Siggerud is a village in the municipality of
Ski
A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partial ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
, just a few kilometres away from the border of the municipality of
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
where most of Siggerud's population work. Its population (2005) is 1,353, but probably over 2000 if you count the area around.
Siggerud is a small place, but has recently hosted a number of
celebrities
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports ...
, some of which are known outside Norway. The most famous is probably
Lasse Kjus
Lasse Kjus (born 14 January 1971) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway. He won the overall World Cup title twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championsh ...
who won the alpine World Cup twice. Other celebrities from Siggerud include
Christian Ingebrigtsen
Christian Ingebrigtsen (born 25 January 1977) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the pop group A1.
Biography
Ingebrigtsen was born in Oslo, Norway, into a musical family. His father Stein Ingebrigtsen was the ...
, who is in the boy band
A1,
Trude Mostue
Trude Mostue (born 28 March 1968) is a Norwegian veterinary surgeon and television presenter. She is best known for her appearances in the BBC documentary series ''Vet School'' in 1996, and later in the follow-up series '' Vets in Practice''. Sh ...
, well known in the UK as "Trude the Vet", TV host, actor and journalist, Christian Strand
:no:Christian Strand (adoptive son of political editor in the newspaper Dagsavisen, Arne Strand
:no:Arne Strand), Herman Flesvig
:no:Herman Flesvig, Fredric Aasbø
:en:Fredric Aasbø, plus various local celebrities, amongst other people including Christian's dad
Stein Ingebrigtsen
Stein Ingebrigtsen (born 23 August 1945) is a Norwegian singer. He was enormously popular in Norway in the 1970s, nicknamed "Mr. Norsktoppen" for his countless hits topping Norsktoppen, an official chart for music in Norwegian.
Biography
From ...
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Villages in Akershus
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