The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1982 in
Norwegian music
Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and pil ...
.
Events
April
* 2 – The 9th
Vossajazz
Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...
started in
Voss, Norway
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...
(April 2 – 4).
May
* 26 – 10th
Nattjazz
Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz, is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway. The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspillene ...
started in
Bergen, Norway
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...
(May 26 – June 9).
June
* 27 – The 13th
Kalvøyafestivalen
Kalvøyafestivalen was a Norwegian music festival arranged at Kalvøya in Bærum nearby Oslo, Norway. The festival was initiated by people connected to the folk club Hades at the art center on Høvikodden. The festival was started by Sten Rander ...
started at
Kalvøya near by Oslo.
Albums released
Unknown date
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Arild Andersen
Arild Andersen (born 27 October 1945) is a Norwegian jazz musician bassist, known as the most famous Norwegian bass player in the international jazz scene.
Career
Andersen was born at Strømmen, Norway. He started his musical career as jazz g ...
* ''
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Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music.
Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...
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Paths, Prints
''Paths, Prints'' is an album by Norwegian jazz composer and saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in December 1981 and released on the ECM label in 1982. '' (ECM Records), with
Bill Frisell
William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...
,
Eberhard Weber
Eberhard Weber (born 22 January 1940, in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, he is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, m ...
, and
Jon Christensen Jon Christensen may refer to:
* Jon Christensen (musician)
Jon Ivar Christensen (20 March 1943 – 18 February 2020) was a Norwegian jazz drummer. He was married to actress, minister, and theater director Ellen Horn, Store Norske Leksikon (in ...
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Trip to Prillarguri
''Trip to Prillarguri'' is a live album by George Russell originally recorded in 1970 and subsequently released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1982, featuring a performance by Russell with Stanton Davis, Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, Arild And ...
'' (Soul Note Records), with
George Russell Sextet
;
Haakon Graf
* ''Hideaway'' (Strawberry Records) with
Jon Christensen Jon Christensen may refer to:
* Jon Christensen (musician)
Jon Ivar Christensen (20 March 1943 – 18 February 2020) was a Norwegian jazz drummer. He was married to actress, minister, and theater director Ellen Horn, Store Norske Leksikon (in ...
and
Sveinung Hovensjø
Sveinung Hovensjø (born 5 December 1950) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass and guitar), known as one of the most used studio musicians in Norway, and also for his collaboration with guitarist Terje Rypdal (1974–78).
Career
Hovensjø was bo ...
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Karin Krog
Karin Krog (born 15 May 1937) is a Norwegian jazz singer.
Life and career
Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in ...
* ''Two Of A Kind'' (Four Leaf Records) with
Bengt Hallberg
Bengt Hallberg (13 September 1932 – 2 July 2013) was a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and arranger.John Fordha"Bengt Hallberg obituary" theguardian.com, 7 August 2013
Born in Gothenburg, he studied classical piano from an early age, and wro ...
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Bjørn Kruse
Bjørn Howard Kruse (born 14 August 1946) is a Norwegian painter and composer. He is also professor of composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
Personal life
Kruse is the son of Colonel Erling O. Kruse (born 1922, died 2016) and E ...
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Olav Berg
Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" a ...
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Nils Henrik Asheim
Nils Henrik Asheim (born 20 January 1960 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and organist, living in Stavanger. (in Norwegian)
Background
Asheim is educated at Norges Musikkhøgskole and the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. His prod ...
/
Kjell Samkopf
Kjell Samkopf (born 6 April 1952, in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums) and composer, married 1993 to the dancer Mona Walderhaug (born 21 December 1956).
Biography
Samkopf is a central figure on the Norwegian contemporary music sc ...
* ''Contemporary Music From Norway'' (Four Leaf Records) with
The Norwegian Contemporary Music Ensemble
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Lillebjørn Nilsen
Bjørn "Lillebjørn" Falk Nilsen (born 21 December 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Oslo, and is considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from th ...
* ''Original Nilsen'' (Studio B Records)
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Inger Lise Rypdal
Inger Lise Rypdal (born 14 December 1949 in Lena, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married (1969–1985) to guitaris ...
* ''Kontakt'' (Talent Records)
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Radka Toneff
Ellen Radka Toneff (25 June 1952 – 21 October 1982) was a Norwegian jazz singer, daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, pilot and radio technician Toni Toneff, she was born in Oslo and grew up in Lambertseter and Kolbotn. She is still conside ...
* ''Fairytales'' (Odin Records) with
Steve Dobrogosz
Steve Dobrogosz (born 26 January 1956 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) is an American composer, songwriter and pianist.
Dobrogosz is the son of Walter Dobrogosz and Donna Bartone and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Jesse O. Sanderson ...
Deaths
![Trond Frønes and Even Helte Hermansen at Nattjazz 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Trond_Fr%C3%B8nes_and_Even_Helte_Hermansen_at_Nattjazz_2016.jpg)
October
* 21 –
Radka Toneff
Ellen Radka Toneff (25 June 1952 – 21 October 1982) was a Norwegian jazz singer, daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, pilot and radio technician Toni Toneff, she was born in Oslo and grew up in Lambertseter and Kolbotn. She is still conside ...
, jazz singer (born
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
).
November
* 27 –
Jonas Brunvoll, Jr., operatic singer and actor (born
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
).
Births
January
* 1 –
Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød
Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød (born 1 January 1982 in Revetal, Norway) is a Norwegian drummer living in Oslo.
Biography
Knudsrød is University Lecturer at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, department of Music Education and Music Therapy and ...
, jazz drummer.
* 19 –
Maria Solheim
Maria Solheim (born 19 January 1982 in Alsvåg, Øksnes, Vesterålen) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was discovered at 15 years old, by a travelling musician, singing her own songs in a small fishing village. She has released 7 solo album ...
, singer and songwriter.
February
* 4 –
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen (born 4 February 1982) is a Norwegian guitarist, vocalist and composer. She is known for a series of album releases and collaborations with musicians like Jon Eberson, Jarle Bernhoft and Hilde Marie Kjersem.
Career ...
, jazz guitarist, vocalist, and composer.
* 12 –
Øyvind Hegg-Lunde
Øyvind Hegg-Lunde (born 12 February 1982 in Lærdal, Norway) is a Norwegian drummer and composer, raised in Borgund, Lærdal, but today resides in Bergen. He is known from collaborations with José González (singer), José Gonzalez, Junip, Arv ...
, jazz drummer and percussionist.
* 13 –
Even Helte Hermansen
Even Helte Hermansen (born 13 February 1982 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist, known from several orchestras playing experimental jazz.
Career
Hermansen has a background in heavy metal and rock, and studied music at Norges Musikkhø ...
, jazz guitarist
March
* 8 –
Isak Strand, drummer and electronica artist,
Me At Sea
Me At Sea (initiated 2003 in Bergen, Norway) is a solo electronica project of Isak Strand.
Biography
While wandering around the streets of Bergen sampling city sounds, hammering on stones and grit, Strand sampled sounds for the first song of ...
.
* 9 –
Gunnar Greve
Gunnar Greve Pettersen (born 9 March 1982), professionally known as Gunnar Greve, is a Norwegian talent manager, producer, singer, songwriter and record executive. Greve is one of the most well-known figures in the Norwegian industry, primarily kn ...
, talent manager, A&R, producer, songwriter, record executive nad vocalist.
* 27 –
Admiral P
Philip Boardman (born 27 March 1982), known by his stage name Admiral P, is a Norwegian reggae artist. He is best known for his commercial breakthrough single "Snakke litt" (2011), which reached No. 4 on the VG-lista singles chart. His 2012 sing ...
, singer, songwriter, and reggae artist.
April
* 2 –
Daniel Herskedal
Daniel Herskedal (born 2 April 1982) is a Norwegian jazz tubist. He is regarded as one of the most talented jazz tubists in Norway.
Career
Herskedal started playing the French horn as a boy, then later took up the tuba. He started formal studi ...
, jazz tubist and composer.
* 9 –
Øyvind Skarbø
Øyvind Skarbø (born 9 April 1982 in Norway) is a Norwegian drummer and composer, raised in Stranda, and now residing in Bergen.
Biography
Skarbø studied under the guidance of Terje Isungset at Griegakademiet, and has also carried out stu ...
, drummer and composer.
* 21 –
Ørjan Hartveit, classical baritone singer.
June
* 14 –
Anders Jektvik, singer, songwriter and guitarist.
* 28 –
Simen Aanerud, musician and inventor.
July
* 6 –
Petter Vågan
Petter Vågan (born 6 July 1982 in Brønnøysund, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer, and the younger brother of double bass player Ole Morten Vågan. He is the bandleader, singer, and guitarist of the Norwegian indie e ...
, guitarist, singer, and composer.
* 27 –
Kristin Minde
Kristin Minde (born 27 July 1982) is a Norwegian pop singer and musician.
Early life
Minde was born in Oslo, Norway, and raised in Frekhaug north of Bergen. She began playing the piano at home in Frekhaug when she was five years old.
Career
...
, pop singer and pianist.
August
* 7 –
Anders Hana
Anders Hana (born 7 August 1982 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (guitar), composer and marine biologist, known as a veteran of the bands ''Noxagt'', ''Ultralyd'' and ''Moha!'', and a series of wildlife projects in northern Norway.
...
, jazz guitarist and composer.
September
* 5 –
Sondre Lerche
Sondre Lerche (; born 5 September 1982) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist, now based in Los Angeles, California. He has released nine studio albums.
Early life
Growing up in a suburb of Bergen, Lerche was heavily influenced by 1980s ...
, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
November
* 6 –
Torbjørn Schei
Torbjørn Schei, better known as Thebon (born 6 November 1982 in Steinkjer, Norway) is a Norwegian musician, singer and songwriter.
Thebon has been noted for his work in several bands in his country, as Keep of Kalessin and Hellish Outcast.
T ...
, black metal singer and songwriter.
* 24 –
Therese Birkelund Ulvo, contemporary composer and music producer.
* 29 –
Marthe Valle
Marthe Valle (born 29 November 1982 in Harstad, Norway), is a singer and songwriter, living in Bergen.
Career
Valle released her first solo album, ''It's A Bag of Candy'' (2005), awarded the Spellemannprisen as best newcomer. In addition, she ...
, singer and songwriter.
December
* 17 –
Stephan Meidell, guitarist and composer.
Unknown date
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Håvard Lothe
Håvard Lothe (born 1982) is a Norwegian musician who released his first album, ''Live in Concert'' in 2007, which reached number 32 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.[1982 in Norway
Events in the year 1982 in Norway.
Incumbents
* Monarch – Olav V
* Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch ( Conservative Party)
Events
* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this acci ...]
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Music of Norway
Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and pil ...
*
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Norway was represented by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan, with the song "Adieu", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 24 April in Harrogate, England. "Adieu" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 20 Mar ...
References
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1980s in Norwegian music