Sølvi Valborg Wang (28 August 1929 – 31 May 2011
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singer, actress and comedian.
She was born in Bærum
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, Akershus, to the jazz musician Yngvar Wang and the singer Marie Gulbrandsen. Already at an early age she sang with her father's orchestra on the radio and in concert.[ She met ]Egil Monn-Iversen
Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen (14 April 1928 – 7 July 2017) was a Norwegian musician, one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater. For so ...
while in school, and in 1948 she founded the music group The Monn Keys
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together with him. Wang debuted as a recording artist in 1950, in a duet with Arve Opsahl
Arve Opsahl (14 May 1921 – 29 April 2007) was a Norwegian movie and stage actor, singer and stand-up comedian.
Opsahl began his career as a comedian in 1942, and played numerous roles both on stage and in more than forty movies. He was then chos ...
. Later she recorded solo albums, and was responsible for 18 releases in the years up until 1955.[ She combined her solo career with performances with The Monn Keys, which now also included the singers ]Nora Brockstedt
Nora Brockstedt (20 January 1923 – 5 November 2015) was a Norwegian singer.
In her last years, she focused more on the jazz genre, with successful albums like ''As Time Goes By'' (JazzAvdelingen, 2004) and ''Christmas Songs'' (JazzAvdelin ...
and Per Asplin
Per Asplin (10 August 1928, in Tønsberg – 9 October 1996, in Oslo) was a Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor. He co-starred in a handful of films as well as participating in Melodi Grand Prix five times in the 1960s. Still he is prob ...
. In 1954 the group performed their first variety show
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, ''Over alle grenser'', at Chat Noir
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Establishment
Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer Bokken Las ...
in Oslo.[ She worked at Chat Noir in the years 1952 to 1963, then at Edderkoppen from 1963 to 1964, before moving to ]Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl ...
. Though she continued to regularly appear in comedy shows at Chat Noir until the mid-1980s.[
In addition to making recordings and performing in variety shows, Wang also performed in musicals, on television and in movies. For 25 years she was the leading lady of Det Norske Teatret, where she played the lead roles in such musicals as '']West Side Story
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Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...
'', '' Fiddler on the Roof'', '' Annie Get Your Gun'' and ''The King and I
''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the chil ...
''.[ She also acted in musicals composed by her husband Monn-Iversen, most prominently among these '' Bør Børson Jr.'', based on a novel by ]Johan Falkberget
Johan Falkberget, born Johan Petter Lillebakken, (30 September 1879 – 5 April 1967) was a Norwegian author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Life and career
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.[
Among her many television shows, ''That's Entertainment'' from 1966 gained her international attention when it won the award for best comedy show at the Montreux Comedy Festival.]The Ed Sullivan Show
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'', and with Jack Parnell
John Russell Parnell (6 August 1923 – 8 August 2010) was an English musician and musical director.
Biography
Parnell was born into a theatrical family in London, England. His uncle was the theatrical impresario Val Parnell.
During hi ...
's orchestra at the London Palladium
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, but had to decline due to her family. Wang had the lead role in movies such as the 1964 comedy ''Pappa tar gull'' and the 1978 drama ''Hvem har bestemt?''.
'' in 1987. This performance marked her retirement from the public stage; since then she has not made any public performances.