Dag Frøland

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Dag Frøland
Born(1945-09-16)16 September 1945
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Dag Frøland (16 September 1945 – 26 January 2010) was a Norwegian comedian, revue artist and singer, who was best known for his countless impersonations and variety shows in Oslo during the 1970s and 1980s.

Early life

Frøland was born in

record. During his early teens he became an active writer, and at the age of 14 began writing for Aftenposten. After completing his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School, he began studying medicine, but soon dropped out to focus on a career in entertainment.[2][3]

Career

In 1967 he recorded Du skal få en dag i mårå, an

The King's Medal of Merit in Gold, but he refused to accept it as he felt that "rating humans in such a way was wrong".[5] The same year, a DVD compilation of his best known numbers was released. The year after, he once again entered the stage after a nineteen-year absence, doing local shows in Ullensaker and his hometown of Fredrikstad.[citation needed
]

Personal life and death

In 1968, Frøland married Jorunn Ragnhild Bye, and they divorced in 1984. Frøland had one son,[6] Ebbe, who died on 1 January 2002. This was one reason why he retired from public life.[7]

Frøland was regarded as "one of the nicest in Norwegian show business", and he was friends with many other artists throughout Norway. His public persona was to a large extent molded on the English gentleman as personified by Noël Coward whom Frøland admired greatly from an early age, and as a 19-year-old he also met this idol at the Savoy Hotel in London.[2] He was also an admirer of and influenced by the Swedish revue artist Karl Gerhard.[2] One of his best friends was veteran comedian Leif Juster, whom he also impersonated very frequently.[1] He was also particularly close to Andreas Diesen, whom he knew from childhood.[8]

On 26 January 2010 Frøland died in his home on the famed Bygdøy allé in Oslo, aged 64.[5]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c "Revykongen Dag Frøland er død – kjendis". Dagbladet.no. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c AVBJØRN BRØYMER. "Han var født gammel". Aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  3. ^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (27 January 2010). "Dag Frøland". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Absolutt Underholdning" interview, TV2, 2005
  5. ^ a b "Revykongen Dag Frøland er død – VG Nett". Vg.no. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  6. ^ Fuglehaug, Wenche (6 September 1990). "Privat festbrus". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 7 (Evening edition, part 2). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  7. ^ Jappée, Gjermund; Nordseth, Pål; Ottosen, Peder; Grønneberg, Anders (27 January 2010). "– Dag trodde på meg da få andre gjorde det DAG FRØLAND 1945–2010". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). p. 38 (Section a, part 1). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  8. ^ NRK News broadcast, 26 January 2010
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