Arne Bendiksen
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Arne Bendiksen | |
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_-_Arne_Bendiksen.jpg) Norwegian singer, composer and producer | |
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| Birth name | Arne Joachim Bendiksen |
| Born | 19 October 1926 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 26 March 2009 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, producer |
| Years active | 1950s-2009 |
Arne Joachim Bendiksen (19 October 1926 – 26 March 2009) was a Norwegian singer, composer and producer, described as "the father of pop music" in Norway.
Career
Bendiksen was born in
Beginning in 1964 he was the boss of his own record company. Thanks to him, popular artists like
Arne did not let this crush his spirits though, and he continued his dedicated work as a singer/songwriter throughout the 1970s. In the 1980s, he gave a shot at the popular children's cassette industry and released his major children's work Barnefest i Andeby – Children's party in
In June 2006, his all-new self-composed children's musical stage debuted in the small elementary school
.Arne Bendiksen died on 26 March 2009, after having been sick for a short period of time. The cause of death was heart failure.[1][2]
Famous songs
- "Jeg vil ha en blå ballong"
- "Intet er nytt under solen"
- "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
- "Lykken er..."
- "Og han kvakk-, kvakk-, kvakk-, kvakk-, kvakker når han ser, pengene blir fler' og fler'!"
- "Knekke egg"
- "Det blir ikke regn i dag"
References
- ^ Solholm, Rolleiv (27 March 2009). "Arne Bendiksen has died". The Norway Post. Norwegian News Agency. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- Hegnar Online (in Norwegian). 27 March 2009. Archived from the originalon 5 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
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