Finn Kalvik
Finn Bjørn Kalvik (born 30 April 1947) is a Norwegian singer and composer.
Early career
He was born in Fåvang, but his family moved to the working class district of Grorud, Oslo in 1952. Early in his career Kalvik found success putting music to the poetry of popular Norwegian writers André Bjerke and Inger Hagerup. He made his breakthrough in 1969 with the song Finne meg sjæl, and he also had major hits in 1971 with En tur rundt i byen (based on Ralph McTell's Streets Of London) and in 1975 with Ride ranke (based on Harry Chapin's Cat's in the Cradle).[1]
His first four albums reached top 15 on the Norwegian record charts: Tusenfryd og grå hverdag (1971), Finn (1972), Nøkkelen ligger under matta (1974) and Fyll mine seil (1976). The 1979 album Kom ut kom fram (1979) was produced by ABBA member/composer Benny Andersson; so was the 1981 album Natt og dag. The 1982 album Tenn dine vakre øyne reached top 20 on the charts.[1]
Eurovision and later years
One of the songs on Natt og dag was "
when he sang his song "Malene" to a fourth place in the Norwegian selection. The song was dedicated to his daughter.Later albums include Det søte liv (1984), Livets lyse side (1988), Innsida ut (1991), I egne hender (1995), Imellom to evigheter (2000), Klassisk Kalvik (2002), Dagdrivernotater (2004) and Klassisk Kalvik II (2005).
Kalvik is also an avid painter.
In 1998 the comedy program
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Ralph, Albert & Sydney: Telling Tales. "Here In My Heart". Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Finn Kalvik "Diskografi" Archived 2017-12-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Kirknes, Magnar (13 November 2000). "Knust av "Finn Kalvik"-nyhetene". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Kirknes, Magnar (13 November 2000). "Trøstemail til Bård og Harald". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2010.