Halvdan Sivertsen
Illustration — Halvdan Sivertsen Halvdan Sivertsen (born 5 January 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the Culture Prize of Nordland county in 2000. His album Kjærlighetslandet reached number eight on the Norway albums chart.
Halvdan Sivertsen
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- Full name
- Halvdan Johannes Falck Sivertsen.
- Born
- 1950. · Tromsø Municipality.
- Nationality
- Norway.
- Occupation
- musician, politician, singer, guitarist and songwriter.
- Fields
- visa.
- Honours
- Spelleman Folk music Award, Nordland fylkes kulturpris, Lyricist Fund Award and Solprisen.
- Languages
- Norwegian.
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Illustration — Halvdan Sivertsen Halvdan Sivertsen (born 5 January 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the Culture Prize of Nordland county in 2000. His album Kjærlighetslandet reached number eight on the Norway albums chart.
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Halvdan Sivertsen (born 1950) is a Norwegian guitarist, musician and politician, among other activities. The guitarist was born Halvdan Johannes Falck Sivertsen in Tromsø Municipality. Halvdan Sivertsen is a member of Gitarkameratene and held the position of Norwegian municipal councillor.
Genres include visa. Languages used include Norwegian. The guitarist received Lyricist Fund Award, Nordland fylkes kulturpris and Solprisen, among others.
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The Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists awarded him the "lyrics of the year"-prize in 2010 and an accompanying grant totalling 25 000 Norwegian kroner, for his song Dødsbra dop — a criticism of Norwegian soldiers' behaviour in Afghanistan, and Norwegian politicians.
• Halvdan 23 1/2 år (1973) • Utsikt minus innsikt gir tilnærmet blindhet fra toppen av pyramiden (1975) • Nordaførr (1979) • Liv laga (1981) • Amerika (1985) • Ny og naken (1987) • "Førr ei dame" (1989) • Hilsen Halvdan (1991) • Kjærlighetslandet (1995) • Helt Halvdan (1996) • Tvil, håp og kjærlighet (2001) • Frelsesearmeens Juleplate (2003) • 40+ (2005) • Mellom oss (2008) • Gjør det så gjerne (2012)
Singles
Singles
• "Gladiatorglimt (ode til Bodø Glimt)" / "Syng sjøl" (1976) with Terje Nilsen under the name Halvdan og den gule fare • "Hvis du vil ha mæ" (1995) • "Aldri så nær som da" (1996) • "Pus har løpetid" (1996) • "Bli med mæ dit" (2008) • "Venta på toget" (2008) • "Ola Diger" (2008) • "Twisted Little Star" (2012) • "Lonesome Traveller" (2012) • with Gitarkameratene • "Gitarkameratene" (1989) • "Typisk norsk" (1990)
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With other artists
• Mitt lille land (2011)
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Halvdan Sivertsen is recorded as having received Spelleman Folk music Award, Nordland fylkes kulturpris and Lyricist Fund Award. Recorded at birth as Halvdan Johannes Falck Sivertsen. Sivertsen received Spelleman Folk music Award, Nordland fylkes kulturpris, Lyricist Fund Award, Solprisen and Rockheim Hall of Fame.
Halvdan Sivertsen
Henrik Dvergsdal, Forbundet kystens landsstevne · Wikimedia Commons
Halvdan Sivertsen under Kirkemøtet 2004.
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1950
Halvdan Sivertsen born at Tromsø Municipality.
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- 1.Nielsen Business Media Inc. Hits of the World. Billboard. 51. 11 March 1995.
- 2."Prises for Afghanistan-kritikk" in Verdens Gang, 2010-12-19, p.42 "Sivertsen angriper både soldatens fremferd og norske politikere: "Vi skal glemmes av de stortingsmenn som fikk oss hit. Men til så lenge, e vi vikinga igjen."
- 3.[http://www.tono.no/NOPA-priser.10299.cms ]
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