Terje Nilsen (26 November 1951 – 20 March 2019) was a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Nilsen's greatest hit is the song "Mjelle", written in 1974, and appearing on the album "Æ" released in 1977. It later appeared on the album "Kanskje", released in 1990, and had a spell on

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. In addition to his own recordings, Nilsen has collaborated with several well-known Norwegian artists. For instance, he has performed together with

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on numerous occasions. He also sings the chorus on "Pøbla" by north Norwegian hip-hop group Tungtvann, which was a big hit in Norway around 2002. He was the profile of the year in

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in 2003. Nilsen was the uncle of former professional footballers

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and Arild Berg. He died on 20 March 2019, aged 67.Terje Nilsen er død

Discography

Solo

* ''Jean/Nytt og mitt'' (Jean/New and mine, 7" vinyl single 1973) * ''Æ'' (Me, 1977) * ''Pop'' (1983) * ''Sørpolnissen'' (Only on Music Cassette, for Norsk Rikskringkasting) (South pole Santa, 1987) * ''Kanskje'' (Maybe, 1990) * ''Frie fugler...'' (for Nord-Norsk Lederutvikling) (Free birds..., 1995) * ''Sånn'' (Like that, 1996) * ''N'te gang'' (Nth time, 2005) * ''Sommernatt'' promotionsingle (Summers night, 2006) * ''Vi gjør det'' promotionsingle (Lets do it, 2006) * ''Portrett'' (portrait, 2006) * ''Møte'' med Bodø Symfonietta (Meeting, 2010) * ''Gledeståra'' (Tears of joy, 2012) * ''Nye låta'' (New songs, 2016)

With others

* ''Lille Bille'' (Small beetle, 2003), performed by Eva Trones, written by Terje Nilsen. Won

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2004. * ''Tango for en'' (Tango for one, 2011), performed by Eva Trones, written by Terje Nilsen.

Honors

* Blixprisen 1997 * City of

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culture award 2002 * Gammlengprisen 2002

References

External links

Article in ''Norsk pop- og rockleksikon'' (Norwegian encyclopedia for pop and rock) from 2005
1951 births 2019 deaths Musicians from Bodø Norwegian songwriters Spellemannprisen winners Berg family 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian male singers 21st-century Norwegian singers {{Norway-singer-stub