Geir Langslet (born 9 October 1956 in Horten, Norway) is a Norwegian

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pianist and band leader raised in

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Career

Langslet is a graduate of the

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. He was a member of the band LAVA for 20 years, and participated in numerous recordings and tours in the 1980s and 1990s. He has been

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for

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for several years, including for

Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix ( no, Norsk Melodi Grand Prix), is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK). It det ...

five times, from 1995 to 1999. He had conducted the Norwegian entries in the

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three times in 1995, 1997 and 1998. He has also been band leader for "The show must go on", which is a Queen tribute concert show with

Åge Sten Nilsen Wig Wam is a Norwegian glam metal band formed in Halden in 2001. Wig Wam's lineup—consisting of vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen) and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen)—has remai ...

. Now he is a band leader for the show «Tina-Simply the Best»,which is a tribute to Tina Turner.

Honors

*1984: Spellemannprisen in the class POP, with LAVA.

Discography

*1980: ''Lava'' (

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) *1981: ''Cruisin'' (Polydor Records) *1982: ''Prime Time'' (Polydor Records) *1984: ''Fire'' (Polydor Records) *1985: ''Prime Cuts'' (Polydor Records), Compilation *1990: ''Rhythm of Love'' (Polydor Records) *1996: ''The Very Best of Lava'' (Polydor Records), Compilation *2003: ''Polarity'' (Polydor Records) *2005: ''Alibi'' (Polydor Records) *2009: ''Symphonic Journey'' (Polydor Records), live album ;With

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*1979: ''En Dags Pause'' ( RCA Victor) ;With Alex *1979: ''Hello I Love You!'' (

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) *1980: ''Daddy's Child'' (

) *1981: ''Alex' Beste'' (Polydor Records), Compilation ;With

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*1981: ''Pleasant Surprise'' (
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) ;With Stein Ove Berg *1981: ''Bergtatt'' (NorDics) ;With
Anita Skorgan Anita Skorgan (born 13 November 1958) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in (14th), (11th) and with Jan Teigen in (12th). She was also a backing singer at the and contests, and co-wrote t ...
*1981: ''Pastell'' (Snowflake Skandinavisk Artist Produksjon ) ;With Prima Vera *1981: ''Ha Ha He He Ho! (De Gærne Har'e Godt)'' (RCA Victor) *1983: ''Her Kommer Olavs Menn'' (RCA Victor) ;With
Olav Stedje Olav Stedje (Born 8 June 1953 in Sogndal, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, known for a number of soft rock recordings, six silver albums and three attempts in Melodi Grand Prix. Career Stedje debuted as a solo singer within the band ...
*1982: ''Tredje Stedje'' (Hot Line) *2006: ''Livstegn'' (Tylden & Co) *2011: ''Ikkje Utan Deg'' (Tylden & Co) ;With Kjell Fjalsett *1982: ''Forandring'' (New Song) ;With
Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...
*1983: ''Aniara'' (New Song), Rock opera ;With Terje Bakke & Test 1 *1983: ''Høyt Spill'' (Test Records) ;Within Silhouette *1984: ''Silhouette'' (RCA Victor) ;Within Doxa *1984: ''Så Langt...'' (Klango Records) *1986: ''Noe Som Spirer'' (Scan Music) ;With
Lill Lindfors Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is a Swedish singer who has performed in Scandinavia since the 1960s. Career She was born in Helsinki, Finland, and made her debut as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960. The following year s ...
*1985: ''Människors Makt'' (Slagerfabrikken) ;With
Sissel Kyrkjebø Sissel Kyrkjebø (; born 24 June 1969), also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and op ...
*1986: ''Sissel'' (Noahs Ark) *1986: ''Glade Jul'' (Noahs Ark) *1994: ''Se Ilden Lyse'' (Forenede Fonogramprodusenter) ;With
Pål Thowsen Pål Thowsen (born 15 July 1955) is a Norwegian jazz drummer. He has released several solo albums and received two Spellemannprisen awards. Career Thowsen was born in Lillestrøm, and started his career in the early 1970s as a musician in Ari ...
*1986: ''Call Me Stranger'' (
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) ;With
Rita Eriksen Rita Eriksen (born May 26, 1966 in Sola, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, as solo artist and in the 1990s, as part of the Norwegian singing duo Eriksen with her sibling guitarist and singer Frank Eriksen. Rita Eriksen was also briefly a member of vo ...
*1988: ''Back From Wonderland'' (Desperado Records) ;With Egil Eldøen *1988: ''Here We Go Again'' (Sonet Records) ;With
Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known as just Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and ...
*1996: ''Bettans Jul'' (Polydor Records)

References

External links

Geir Langslet
on Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Langslet, Geir 1956 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians 20th-century Norwegian pianists 21st-century Norwegian pianists Musicians from Horten Jazz-pop pianists Male jazz composers Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian jazz pianists Norwegian male pianists Lava (band) members Berklee College of Music alumni Eurovision Song Contest conductors Spellemannprisen winners