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Odd Børre

1939 - 2023

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Odd Børre Sørensen (9 August 1939 – 28 January 2023) was a Norwegian pop singer. Internationally, he is best known for the song "Stress", which he performed in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest. He sang in Kjell Karlsen's Orchestra (1962–70) and was releasing singles during that period. He retired from full-time professional singing in 1970 and became an insurance company agent (although he did perform in the Norwegian national finals in 1971 and 1977 and was one of the judges in the 1978 final). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odd Børre is the 2,112th most popular singer (down from 1,372nd in 2019), the 535th most popular biography from Norway (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Norwegian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Odd Børre ranks 2,112 out of 4,381. Before him are Carly Rae Jepsen, Kōji Wada, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Pernilla Wahlgren, Enrico Ruggeri, and Daniel Powter. After him are Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Lee Jung-hyun, Michael W. Smith, Martin Solveig, Park Ji-hoon, and Lil Pump.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Odd Børre ranks 591. Before him are Viktor Shustikov, Marit Paulsen, Terry Paine, Neil Sloane, David Hobbs, and Sonny Fortune. After him are Brian Jacques, Cleve Moler, Nur Misuari, José Cardona, Javier González, and Harvey Pekar. Among people deceased in 2023, Odd Børre ranks 516. Before him are Dimitrie Popescu, Carole Cook, Nigel Lawson, Shiro Hashizume, Agneta Andersson, and Ron Cephas Jones. After him are Bill Hayden, Hamish Harding, Attila Abonyi, David Lindley, Palhinha, and George Maharis.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Odd Børre ranks 535 out of 1,039. Before him are Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004), Necrobutcher (1968), Inger Helene Nybråten (1960), Sverre Sørsdal (1900), Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960), and Marit Paulsen (1939). After him are Vibeke Skofterud (1980), Anneke von der Lippe (1964), Ellen Nikolaysen (1951), Erling Jevne (1966), Jan Egeland (1957), and Tor Lund (1888).

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Among SINGERS In Norway

Among singers born in Norway, Odd Børre ranks 24. Before him are Jørn Lande (1968), Maria Haukaas Mittet (1979), Annie (1977), Roy Khan (1970), Liv Kristine (1976), and Gaahl (1975). After him are Ellen Nikolaysen (1951), Sigrid (1996), Tix (1993), Girl in Red (1999), Iselin Solheim (1990), and Geir Rönning (1962).

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