Anne Grete Preus

Anne Grete Preus
Anne Grete Preus
	Anne Grete Preus performs in August 2007
Background information
Born	22 May 1957; Haugesund, Norway
Died	25 August 2019 (aged 62)
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica, mandolin, Hammond organ, dobro

Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019)^[1] was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act.^[2]^[3] She released nine solo albums and won the Spellemannprisen multiple times. In 2008 she appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul. She contracted liver cancer in 2007. In early 2019 she had to cancel the planned concerts for the summer due to illness.

Awards and honors

Gammleng Award i åpen klasse i 1992
Kardemommestipendiet i 1992
Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for Millimeter
Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets album for Millimeter
Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets hit for Millimeter
Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris i 2006
Norsk Artistforbund Ærespris i 2007
Prøysenprisene i 2007
Edvardprisen i klassen populærmusikk for albumet Om igjen for første gang

Discography

1984: Snart 17 (Transmission)
1988: Fullmåne (Warner)
1999: Lav Sol! Høy Himmel (Warner)
1991: Og Høsten Kommer Tidsnok (Warner)
1994: Millimeter (Warner)
1994: Anne Grete Preus (Warner)
1996: Millimeter (Warner)
1996: Vrimmel (Warner)
1999: Verden Er Et Vakkert Sted (Virgin Music)
2001: Alfabet (Warner)
2004: Når Dagen Roper (Worner)
2007: Om Igjen For Første Gang (Warner)
2009: Nesten Alene (Warner)
2013: Et Sted Å Feste Blikket (Warner)

References

^ ^a ^b Olsen, Robin (25 August 2019). "Anne Grete Preus er død". musikknyheter.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ Møt Anne Grete Preus! Archived February 21, 2002, at the Wayback Machine Dagbladet:Musik (in Norwegian)
^ Forrygende aften med nye sange Rytterknægten, 24.06.2009|, 1. sektion, Side 14 (in Danish)

Awards
Preceded by Sidsel Endresen	Recipient of the Open class Gammleng-prisen 1992	Succeeded by Mari Boine
Preceded by No Female artist award	Recipient of the Female artist Spellemannprisen 1994	Succeeded by Lynni Treekrem
Preceded by No This year's song award	Recipient of the Spellemannprisen for This year's song 1994	Succeeded by Morten Harket & Håvard Rem
Preceded by No This year's album award	Recipient of the Spellemannprisen for This year's album 1994	Succeeded by Morten Harket

[musikknyheter-1] Olsen, Robin (25 August 2019). "Anne Grete Preus er død". musikknyheter.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[2] Møt Anne Grete Preus! Archived February 21, 2002, at the Wayback Machine Dagbladet:Musik (in Norwegian)

[3] Forrygende aften med nye sange Rytterknægten, 24.06.2009|, 1. sektion, Side 14 (in Danish)

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