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Plumbo
Plumbo is a Norwegian rock and folk rock band from Sande, Vestfold, Norway. The three-piece band consists of Lars Erik Blokkhus (vocals, guitar), Tommy Elstad (bass) and Hasse Rønningen (drums), with assistance from supporting musician Glenn Hauger on accordion and flute. Their repertoire includes Norwegian songs with a traditional twist, rock music elements and international appeal. The name Plumbo is taken from a brand of drain cleaner sold in Norway. Members ;Current * Lars Erik Blokkhus – lead vocalist, guitar (1999–present) * Tommy Løken-Elstad – bass, backing vocals (1999–present) * Glenn Hauger – drums (1999-2002), accordion, flute, guitar (2010–present) * Tor Erik "Elg" Knudsen – drums, backing vocals (2012–present) * Henning Hoel Eriksen - keyboards, backing vocals (2014–present) ;Previous * Reidar Fiskebøl – drums (2002-2005, 2007) * Dag Arve Sandnes - guitar (1999-2001) * Nils-Magne Pettersen - keyboards (2003-2008) * Hans Inge Rønningen – dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Erik Blokkhus
Plumbo is a Norwegian rock and folk rock band from Sande, Vestfold, Norway. The three-piece band consists of Lars Erik Blokkhus (vocals, guitar), Tommy Elstad (bass) and Hasse Rønningen (drums), with assistance from supporting musician Glenn Hauger on accordion and flute. Their repertoire includes Norwegian songs with a traditional twist, rock music elements and international appeal. The name Plumbo is taken from a brand of drain cleaner sold in Norway. Members ;Current * Lars Erik Blokkhus – lead vocalist, guitar (1999–present) * Tommy Løken-Elstad – bass, backing vocals (1999–present) * Glenn Hauger – drums (1999-2002), accordion, flute, guitar (2010–present) * Tor Erik "Elg" Knudsen – drums, backing vocals (2012–present) * Henning Hoel Eriksen - keyboards, backing vocals (2014–present) ;Previous * Reidar Fiskebøl – drums (2002-2005, 2007) * Dag Arve Sandnes - guitar (1999-2001) * Nils-Magne Pettersen - keyboards (2003-2008) * Hans Inge Rønningen – dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Nordmann (song)
"Ola Nordmann" is a Norwegian language song by the Norwegian band Plumbo. The music was written by band member Lars Erik Blokkhus and the lyrics is by another band member Glenn Hauger. It is about the traditional Norwegian character Ola Nordmann. The song was a follow up to Plumbo's successful single "Møkkamann" that topped VG lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart. Plumbo took part in the 2012 Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Norway in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 January 2012, at the semi final 2 stage held in Arena Larvik in Larvik, the song came first in 10 participating songs, winning the right to be featured in the Final 10 section. On 11 February, it took part in the Final 10, reaching the Top 4 stage but was voted out in favour of Tooji and his song "Stay". Music video Plumbo released a music video that shows Norwegian pride and is based on the effect of the traditional Ola Nordmann Ola Nordmann is a national personification of Norwegians, eithe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møkkamann
"Møkkamann" is a major hit by the Norwegian rock / folk band Plumbo from their third studio album ''Råkk'n Råll Harry'' that was released in 2010. In 2011, it became their biggest single the 2011 hit "Møkkamann" from the album that reached No. 1 in the Norwegian Singles Chart. The band received a trophy based on votes from the general public. Spellemannprisen In a ceremony held on 14 January 2012, for the annual Spellemannprisen, "Møkkamann" won the prize for best hit of the year. During the thank you-speech, the band's vocalist Lars Erik Blokhus made a joke to Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam of the Norwegian hip-hop group Madcon; "Når jeg ser på deg får plutselig låta nytt navn, Mokkamann." (meaning in Norwegian: When I look at you, the song gets a whole new name, Mocha man."), which was widely received as racist and sparked vast outrage. Charts The single didn't chart when it was initially released in 2010. A release in summer of 2011 proved far more successful an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Sande, Vestfold
Sande is a former municipality in Vestfold County, Norway. Its administrative centre is the village of Sande i Vestfold. The municipality of Sande was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Sande is located in a beautiful area by the sea about south of Oslo (50 minutes driving time). In recent years the administrative center of Sande has grown significantly due to many new apartments and stores. Portions of the 1973 '' Olsenbanden'' movie ''Olsenbanden tar gull'' from were filmed in Sande. Another portion was filmed Stavern. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Sande'' farm (Old Norse: ''Sandvin'') because the first church was built there. The first element in the name, ''sandr,'' means "sand", and the last element, ''vin,'' means "meadow" or "pasture". Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. It was granted on 19 December 1986, and it represents silver-colored ''Sandebukta bay'', with its typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Py Bäckman
Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn (born 5 July 1948, Stockholm) is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica. Career Bäckman grew up in Iggesund (Gävleborg County) and started her career at nine years old when she was discovered by a touring radio show. After that, she was called up by the Swedish TV show host, Lennart Hyland Otto Lennart Hyland (24 September 1919 – 15 March 1993), was a Swedish TV-show host and journalist and one of the most popular and renowned TV personalities in the history of Swedish television. His biggest success as an entertainer was unquestio ..., and came down to Stockholm, where she made her TV debut in 1957. After the television appearance, she toured around and sang songs in various public parks. As a teenager, she thought it was frivolous singing pop music and began instead with rock music. In 1973, she began touring across Europe as a lead singer wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Wester
Mats Wester (born September 1, 1964 in Botkyrka, Sweden) is a musician and plays the nyckelharpa. Mats studied at Adolf Fredriks Musik Skola in Stockholm. Together with the singer Håkan Hemlin he operates the musical group Nordman. During Nordman's long pause Mats created another group together with Py Bäckman (lyrics) and Elenor Ågeryd (vocals). Mats has also written a song for the group Garmarna "En gång ska han gråta" (Once he will cry). As many times before Py Bäckman wrote the lyrics to the song. Mats Wester was one of four musicians brought together by blues rock singer/guitar player Joe Bonamassa to perform on a variety of instruments in a July 3, 2012 acoustic concert at the Vienna Opera House. None of the five had ever worked together nor even met until they arrived in Vienna where three days later they put on a live performance. The event was released on March 12, 2013 on CD&DVD/Blu-Ray titled ''An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House'' and in 2014 was bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Evenrud
Ole Evenrud (born November 17, 1962) is a Norwegian pop artist and teenpop producer. He had his big time in the 1980s under the name Ole i'dole. After the 1980s he has operated as a musical producer. He was Head of A&R at Polygram Norway from 1993 until 1998, then became a full-time producer, while being the Head of Universal A&R until 2000. Since, Ole has had success with producing many teen-pop acts, such as A*Teens, Creamy and Little Trees (band), Little Trees. In 2003 and 2005 he was a judge for the TV2 (Norway), TV2-program ''Idol series, Idol''. Discography Albums *1980 - New Voice of Big Noise *1982 - Blond og billig *1985 - Popaganda *1986 - Idolator *1987 - This Ole Town *1989 - One Size Fits All *2005 - Høy og mørk *2006 - One Size Fits All (remastered) (includes bonus tracks) Singles *1982 - Det vakke min skyld *1984 - Sayonara *1985 - Ayatollah *1986 - X-Ray Specs *1987 - This town ain't big enough for the both of us *1990 - I natt er verden vår ReferencesOle Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rune Rudberg
Rune Rudberg (born 23 August 1961) is a Norwegian singer originating from Trøgstad in Østfold singing dansband music. He has a hectic live music career with more than 5000 concerts in Norway. He is best known for his song "Ut mot havet" in 1988. The same titled album peaked VG-lista albums chart. He also took part on two occasions in Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Norway in Eurovision. The first was in MGP 1989 with "Vinger over Europa" failing to make it to Final 3. Twelve years later, he took part in MGP 2001 with the self-written and composed song "Without You". But he finished fifth failing to make to the Final 4 stage. In 2017, he participated again with his band in MGP 2017 with "Run Run Away", but failed to reach the Gold Final. Besides his solo career, he was part of the dansband Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
