Lars Klevstrand (born 30 September 1949) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He was born in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

, the son of Olav Klevstrand and Grethe Sofie Larsen, and was brought up in

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

Career

His debut album was ''Vi skal ikkje sova'' from 1968. In 1970, he published the songbook ''Gjøglerhåndbok''. Among his albums from the 1970s were ''På stengrunn'' from 1973 (a cooperation with

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 ...

Kari Svendsen Kari Svendsen (born 5 September 1950) is a Norwegian singer, banjo player and revue artist. She was born in Oslo, and has been married to singer-songwriter Lillebjørn Nilsen. She was a co-founder and member of the band Christiania Fusel & Blaagr ...

and others), ''Riv ned Gjerdene!'' from 1976, and ''Høysang'' from 1978. His album ''Viser til Mariann'' from 1983 was awarded

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 organizati ...

. He made his debut as actor at

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in 1975, in a cabaret on

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which run for 250

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. He has later played in musicals at

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, at

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, at

Oslo Nye Teater Oslo Nye Teater is a theater located in Oslo, Norway. The theater has its main stage in its own theater house at Rosenkrantz' gate 10. It is one of Norway's most visited theatres. Oslo Nye Teater AS is wholly owned by Oslo Municipality. Histor ...

and at

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. He was awarded the prize Målblomen in 1970, Prøysenprisen from 1991, and

Gammleng-prisen 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 ...

. He was a member of the board of Norges Kunstnerråd from 1993 to 1995, and a board member of the

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from 1995 to 2000.

Honors

*1970: Målblomen *1983:

in the category Folk, for the album ''Ola Skutvik og Mariann'' Kirans tunes *1987:

*1991: Prøysenprisen

Discography

*1968: ''Vi Skal Ikkje Sova'' *1969: ''Dobbeltportrett'' – with

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

*1972: ''Til Dere'' *1973: ''På Stengrunn'' – with

Steinar Ofsdal Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist. Career Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings. He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is ...

, Jon Arne Corell and others *1974: ''Twostep og Blå Ballader'' *1975: ''Live'' (2lp) *1976: ''Riv Ned Gjerdene'' – with

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*1977: ''Ballade! På turné'' – with Ballade! *1978: ''Høysang'' – with

kvintett *1979: ''To I Spann'' – with

*1981: ''Frie Hender'' *1982: ''

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'' - with

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*1983: ''

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'' *1983: ''Ola Skutvik og Mariann'' *1985: ''Glassberget'' *1987: ''Her'' *1989: ''I Fløyterens Hjerte'' *1991: ''Så Lenge Hjärtat Kan Slå'' *1995: ''Å, Dette Hjartet'' *1996: ''Sang For Vinden'' *2001: ''Vinternatt'' *2001: ''Himlajord'' *2004: ''Nomadesongar'' *2006: ''Sundslegen, Herja og Naken''

References

1949 births Living people Musicians from Drammen Musicians from Bærum Norwegian male singers Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male musical theatre actors Spellemannprisen winners {{Norway-musician-stub