Bjarne Arnstein Brøndbo (born 19 September 1964 in
Namsos Municipality
(Norwegian language, Norwegian) or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is t ...
,
Norway
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) is the vocalist and the front figure in the
Norwegian rock group
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or a band is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumen ...
D.D.E. since the start in 1992. Brøndbo has previously played in the bands Humanic (1978–1985) and After Dark (1984–1991). He is the brother of drummer
Eskil Brøndbo
Eskil Brøndbo (born 26 January 1970 in Namsos (town), Namsos) is the drummer in the band D.D.E. (band), D.D.E. where his brother, Bjarne Brøndbo is the vocalist. He is cousin of the Electronica musician Rune Brøndbo, Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo. ...
and the cousin of the Electronica musician
Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo.
Education
Bjarne Brøndbo took an education to become a teacher, but after his music career became successful he hasn't worked much in that profession. He has his own company, Namdal bilopphoggeri, a car breakers and online car spares company.
Bjarne Brøndbo, the employer who didn’t say no after the first attemptref>
Nordic Labour Journal, May 2013 He is married and has three children.
Discography
Album
*1993 D.D.E. ''Rai-Rai''
*1994 D.D.E. ''Rai 2''
*1996 D.D.E. '' Det går likar no''
*1998 D.D.E. ''OHWÆÆÆÆÆH'' !!!
*1999 D.D.E. ''No e D.D.E. jul igjen''
*2000 D.D.E. ''Jippi
*2001 D.D.E. ''Vi ska fæst — aill' mot aill
*2003 D.D.E. ''Vi e konga'' (Percussion
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...
)
*2005 D.D.E. ''Næ næ næ næ næ næ''
Live albums/compilations
*1995 D.D.E. ''Det è D.D.E.'' (live)
*2002 D.D.E. ''Her bli de liv-det beste 1992–2002''
References
External links
dde.nomic.no
Article from the Norwegian pop and rock dictionary
1964 births
Living people
Norwegian pop musicians
Norwegian-language singers
Musicians from Namsos
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