Hege Tunaal (born 17 June 1948) is a Norwegian singer. She was born in

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. As a singer she reached national popularity in the 1970s, releasing albums such as ''Olje, brød og vin'' (1972) and ''Vide med vind'' (1974) and singles such as ''I Lover's Lane'' and ''Over broen'' (both 1973, charting at

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). She won the

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together with

Lars Klevstrand Lars Klevstrand (born 30 September 1949) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He was born in Drammen, Buskerud, the son of Olav Klevstrand and Grethe Sofie Larsen, and was brought up in Bærum. Career His debut album was ''Vi ...

for the 1983 album ''Ola Skutvik og Mariann''. Tunaal has also performed in cabarets, theatrical plays and has worked as a vocal teacher at the

Norwegian National Academy of Theatre The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in N ...

. For the 2003 album ''Ildfluer'' she won a

Gammleng Award The Gammleng Award ( no, Gammleng-prisen) is a Norwegian culture award created by ''The Fund for Performing Artists'' in 1982, 25 years after the fund was established in 1957. The award's official name is the ''Rolf Gammleng award to performing art ...

Discography

*1969: ''Dobbeltportrett'' (Nor-Disc), with

*1972: ''Olje, Brød Og Vin'' (Polydor) *1974: ''... Vide Med Vind'' (Polydor), songs by

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*1975: ''Roser Og Tistler'' (Polydor) *1978: ''Aramsasa'' (Flower) *1980: ''Yada'' (Triola), with Lakis Karnezis *1983: ''Hartvig Kirans Viser – Historia Om Ola Skutvik & Mariann – Del I og II'' (Art-O), with Lars Klevstrand and Ålesund Kammerensemble *1983: ''Epitafios'' (På Norsk) *1988: ''Under Sol Som Brenn Og Brenn'' ( Heilo/Sidespor) *2003: ''Ildfluer'' (Pan) *

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: ''Annen Hvert Sekund ... Kvinneskjebner'' (

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References

1948 births Living people Musicians from Bærum Norwegian women singers Academic staff of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts Spellemannprisen winners {{Norway-singer-stub