Frisk Luft
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Frisk Luft is a Norwegian gospel
group.
It was founded in 1972 as Frisk Luft (Mot åndelig forurensning). It consisted of Rune Larsen
, Ivar Skippervold
, Arnold Børud
and Kjell Fjalsett
, and since all are accomplished musicians outside of the group as well, Frisk Luft had been called the first Christian
supergroup
in Norway.
Frisk Luft released the album Gospel Live in 1973. The suffix, which means 'Against Spiritual Pollution', was dropped when the group released its second LP, Frisk Luft 2 in 1975. The group became inactive but made a comeback many years later, releasing Lifetime Friends in 2000 and I'll Never Find Another You in 2004.
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
group.
It was founded in 1972 as Frisk Luft (Mot åndelig forurensning). It consisted of Rune Larsen
Rune Larsen
Rune Larsen is a Norwegian journalist, singer, musician, record producer and television presenter.He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1957, and his television debut in 1964. By that time he had already played with two bands, The White Shirts and The Black Diamonds, and rejected a...
, Ivar Skippervold
Ivar Skippervold
Ivar Skippervold is a Norwegian singer and musician.He hails from Oslo, but moved to Lillesand as an adult. He took up music at an early age, and his first self-made music was protest songs. He became Christian out of a "religious yearning", and his protest songs got a Christian tinge. His first...
, Arnold Børud
Arnold Børud
Arnold Børud is a Norwegian singer, musician and record producer.He grew up in Askim, and has been a devout Christian since the age of 18, when a friend invited him to a Christian camp. Only two years later, he had learned the guitar and piano, and released his first record as a part of the duo...
and Kjell Fjalsett
Kjell Fjalsett
Kjell Sigurd Fjalsett is a Norwegian singer and musician.He made a name for himself in the Norwegian gospel and Christian pop scene as a teenager in the choir Believe, covering the song "Oh Happy Day" among other things. He later formed the gospel group Frisk Luft together with Rune Larsen, Ivar...
, and since all are accomplished musicians outside of the group as well, Frisk Luft had been called the first Christian
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
in Norway.
Frisk Luft released the album Gospel Live in 1973. The suffix, which means 'Against Spiritual Pollution', was dropped when the group released its second LP, Frisk Luft 2 in 1975. The group became inactive but made a comeback many years later, releasing Lifetime Friends in 2000 and I'll Never Find Another You in 2004.