Sverre Kjelsberg

Kjelsberg in 2009

Background information
Born| (1946-10-18)18 October 1946
Tromsø, Norway
Died| 18 June 2016(2016-06-18) (aged 69)
Tromsø, Norway
Occupations| Singer, Guitarist, Bassist, Composer, Lyricist
Formerly of| The Pussycats

Musical artist

Sverre Kjelsberg (18 October 1946 – 18 June 2016) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist, bassist, composer, and lyricist. He was a member of the band The Pussycats from 1964. He and Mattis Hætta represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the entry "Sámiid ædnan", which was composed by Kjelsberg and Ragnar Olsen.[1]

On 18 June 2016, Kjelsberg was found dead in his home, aged 69.[2] He had been ill with cancer previously, but was declared cancer-free in 2015. No cause of death has been determined.[3]

## Albums

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* Etter mørketia (MAI, 1979)
* Kära Syster with Tage Löf, Swedish pianist (MAI, 1980). This album included several of Carl Michael Bellman's 1790 Fredman's Epistles including the title track, and the song Sámiid Ædnan.
* Låla! (MAI, 1980) yoik with Mattis Hætta
* Sverre (Hot Line, 1982).
* Den glade pessimisten (OK, 1987), with Ragnar Olsen
* Drømmen e fri (Nord-Norsk Plateselskap, 1994)
* Større kraft enn krutt (2005). Samleplate.

## References

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1. ^ artistside ved Norsk Musikkinformasjon
2. ^ Norwegian singer Sverre Kjelsberg dies aged 69
3. ^ NRK: Sverre Kjelsberg er død (Norwegian)

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Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

National selection: Melodi Grand Prix

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* 1960
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* ~~2020~~
* 2021
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* 2024
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Artists|

* Agnete
* Alessandra
* Kyle Alessandro
* Elisabeth Andreassen
* Bendik Singers
* Arne Bendiksen
* Margaret Berger
* Bobbysocks!
* Benny Borg
* Odd Børre
* Nora Brockstedt
* Charmed
* Jan Werner Danielsen
* Dollie de Luxe
* Tor Endresen
* Carl Espen
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Gåte
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Mattis Hætta
* Jostein Hasselgård
* Inger Jacobsen
* Britt Synnøve Johansen
* Jowst
* Just 4 Fun
* Finn Kalvik
* Grethe Kausland
* Keiino
* Sverre Kjelsberg
* Åse Kleveland
* Hanne Krogh
* Karoline Krüger
* Haldor Lægreid
* Mørland
* Stella Mwangi
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Alexander Rybak
* Debrah Scarlett
* Guri Schanke
* Secret Garden
* Anita Skorgan
* Didrik Solli-Tangen
* Knut Anders Sørum
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Ketil Stokkan
* Maria Haukaas Storeng
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Subwoolfer
* Jahn Teigen
* Anita Thallaug
* Tix
* Tooji
* Merethe Trøan
* ~~Ulrikke~~
* Stig van Eijk
* Silje Vige
* Wig Wam

Songs|

* "Adieu"
* "Aldri i livet"
* "Alle mine tankar"
* "Alltid sommer"
* "Alvedansen"
* ~~"Attention"~~
* "Brandenburger Tor"
* "Casanova"
* "Do Re Mi"
* "Duett"
* "Dukkemann"
* "Fairytale"
* "Fallen Angel"
* "The First Day of Love"
* "For vår jord"
* "Give That Wolf a Banana"
* "Grab the Moment"
* "Haba Haba"
* "High"
* "Hold On Be Strong"
* "I evighet"
* "I Feed You My Love"
* "Icebreaker"
* "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
* "In My Dreams"
* "Intet er nytt under solen"
* "It's Just A Game"
* "Karusell"
* "Kom sol, kom regn"
* "La det swinge"
* "Lenge leve livet"
* "Lighter"
* "Living My Life Without You"
* "Lykken er"
* "Mata Hari"
* "Mil etter mil"
* "Mitt liv"
* "A Monster Like Me"
* "Mrs. Thompson"
* "My Heart Goes Boom"
* "My Heart Is Yours"
* "Nocturne"
* "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
* "Oliver"
* "On My Own"
* "Queen of Kings"
* "Romeo"
* "Sámiid ædnan"
* "San Francisco"
* "Silent Storm"
* "Småting"
* "Solhverv"
* "Sommer i Palma"
* "Spiral"
* "Spirit in the Sky"
* "Stay"
* "Stress"
* "That's How You Write a Song"
* "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
* "Ulveham"
* "Ven a bailar conmigo"
* "Venners nærhet"
* "Visjoner"
* "Voi Voi"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Morocco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Bamses Venner
* Samira Bensaïd
* José Cid
* Blue Danube
* Katja Ebstein
* Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta
* Tomas Ledin
* Johnny Logan
* Vesa-Matti Loiri
* Maggie MacNeal
* Paola
* Ajda Pekkan
* Prima Donna
* Profil
* Sophie and Magaly
* Alan Sorrenti
* Telex
* Trigo Limpio
* Anna Vissi and the Epikouri

Songs|

* "Amsterdam"
* "Autostop"
* "Bitaqat Hub"
* "Cinéma"
* "Du bist Musik"
* "Euro-Vision"
* "Um grande, grande amor"
* "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames"
* "Huilumies"
* "Just nu!"
* "Love Enough for Two"
* "Non so che darei"
* "Papa Pingouin"
* "Pet'r Oil"
* "Quédate esta noche"
* "Sámiid ædnan"
* "Tænker altid på dig"
* "Theater"
* "What's Another Year"

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Norway

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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