Thomas Dybdahl (born 12 April 1979) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Background

Thomas Dybdahl grew up in

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

, Norway. His musical career started off as the guitarist in the band Quadraphonics. The band released one album in 2002 on Oslove Records.

Career

Dybdahl released his first single as a solo artist EP, ''Bird'', in 2000. His second EP from 2001 was titled ''John Wayne''. Beginning with the release of his first album, ''...That Great October Sound'', in 2002, the first part of his "October" series, he received national and even international appreciation for his work. Since then, and especially after the European release in 2004, Dybdahl's notability has increased significantly. The mostly positive reviews tout Dybdahl as a new pop wonder comparable to

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and other solo artists. He received the

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and the Alarm Award for his work. The release of his next two albums, ''Stray Dogs'' (European release in 2005) and ''One Day You'll Dance for Me, New York City'', further increased his standing as a respected artist. The album ''One Day You'll Dance for Me, New York City'' features the Norwegian philosopher

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speaking of quality of life, as a sort of interlude. In 2004, Dybdahl teamed up with artists from the bands

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and

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on the project '' The National Bank'', which immediately entered the Norwegian charts with the project's self-titled debut album. It was released outside Norway in 2009. His single "Damn Heart", written for the Danish movie ''En Soap'', was released in 2006 on Copenhagen Records. In 2007, Dybdahl performed as an opening act in the US for fellow Norwegian artist

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, and in 2011 he opened for

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during her ''Night of Hunters'' tour. On 24 February 2017, his album ''The Great Plains'' was released. His eighth solo studio album ''All These Things'' came out at 12 October 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

Soundtracks

*2006: ''Music from the Movie Rottenetter'' (1MicAdventure) *2015: ''This Love Is Here to Stay'' (''

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'' season 3, episode 11)

Compilation albums

*2006: ''October Trilogy'' (box set featuring his first three albums, the remastered DVD and a bonus CD) (NOR #36) *2009: ''Thomas Dybdahl: En samling'' (NOR #9) *2011: ''Songs''

EPs and singles

*2000: ''Bird'' EP *2001 ''John Wayne'' EP *2003 ''Rain down on Me'' *2004 ''A Lovestory'' *2006: ''Damn Heart'' *2010: ''Cecilia'' *2015: ''Thomas Dybdahl & In the Country'' featuring In the Country, EP (vinyl and digital release)

Other releases

*1998: ''Q'', with the Quadrophonics *2004: ''The National Bank'', with The National Bank *2008: ''Come On Over to the Other Side'', with The National Bank *2008: ''Dive Deep'', with Morcheeba

DVDs

*2003: ''That Great October'' DVD (remastered in 2005) *2009: ''Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam'' DVD

References

External links

Official website

Official MySpace page

Fanpage
– unofficial Thomas Dybdahl Fanpage, includes a complete discography, tour news, a huge link collection, downloads, reviews and photographs

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dybdahl, Thomas 1979 births Living people Musicians from Sandnes Norwegian singer-songwriters Norwegian folk singers Norwegian folk guitarists Norwegian rock guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian expatriates in Denmark Spellemannprisen winners Norwegian multi-instrumentalists 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male singers The National Bank (band) members