Åse Kleveland
Åse Kleveland | |
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Constitution Day, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Åse Maria Kleveland |
| Born | 18 March 1949 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Origin | Sweden, Norway |
| Genres | Popular music, vispop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, politician, leader |
| Instrument(s) | Singer, guitarist |
| Years active | 1965–present |
Åse Kleveland | |
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Minister of Culture | |
| In office 3 November 1990 – 25 October 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Eleonore Bjartveit |
| Succeeded by | Turid Birkeland |
Åse Maria Kleveland (born 18 March 1949) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, politician and activist.
A well-known folk singer and traditional guitarist in Norway, she was appointed
In June 2007 she became
Personal life
Kleveland was born in
In a 1977 interview she describes how her parents shared equally in the household chores and that she and her husband Svenolov Ehrén, a Swedish artist, did the same.[3] She is currently married to film director and cinematographer Oddvar Bull Tuhus.
Kleveland is fluent in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English, French and Japanese. She studied law at the University of Oslo.[1][4]
Musical career
As a singer she is famous for her very dark, soulful voice. She also plays the guitar and has composed songs in the singer-songwriter tradition. She was also part of the vispop group Ballade!.
She began playing classical guitar at eight; at 10 she debuted in a radio show.
In 1966 she represented Norway in the
She had a long association with the Norwegian Association of Musicians, first holding the office of secretary from 1979 to 1983,[1] then serving as their leader from 1983 to 1987.[1] She was also the President of the Musicians' Union from 1983 to 1986 and their Vice-President from 1986 to 1987.[1]
In 1986 she hosted the first
Books
- Kleveland, Åse; Ehrén, Svenolov (illus.) (1984). Fredmans epistlar & sånger [The songs and epistles of Fredman]. Stockholm: Informationsförlaget. ISBN 91-7736-059-1. (with facsimiles of Carl Michael Bellman's sheet music from first editions of the 1790 Fredmans epistlar and the 1791 Fredmans sånger)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Åse Kleveland Curriculum Vitae". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2005.
- ^ Dagbladet: Interview med Åse Kleveland
- ^ a b Efjestad, Einar (1977). "KJ spør, trubaduren Åse Kleveland svarer...!". Kriminal Journalen (in Norwegian). 1977 (3). Oslo: 10–11, 45.
- ^ she was finishing the second part (2. avd.) of the Norwegian Law degree program in 1976/77.
- ^ 1966 Eurovision contest notes Archived 21 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Åse Kleveland discography at Discogs
- Åse Kleveland at IMDb
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