Vidar Lønn-Arnesen (born 22 June 1940) is a Norwegian singer, radio presenter and television presenter. He was born in

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and grew up in

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. He started his career as a local entertainer and

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personality in the 1950s. From 1960 to 1964 he was a member of the pop group Tre Tainers. He was hired in the

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in 1962. He presented the radio program '' Ti i skuddet'' from 1965 to 1970 and 1981 to 1991, and also ''Musikktelefonen'', ''Western Saloon'', '' Norsktoppen'' and ''Alle tiders blinkskudd''. From 1991 to 2001 he presented the television program ''Da Capo''. He also hosted the

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

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and

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. In 2010 he was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold. He is married to television producer Tove Lønn-Arnesen and resides at Grav.

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1940 births Living people People from Horten Norwegian male singers Norwegian pop singers Norwegian radio personalities Norwegian television presenters NRK people Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-singer-stub