Egil Monn-Iversen
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Egil Monn-Iversen is one of the most influential modern composers in Norway
. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music
, film
, opera
, television
, comedy
and theater. For some time he had so much influence in Norwegian culture that he got the nickname The Godfather, even though he has always considered himself a down-to-earth musician.
Egil Monn-Iversen owned a film production company, a record label, and an agency for musical artists, he was the founder of the vocal group The Monn Keys, he was the CEO at the Chat Noir
theatre, chairman at The Norwegian Opera and has since the 1960s worked in NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) and Det norske teatret (The Norwegian Theatre). He has written scores to over 100 Norwegian movies and TV series.
Egil Monn-Iversen was married to the Norwegian actor and singer Sølvi Wang
until her death in 2011.
, Bør Børson Jr.
og Ungen.
He founded the vocal group The Monn Keys, and in cooperation with the groups members he established the company Egil Monn-Iversen A/S. This company focused mainly on being a music record company, publishing records on several different labels. In 1957 the company reached 23% marked share in the Norwegian music industry. In addition "Egil Monn-Iversen A/S" had activity in business areas such as music publishing, running jukebox
es around the country - and as a producer of concerts, movies and stage productions.
In 1983 Egil Monn-Iversen founded Thalia Teater A/S, a company producing musicals
, revue
s and farce
s in Scandinavia
.
Selection of Monn-Iversen's other positions in Scandinavian culture and entertainment:
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
and theater. For some time he had so much influence in Norwegian culture that he got the nickname The Godfather, even though he has always considered himself a down-to-earth musician.
Egil Monn-Iversen owned a film production company, a record label, and an agency for musical artists, he was the founder of the vocal group The Monn Keys, he was the CEO at the Chat Noir
Chat Noir
Chat Noir is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.-Establishment:...
theatre, chairman at The Norwegian Opera and has since the 1960s worked in NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) and Det norske teatret (The Norwegian Theatre). He has written scores to over 100 Norwegian movies and TV series.
Egil Monn-Iversen was married to the Norwegian actor and singer Sølvi Wang
Sølvi Wang
Sølvi Valborg Wang was a Norwegian singer, actress and comedian.She was born in Bærum, Akershus, to the jazz musician Yngvar Wang and the singer Marie Gulbrandsen. Already at an early age she sang with her father's orchestra on the radio and in concert. She met Egil Monn-Iversen while in school,...
until her death in 2011.
Ownership and positions
Egil Monn-Iversen established and owned the Norwegian movie studio "EMI Produksjon AS". The studio produced more than 20 Norwegian feature movies, such as: Norske byggeklosser, Den siste FleksnesDen siste Fleksnes
Den siste Fleksnes is a 1974 Norwegian comedy film directed by Bo Hermansson, starring Rolv Wesenlund and Aud Schønemann. The film is based on the television sitcom Fleksnes Fataliteter....
, Bør Børson Jr.
Bør Børson Jr.
Bør Børson Jr. is a 1974 Norwegian musical film directed by Jan Erik Düring, starring Rolv Wesenlund, Britt Langlie and Sølvi Wang. The film is based on a novel by Johan Falkberget....
og Ungen.
He founded the vocal group The Monn Keys, and in cooperation with the groups members he established the company Egil Monn-Iversen A/S. This company focused mainly on being a music record company, publishing records on several different labels. In 1957 the company reached 23% marked share in the Norwegian music industry. In addition "Egil Monn-Iversen A/S" had activity in business areas such as music publishing, running jukebox
Jukebox
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media...
es around the country - and as a producer of concerts, movies and stage productions.
In 1983 Egil Monn-Iversen founded Thalia Teater A/S, a company producing musicals
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
, revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
s and farce
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
s in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
.
Selection of Monn-Iversen's other positions in Scandinavian culture and entertainment:
- Conductor at the Chat Noir Theater, OsloOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
(1954–1963) - CEO at the Chat Noir Theater, Oslo (1959–1963)
- Chairman at The Norwegian National Opera and BalletNorwegian National Opera and BalletThe Norwegian National Opera and Ballet is the first fully professional company for opera and ballet in Norway. Its seat is the Oslo Opera House.It was founded in 1957...
, Oslo (1981–1996) - CEO at ChinateaternChinateaternChinateatern or commonly known as "China" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden, located at Berzelii Park in Stockholm city. Originally built 1928 as a movie theatre but has over the years simultaneously been used as a theatre stage for revues, comedies and musical shows...
, StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
(1997) - Chairman for Norsk Konsertdireksjon
- Member of Arbeiderpartiets Kulturutvalg (Labor Party's Cultural Committee)
- Member of Norsk KulturrådNorsk KulturrådThe Arts Council Norway is the official arts council for Norway.Based in Oslo, it is a Norwegian state institution created in 1965 as a result of a parliamentary decision in 1964...
s musikkutvalg (Norwegian Art Council's Musical Committee) - Head of Music at Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (from the 1960s)
- Head of Music at Det Norske TeatretDet Norske TeatretDet Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg...
(The Norwegian Theater) (from the 1960s)
Awards
- 2002 Axel Waldemars Minnepris (Award in Memory of Axel Waldemar)
- 1999 The Jury's Award of Honor from Edvard-prisen
- 1998 Æres-Amanda (Honorary award from The Norwegian Movie Award)
- 1998 Knight of First Class of Order of St. Olav
- 1990 Gammleng-prisen in the category veteran
- 1973 The Jury's Honorary Award at Spellemannprisen 1972Spellemannprisen 1972Spellemannprisen 1972 was awarded on Saturday 3 March 1973 at Chateau Neuf in Oslo. This was the very first time Spellemannprisen was awarded and there were 7 winners, and 3 additional special awards. Composer Egil Monn-Iversen and the musical Bør Børson Jr. got the jury's honorary award as the...
for the musical Bør Børson Jr.Bør Børson Jr.Bør Børson Jr. is a 1974 Norwegian musical film directed by Jan Erik Düring, starring Rolv Wesenlund, Britt Langlie and Sølvi Wang. The film is based on a novel by Johan Falkberget.... - 1972 Hulda Garborgs minnepris
- 1967 Aamodtstauetten
- 1961 Norsk filmkritikerlags (Norwegian movie critic association) award for the music to the feature film "Line"