Lillebjørn Nilsen
Encyclopedia
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.
Nilsen has cooperated with his friend and idol Pete Seeger
on numerous occasions.
Oslo
Oslo 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...
) is a prominent Norwegian
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...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
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
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"....
Gitarkameratene
Gitarkameratene
Gitarkameratene is the name of a group of well-known Norwegian recording artists when they tour together. The group includes Lillebjørn Nilsen, Halvdan Sivertsen, Jan Eggum and Øystein Sunde...
with Jan Eggum
Jan Eggum
Jan Eggum is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who has been active since 1975. He is often characterised as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs are often broken hearts, loneliness and sorrow...
, Halvdan Sivertsen
Halvdan Sivertsen
Halvdan Sivertsen is a Norwegian singer. He was born in Tromsø, but raised and currently lives in Bodø. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the Culture Prize of Nordland county in 2000...
and Øystein Sunde
Øystein Sunde
Øystein Olaf Sunde is a Norwegian folk singer and guitarist. He is known for his high-speed guitar and banjo style and his satirical lyrics...
.
In 1987 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.
Nilsen has cooperated with his friend and idol Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
on numerous occasions.
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)