Rune Rudberg (born 23 August 1961) is a Norwegian singer originating from

Trøgstad Trøgstad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjønhaug. The municipality is divided into the parishes of Skjønhaug, Havnås and Båstad. The parish of ''Trygstad'' was ...

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singing

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music. He has a hectic live music career with more than 5000 concerts in Norway. He is best known for his song "Ut mot havet" in 1988. The same titled album peaked

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albums chart. He also took part on two occasions in Norwegian

Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix ( no, Norsk Melodi Grand Prix), is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK). It det ...

in a bid to represent Norway in Eurovision. The first was in MGP 1989 with "Vinger over Europa" failing to make it to Final 3. Twelve years later, he took part in MGP 2001 with the self-written and composed song "Without You". But he finished fifth failing to make to the Final 4 stage. In 2017, he participated again with his band in MGP 2017 with "Run Run Away", but failed to reach the Gold Final. Besides his solo career, he was part of the dansband

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on and off. He was a member from 1990 to 1994, then for two years 1996 and 1997, and finally 2004–2005, when he left after news about his use of narcotics.

Discography

Albums

;Studio ;Compilations ;Albums as part of Scandinavia dansband *1991: ''På oppforring'' *1992: ''Scandinavia 3'' *1993: ''Scandinavia 4''

Singles

;Featured in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rudberg, Rune Norwegian male singers Melodi Grand Prix contestants 1961 births Living people People from Trøgstad Musicians from Østfold