Lillebjørn Nilsen
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| Lillebjørn Nilsen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bjørn Falk Nilsen |
| Born | 21 December 1950 |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Folk, pop |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, Hardingfele |
| Associated acts | Gitarkameratene |
| Website | http://www.lillebjorn.no/ |
Bjørn "Lillebjørn" Falk Nilsen (born 21 December 1950 in Oslo) is a prominent Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He is also considered somewhat the leading "voice of Oslo" thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from the 1970s and up.
He also makes up the Norwegian supergroup Gitarkameratene with Jan Eggum, Halvdan Sivertsen and Øystein Sunde.
In 1987 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.[1]
Nilsen has collaborated with his friend and idol Pete Seeger on numerous occasions.
[edit] Discography
- Tilbake (1971)
- Portrett (1973)
- Haba Haba (1974)
- Hei fara! Norske folkeviser (1974)
- Byen med det store hjertet (1975)
- Oslo (1978)
- Live at Sioux Falls (USA) (1980)
- Ballade! Ekstranummer (1980)
- Original Nilsen (1982)
- Hilsen Nilsen (1985)
- Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen (1986)
- Sanger (1988)
- Nære Nilsen (1993)
- Haba Haba (1995)
- 40 Spor: Nilsens 40 beste (1996)
- Byen med det store hjertet (Re-release) (2003)
- Tilbake (Re-release) (2003)
- Portrett (Re-release) (2003)
[edit] References
- ^ "Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. http://www.fritt-ord.no/no/priser/category/fritt_ords_honnor/. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
