Rasmus Ole Lyberth (born 21 August 1951) is a Greenlandic musician and actor. Since 1970, he has been one of the most popular artists in the Greenlandic music scene. His music is well known beyond the borders of

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Biography

Rasmus Lyberth was born in

Maniitsoq Maniitsoq (), formerly Sukkertoppen, is a town in Maniitsoq Island, western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality. With 2,534 inhabitants , it is the sixth-largest town in Greenland. History Archaeological finds indicate that the are ...

, but grew up in

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, where as a 12-year-old he began performing and playing the guitar. He is the son of a teacher and writer Erik Lyberth and Emma Lyberth. In 1969 he began performing in

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. In 1974 he recorded his first album, ''Erningaa''. ''Erningaa'' was successful and was followed by his second album, ''Piumassuseq nukiuvoq'', at which point he went on hiatus. He also appeared on the stage of the Greenlandic Tuukaq Teatret, and gave many concerts not only in

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and Greenland, but also in many countries in

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and North America. He has collaborated with other musicians, including Christian Alvad and

Lars Lilholt Band Lars Lilholt (born in Herlev, Denmark on 14 March 1953) is a Danish singer, violinist, guitarist and composer. Career Kræn Bysted's In the early 1970s, he was part of Kræn Bysted's, a Danish acoustic folk, electric folk and rock group made ...

. In 1979 he participated in the

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) since 1957, which determines the for the Eurovision Song Contest. The fes ...

, performing second on the night with 'Faders bøn' ('Father's Prayer') in Greenlandic, and placing 11th out of 17 entries.)

Discography

* 1974: Erningaa * 1978: Piumassuseq nukiuvoq ( dan. Viljen er styrke) * 1989: Ajorpianng * 1989: Nanivaat * 1992: Kisimiinngilatit (Kærlighed gør mig smuk) * 1994: Nakuussutigaara * 1998: Qaamaneq isinnit isigaara (Jeg ser lysglimt i dine øjne) * 2001: Inuuneq oqaluttuartaraanngat (Når livet fortæller) * 2006: Asanaqigavit (Kærligst)

Filmography

* 1984: Tukuma * 1998: Heart of Light, ( Greenlandic Qaamarngup uummataa, dan. Lysets hjerte) * 2003, 2008: Nissernes Ø (TV-Serie)

References

External links

Official website

Rasmus Lyberth
at the MySpace * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyberth, Rasmus 1951 births Living people Greenlandic male actors Greenlandic male singers People from Maniitsoq People from Nuuk