Per Atle Kolstad (born 25 April 1953 in

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) is a

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musician (piano & keyboards), known from the band

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, Jonas Fjeld Band and Prima Vera, and has numerous recordings as a studio musician.

Career

Kolstad has collaborated with singers and musicians like

Jan Groth Jan Leonard Groth (25 February 1946 – 27 August 2014) was a Norwegian musician. Biography Groth was born in the borough of Greåker in Sarpsborg, Norway. He first made his name in the early 1970s as a member of the progressive rock band Aunt Ma ...

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Olav Stedje Olav Stedje (Born 8 June 1953 in Sogndal, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, known for a number of soft rock recordings, six silver albums and three attempts in Melodi Grand Prix. Career Stedje debuted as a solo singer within the band C ...

Steinar Albrigtsen Steinar Baldursson, known by the mononym Steinar (born 1995) is a singer and songwriter. Steinar was born in Grafarvogur, a district of Reykjavík. He released his debut album ''Beginning'' in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a No ...

, Marius Müller, Gry Jannicke Jarlum,

Tor Endresen Tor Lars Oskar Endresen (born 15 June 1959 in Bergen) is a Norwegian singer and composer. He has entered the Norwegian song selection for the Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the Eurovi ...

Bjørn Eidsvåg Bjørn Eidsvåg (born 17 March 1954) is a Norwegian pop singer, songwriter, and ordained Lutheran minister. He was born in Sauda, and is a graduate of the MF Norwegian School of Theology. He has released more than 25 albums since his 1976 debu ...

Finn Kalvik Finn Bjørn Kalvik (born 30 April 1947) is a Norwegian singer and composer. Early career He was born in Fåvang, but his family moved to the working class district of Grorud, Oslo in 1952. Early in his career Kalvik found success putting music t ...

Sissel Kyrkjebø Sissel Kyrkjebø (; born 24 June 1969), also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and op ...

and

Alf Cranner Alf Cranner (25 October 1936 – 3 March 2020) was a major Norwegian folk singer, lyricist and painter, considered by many to be the pioneer of the Norwegian folk music wave of the 1960s. (in Norwegian) (in Norwegian) The citation for the award o ...

. He was also

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within the band

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. In 1984 he received

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as part of the band Lava for their album ''Fire''. Kolstad is an associate professor at the

Agder University College The University of Agder ( no, Universitetet i Agder), formerly known as Agder College and Agder University College, is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway. The institution was established as a university co ...

(2013).

Honors

*1984:

in the class Pop, within

Discography

Lava albums

;Within

*1982: ''Prime Time'' (Polydor Records) *1984: ''Fire'' (Polydor Records) *1985: ''Prime Cuts'' (Polydor Records), Compilation *1990: ''Rhythm of Love'' (Polydor Records) *1996: ''The Very Best of Lava'' (Polydor Records), Compilation *2003: ''Polarity'' (Polydor Records) *2005: ''Alibi'' (Polydor Records) *2009: ''Symphonic Journey'' (Polydor Records), live album

Collaborations

;With Alex *1980: ''Daddy's Child'' (

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) ;With Stein Ove Berg *1981: ''Bergtatt'' (NorDisc) ;With

*1982: ''Tredje Stedje'' (Hot Line) *2006: ''Livstegn'' (Tylden & Co) *2011: ''Ikkje Utan Deg'' (Tylden & Co) ;With

Kjell Fjalsett Kjell Sigurd Fjalsett (born 1952) is a Norwegian singer and musician. He made a name for himself in the Norwegian gospel and Christian pop scene as a teenager in the choir Believe, covering the song "Oh Happy Day" among other things. He later form ...

*1982: ''Forandring'' (New Song) ;With Terje Bakke & Test 1 *1983: ''Høyt Spill'' (Test Records) ;Within Silhouette *1984: ''Silhouette'' (RCA Victor) ;Within Doxa *1984: ''Så Langt...'' (Klango Records) *1986: ''Noe Som Spirer'' (Scan Music) ;With Jonas Fjeld Band *1985: ''Neck'n Neck'' (

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) *1993: ''Texas Jensen'' (Stageway Records) ;With

Lill Lindfors Maj Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors (born 12 May 1940) is a Swedish singer who has performed in Scandinavia since the 1960s. Career She was born in Helsinki, Finland, and made her debut as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960. The following year she ...

*1985: ''Människors Makt'' (Slagerfabrikken) ;Within Mr. Walker And The Walkmen *1985: ''Walking'' (

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) ;With

*1986: ''Sissel'' (Noahs Ark) *1986: ''Glade Jul'' (Noahs Ark) *1994: ''Se Ilden Lyse'' (Forenede Fonogramprodusenter) ;With

Pål Thowsen Pål Thowsen (born 15 July 1955) is a Norwegian jazz drummer. He has released several solo albums and received two Spellemannprisen awards. Career Thowsen was born in Lillestrøm, and started his career in the early 1970s as a musician in Ari ...

*1986: ''Call Me Stranger'' (

) ;With

Anne Grete Preus Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019) was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act. She released nine solo albums and won the Spellemannprise ...

*1988: ''Fullmåne'' (

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Norway) ;With

Rita Eriksen Rita Eriksen (born May 26, 1966 in Sola, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, as solo artist and in the 1990s, as part of the Norwegian singing duo Eriksen with her sibling guitarist and singer Frank Eriksen. Rita Eriksen was also briefly a member of vo ...

*1988: ''Back From Wonderland'' (Desperado Records) ;With Egil Eldøen *1988: ''Here We Go Again'' (Sonet Records) ;With Tom Russell Band *1989: ''Poor Man's Dream'' (Sonet Records) ;With

Geirr Lystrup Geirr Lystrup (born 22 March 1949) is a Norwegian singer, poet, playwright and children's writer. He was born in Vinje. His debut album was ''Ti på taket og Måltrostblues'' from 1972. His album ''Songen om kjærligheta'' from 1981 (a cooperation ...

Maj Britt Andersen Maj Britt Andersen (born 15 November 1956) is a Norwegian singer. Biography She was born in Østre Toten and is a sister of Inger Lise Rypdal. Her album ''Folk er rare'' from 1986 earned her Spellemannprisen. She was singing in the soul group ...

*1990: ''Maurits Og Den Store Barnålkrigen'' (Juni Records) ;With

Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...

*1991: ''Rift - En Rockopera'' (Hete Blikk) ;With

*1993: ''Allemannsland'' (Norsk Plateproduksjon) ;With

*1994: ''The Troubadour'' (Norsk Plateproduksjon) ;With Jack Lewis *1996: ''Don't Mess Around'' (Rough Diamond Productions) ;With

Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known as just Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and ...

*1996: ''Bettans Jul'' (Polydor Records) ;With

Espen Lind Espen Lind (born 13 May 1971) is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one half of the production team Espionage, and together with his long time partner Amund Bjorklund he has written and/or produced ...

*1997: ''Red'' (

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), on the track «Niki's Theme» ;With

Hilde Heltberg Hilde Heltberg (30 September 1959 – 4 September 2011) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter, born in Oslo, Norway. Career Heltberg started her career in the late 70s when she entered a talent competition judged by Stein Ove Berg, who ...

*1997: ''Blant Konger Og Lus'' (Mega Records) ;With

Ole Paus Ole Paus (born 9 February 1947; full name ''Ole Christian Paus'') is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author, who is widely regarded as the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition ( no, visebølgen). During th ...

*1997: ''Hellige Natt - Jul I Skippergata'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)

References

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