Prima Vera 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 ...

comedy group existing from 1976 to 1984. For the most part, their music was humorous songs, often Norwegian versions of well-known international hits with totally unrelated, funny or sarcastic lyrics. The group ended in 1984 when one of the members,

Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen (27 September 1949 – 24 February 2020) was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, His given name was Jan; he added the silent H later. F ...

, left the group to focus on his own career, which had a more serious character. This led to controversies with one of the other members,

Herodes Falsk Kim Bård Hansen (born 9 July 1954), better known by his stage name Herodes Falsk, is a Norwegian comedian, actor, author, and songwriter. Falsk is probably best known for his work with the musical comedy trio Prima Vera alongside Jahn Teigen and ...

, until a short reunion of the group in 2000.MIC Artikkel: Mathisen, Tom & Herodes Falsk

Members

Tom Mathisen Tom Mathisen (born 14 August 1952) is a Norwegian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. He usually handles bass, guitar and vocals. He was in the comedy group Prima Vera from 1976 to 1983 along with Jahn Teigen and Herodes Falsk. Later he co ...

(lyrics)

Discography

* ''Du er eit svin/Jeg bare sitter her og kjeder meg'' (single, 1977) * ''Prima Vera'' (1977) * ''Brakara'' (1978) * ''Salmer og sanger vi gjerne hiver'' (1979) * ''Best of Ebba'' (compilation album, 1980) * ''Fisle Narrepanne i Tyrol'' (1981) * ''Den 5te'' (1981) * ''Ha ha he he ho! (De gærne har'e godt)'' (1982) * ''Her kommer Olavs Menn'' (1983) * ''Absolute Prima Vera'' (1994) * ''Prima Vera Show'' (1996) * ''Rest of the best vol 2.5'' (compilation album, 2000)

References

Norwegian musical groups Norwegian comedy troupes Sonet Records artists {{Norway-band-stub