MUSICIAN

Sverre Kjelsberg

1946 - 2016

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Sverre Kjelsberg (18 October 1946 – 18 June 2016) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist, bassist, composer, and lyricist. He was a member of the band The Pussycats from 1964. He and Mattis Hætta represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the entry "Sámiid ædnan", which was composed by Kjelsberg and Ragnar Olsen. On 18 June 2016, Kjelsberg was found dead in his home, aged 69. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sverre Kjelsberg is the 2,072nd most popular musician (up from 2,616th in 2019), the 515th most popular biography from Norway (up from 660th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Norwegian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 2,072 out of 3,175. Before him are Igor Presnyakov, Christian Lindberg, George Adams, Allauddin Khan, Constant Lambert, and Mia Zapata. After him are Stefan Olsdal, Pierre Pincemaille, George Lynch, Pierre Bastien, Brian Welch, and Sid Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 714. Before him are John B. Taylor, Ma Kai, Kazuhiro Ninomiya, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Clive Bunker, and Jan Domarski. After him are Bryan D. O'Connor, Michael Milken, Vahidin Musemić, Richard O. Covey, Manfred Zapf, and Franz Fischler. Among people deceased in 2016, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 511. Before him are Väinö Huhtala, Van Williams, Ernestine Anderson, Howard Marks, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, and William Schallert. After him are Medea Jugeli, Alfonso Portugal, Kimbo Slice, Erwin Hahn, Gloria DeHaven, and Raúl Sánchez.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 515 out of 1,039. Before him are Bente Skari (1972), Aslaug Dahl (1949), Robert Sjursen (1891), Liv Kristine (1976), Katrine Lunde (1980), and Frode Johnsen (1974). After him are Finn Christian Jagge (1966), Tryggve Gran (1888), Tron Øgrim (1947), Anja Breien (1940), Gaahl (1975), and Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 22. Before him are Nils Petter Molvær (1960), Ian Haugland (1964), Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), Leif Ove Andsnes (1970), Lene Marlin (1980), and Ane Brun (1976). After him are Necrobutcher (1968), Sven Erik Kristiansen (1969), Fenriz (1971), Silje Nergaard (1966), Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973), and Samoth (1974).

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