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Nora Brockstedt

1923 - 2015

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Nora Brockstedt (20 January 1923 – 5 November 2015) was a Norwegian singer. She was the first person ever to represent Norway in the European Song Contest, appearing as the Norwegian entrant in 1960 and 1961. She was first nationally known through being part of the musical quintet The Monn Keys. In her last years, she focused more on the jazz genre, with successful albums like As Time Goes By (JazzAvdelingen, 2004) and Christmas Songs (JazzAvdelingen, 2005). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nora Brockstedt is the 909th most popular singer (down from 789th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nora Brockstedt ranks 909 out of 4,381. Before her are Brigitte Fontaine, Paul Young, Patachou, Marko Perković, Milka Ternina, and Lotte Lehmann. After her are Arthur Brown, Toše Proeski, Antonello Venditti, Tiffany Darwish, Karl Davydov, and Chip Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Nora Brockstedt ranks 214. Before her are Balbir Singh Sr., James Karen, Misael Pastrana Borrero, Jamshid Amouzegar, Sam Rivers, and Rhonda Fleming. After her are Marc Riboud, Vladimir Basov, Fatmawati, Loriot, Ida Vitale, and Galyani Vadhana. Among people deceased in 2015, Nora Brockstedt ranks 209. Before her are Daevid Allen, Guy Béart, Evelyn Furtsch, Tignous, Gene Amdahl, and Patachou. After her are Ants Antson, Wendell Ford, Nicolae Rainea, Roberto M. Levingston, Franjo Mihalić, and Peter Dickinson.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Nora Brockstedt ranks 232 out of 1,039. Before her are Helmer Hanssen (1870), Toralf Engan (1936), Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), Georg Ossian Sars (1837), Kristen Nygaard (1926), and Nina Grieg (1845). After her are Harald Grønningen (1934), Alf Andersen (1906), Jens Hundseid (1883), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Eva Joly (1943), and Jacob Aall (1773).

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Among SINGERS In Norway

Among singers born in Norway, Nora Brockstedt ranks 8. Before her are Morten Harket (1959), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Mari Boine (1956), Kirsti Sparboe (1946), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), and Nina Grieg (1845). After her are Wenche Myhre (1947), Eva Nansen (1858), Anita Hegerland (1961), Jahn Teigen (1949), Arne Bendiksen (1926), and Hanne Krogh (1956).

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