Midnight Choir was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

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band active from 1992 to 2004.

Biography

The members of Midnight Choir were Al DeLoner (Atle Bystrøm 'Olsen'),

Paal Flaata Pål Flåta (born 8 April 1968) is a Norwegian vocalist, known from the band Midnight Choir and as a solo artist. Career Flaata was born in Skien, Norway. He started his career in the Skien band Memphis News and has since then been involved i ...

, and Ron 'Bystrøm' Olsen. (Atle and Ron are brothers) The band played a kind of

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and was named after the opening of

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

's song " Bird on a Wire": "Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir."

Honors

*1998:

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 ...

in the category best Rock band, for the album ''Amsterdam Stranded''

Discography (albums)

*1994: ''

Midnight Choir Midnight Choir was a Norwegian alternative rock/alt-country band active from 1992 to 2004. Biography The members of Midnight Choir were Al DeLoner (Atle Bystrøm 'Olsen'), Paal Flaata, and Ron 'Bystrøm' Olsen. (Atle and Ron are brothers) The ...

'' *1996: ''Olsen's Lot'' *1998: ''Amsterdam Stranded'' *2000: ''Unsung Heroine'' *2002: ''Selected'' (compilation) *2003: ''Waiting for the Bricks to Fall'' *2005: ''All Tomorrows Tears: The Best of Midnight Choir'' (compilation) From ''Olsen's Lot'' and onward produced by

Chris Eckman The Walkabouts were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. The core members were vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman. Although the rest of the line-up changed occasionally, for most of the time ...

(of

The Walkabouts The Walkabouts were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. The core members were vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman. Although the rest of the line-up changed occasionally, for most of the time ...

). On the album ''Unsung Heroine'', Chris Eckman is part of the band. There is also an appearance by

Nils Petter Molvær Nils Petter Molvær () also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most ...

on trumpet.

Discography (DVD)

*2008: ''In the Shadow of the Circus'' Live recording Rockefeller Oslo mars 2003

External links

* Norwegian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1992 1992 establishments in Norway Musical groups disestablished in 2004 2004 disestablishments in Norway Glitterhouse Records artists {{Norway-band-stub