Jørn Christensen (born December 29, 1959) is a

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, and

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. He is known as a prominent and original guitarist of many leading Norwegian bands. Some of the more important projects have been those in conjunction with Ola Snortheim, the force behind

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, which Christensen came up with the name for. Christensen is also a producer, and has worked with popular Norwegian bands like

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. He had a leading role in the Norwegian movie '' X'' (1986), directed by

Oddvar Einarson Oddvar Einarson (born 7 February 1949) is a Norwegian movie director. He made his debut with the film '' Time i nyttelære'' in 1967 and has since directed a number of films, some of the best known being: '' Kampen om Mardøla'' (1972), '' Prognose ...

. In 2008, Christensen also appeared on the children's album "Magic hooks & secrets" produced by Linn Skåber and Jacob Young with the song "Winter is here". Other artists who participated were Simone Larsen, Maria Haukaas Storeng, Egil Hegerberg, Venke Knutson, Alejandro Fuentes, Julius Winger, Live Maria Roggen, Alexander Rybak, Paal Flaata and Andrea Bræin Hovig. Jørn Christensen has been a member of the following Norwegian bands: * Can Can *

CC Cowboys CC Cowboys is a Norwegian Rock band from Fredrikstad. Their members are the vocalist and guitarist Magnus Grønneberg, their guitarist Jørn Christensen their bassist Per Vestaby and their drummer Agne Sæther. The name of the band originates fro ...

* Cirkus Modern *

De Press De Press is a Polish-Norwegian rock band founded in Oslo in 1980. They were among the leading Norwegian new wave bands, and also gained a following in Poland. History The original De Press had the following line-up: *Andrej Nebb (Andrzej Dzi ...

* Mercury Motors * Norske Gutter * Thinkerbell * Young Neils

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Jørn Christensen Jørn Christensen (born December 29, 1959) is a Norwegian artist, actor, and record producer. He is known as a prominent and original guitarist of many leading Norwegian bands. Some of the more important projects have been those in conjunction wit ...

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