Niels Samuel Hausgaard (born 31 August 1944) is a Danish singer, songwriter and

comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...

. He is best known for his songs and understated comedy which often combine dry observations on the human condition with the trials and tribulations of life in a welfare state. Originally, Hausgaard spoke with a distinct dialect in his shows, vendelbomål, which has become something of a trademark during his sets, but in recent years it has been somewhat toned down. Originally from

Hirtshals Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland. The town of Hirtshals has a p ...

, he now lives in Hundelev. Both towns are situated in

Vendsyssel Vendsyssel () is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island, but the name often used informally for the entire island. ...

Region Nordjylland The North Jutland Region ( da, Region Nordjylland), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform, which abolished the tr ...

, Denmark.

Awards and honors

In Denmark, Hausgaard has been awarded several prizes for his contribution to Danish culture. * 2001 and 2004, Best TV entertainment * 2006, The Gelsted Prize * 2006, Gelsted-Kirk-Scherfig Prize * 2006, Årets Sangskriver * 2012, Den Gyldne Grundtvig The prize in 2006 by Gelsted-Kirk-Scherfig-Fonden, included 25,000 Danish kroner (about 5,000 US dollars), but he gave the money to the newspaper Dagbladet Arbejderen in an effort to support critical journalism.

Discography

*1974 – ''Et Portræt'' *1975 – ''Til Ane'' *1977 – ''Men det går jo nok'' *1979 – ''Kunst'' *1982 – ''Når alt kommer til alt'' *1983 – ''Han tog realen med'' *1985 – ''Kom lad os danse'' *1988 – ''Som jeg altid plejer at sige'' *1991 – ''I fornuftens land'' *1992 – ''En halv time tidligere'' *2006 – ''Flyv så''

Literature

* A portrait.

Notes and references

External links

Niels Hausgaard homepage
* 1944 births Living people Danish male singers Danish male comedians People from Hirtshals {{Denmark-singer-stub