Lars Klevstrand

Lars Klevstrand (born 30 September 1949 in Drammen, Buskerud) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He was raised in Bærum, as the son of Olav Klevstrand and Grethe Sofie Larsen.

Career

His debut album was Vi skal ikkje sova from 1968. In 1970, he published the songbook Gjøglerhåndbok. Among his albums from the 1970s were På stengrunn from 1973 (a cooperation with Lillebjørn Nilsen, Kari Svendsen and others), Riv ned Gjerdene! from 1976, and Høysang from 1978. His album Viser til Mariann from 1983 was awarded Spellemannprisen. He made his debut as actor at Det Norske Teatret in 1975, in a cabaret on Jacques Brel which run for 250 performances. He has later played in musicals at Nationaltheatret, at Chateau Neuf, at Oslo Nye Teater and at Sogn og Fjordane Teater. He was awarded the prize Målblomen in 1970, Prøysenprisen from 1991, and Gammleng-prisen. He was a member of the board of Norges Kunstnerråd from 1993 to 1995, and a board member of the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands from 1995 to 2000.^[1]^[2]

Honors

1970: Målblomen
1983: Spellemannprisen in the category Folk, for the album Ola Skutvik og Mariann Kirans tunes
1987: Gammleng-prisen
1991: Prøysenprisen

Discography

1968: Vi Skal Ikkje Sova
1969: Dobbeltportrett – with Hege Tunaal
1972: Til Dere
1973: På Stengrunn – with Lillebjørn Nilsen, Steinar Ofsdal, Kari Svendsen, Jon Arne Corell and others
1974: Twostep og Blå Ballader
1975: Live (2lp)
1976: Riv Ned Gjerdene – with Guttorm Guttormsen
1977: Ballade! På turné – with Ballade!
1978: Høysang – with Guttorm Guttormsen kvintett
1979: To I Spann – with Steinar Ofsdal
1981: Frie Hender
1982: Canto General - with Arja Saijonmaa
1983: Visions (Lars Klevstrand album)|Visions]]
1983: Ola Skutvik og Mariann]]
1985: Glassberget]]
1987: Her
1989: I Fløyterens Hjerte
1991: Så Lenge Hjärtat Kan Slå
1995: Å, Dette Hjartet
1996: Sang For Vinden
2001: Vinternatt
2001: Himlajord
2004: Nomadesongar
2006: Sundslegen, Herja og Naken

References

^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lars Klevstrand". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Lars Klevstrand". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

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[1] Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lars Klevstrand". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[nbl-2] Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Lars Klevstrand". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

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