Werner “Totto” Osvold (21 June 1941 – 3 June 2023) was a Norwegian radio entertainer.
Personal life
Born in
Ålesund
Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ...
on 21 June 1941, Osvold was married to journalist
Sissel Benneche Osvold. Their daughter Katja was a vocalist in
Life... But How to Live It?[
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Career
Osvold was assigned with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...
from 1965 to 2006, as entertainer, and from 1986 to 1990 as program editor. He is known from radio shows such as ' and ', and for his cooperation with " Stutum" and with humorist Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (18 August 1939 – 3 July 2008) was a Norway, Norwegian actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen.
Biography
During the 1960s, Heide-Steen. Jr made the radio programs ''Hørerøret'', ''Sugerø ...
Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...
in 1973 for their album ''Stutum Speaking''.
Osvold died on 3 June 2023, at the age of 81.
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1941 births
2023 deaths
People from Ålesund
Norwegian entertainers
NRK people
Spellemannprisen winners
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