''Stjerner i sikte'' in 1996. He has released two albums under the name "OdD", ''Mind Your Head'' in 2001 and ''Not All Birds Fly with Ease'' in 2005. He was nominated for best pop solo performer under Spellemannprisen 2001. His musical inspirations are Otis Redding, Billie Holiday, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, The Police, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. Nordheim participated in ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' in 2012. His mentor in the program was Madcon's Yosef Wolde-Mariam. By the end of August 2020, he was contestant in NRK's 9th season of ''Stjernekamp''. In the 6th episode he went out of the song competition. Nordheim is currently living in Siggerud Siggerud is a village in the municipality of Ski, Norway, just a few kilometres away from the border of the municipality of Oslo where most of Siggerud's population work. Its population (2005) is 1,353, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…rdal
Årdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Årdalsfjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. The other main village is Øvre Årdal. The municipality of Årdal was created in 1863 when it was separated from the municipality of Lærdal. Årdal is a modern industrial community, with ties to the old society of farming and fishing. It is surrounded by dramatic nature with high mountains and waterfalls. The climate is rather mild and with less rain than normal in the west part of Norway. Årdal is a good starting point to explore the wild nature of Jotunheimen National Park, and with summer and winter activities within its boundaries. The Vettisfossen waterfall (highest in Norway) is located within the municipality. The municipality is the 119th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Årdal is the 178th most populous municipality in Norway wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosef Wolde-Mariam
Madcon is a Norwegian musical duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa. They have released eight albums as of 2022. They are best known for the 2007 cover of " Beggin'" by The Four Seasons and the 2015 single " Don't Worry" featuring Ray Dalton. Members Yosef Wolde-Mariam Yosef Wolde-Mariam (born 4 August 1978) is a Ethiopian-Norwegian TV presenter and rapper. His parents originated from Ethiopia and Eritrea. Wolde-Mariam grew up in Grefsen Norway, and moved with mother between Røyken, Grønland, Grünerløkka and Bekkelaget. In 2012, he was a mentor on the Norwegian version of ''The Voice'' known as ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'', broadcast on the Norwegian television station TV 2.''Aftenposten'': Nå handler det om oss! Tshawe Ba ...
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Living People
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Musicians From Ã…rdal
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice - Norges Beste Stemme
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siggerud
Siggerud is a village in the municipality of Ski, Norway, just a few kilometres away from the border of the municipality of Oslo where most of Siggerud's population work. Its population (2005) is 1,353, but probably over 2000 if you count the area around. Siggerud is a small place, but has recently hosted a number of celebrities, some of which are known outside Norway. The most famous is probably Lasse Kjus who won the alpine World Cup twice. Other celebrities from Siggerud include Christian Ingebrigtsen, who is in the boy band A1, Trude Mostue, well known in the UK as "Trude the Vet", TV host, actor and journalist, Christian Strand :no:Christian Strand (adoptive son of political editor in the newspaper Dagsavisen, Arne Strand :no:Arne Strand), Herman Flesvig :no:Herman Flesvig, Fredric Aasbø :en:Fredric Aasbø, plus various local celebrities, amongst other people including Christian's dad Stein Ingebrigtsen Stein Ingebrigtsen (born 23 August 1945) is a Norwegian singer. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madcon
Madcon is a Norwegian musical duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa. They have released eight albums as of 2022. They are best known for the 2007 cover of " Beggin'" by The Four Seasons and the 2015 single " Don't Worry" featuring Ray Dalton. Members Yosef Wolde-Mariam Yosef Wolde-Mariam (born 4 August 1978) is a Ethiopian-Norwegian TV presenter and rapper. His parents originated from Ethiopia and Eritrea. Wolde-Mariam grew up in Grefsen Norway, and moved with mother between Røyken, Grønland, Grünerløkka and Bekkelaget. In 2012, he was a mentor on the Norwegian version of ''The Voice'' known as ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'', broadcast on the Norwegian television station TV 2.''Aftenposten'': Nå handler det om oss! Tshawe B ...
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Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. First awarded in 1973, the prize honours musicians from the previous year; it is still awarded annually, usually in January or February. The Spellemann committee, composed of members of IFPI Norway and FONO, manages the award and acts as the judge. 21 categories are currently awarded, in addition to other honorary and industry awards the committee may give. In 2020 and 2021, the award show was held digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Juries and scoring Separate juries convene for each category. Members are confidential from both the general public and the other juries. The juries score each nominee separately, then convene to deliberate until there is a winner. Usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice – Norges Beste Stemme
''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' (Norwegian for ''The Voice – Norway's best Voice'') is a Norwegian reality singing competition and local version of ''The Voice'' first broadcast as ''The Voice of Holland''. It started on 27 January 2012 and the final aired on 25 May 2012 on TV2. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner. Format The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance (about two minutes) to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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