Åge Aleksandersen

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Åge Aleksandersen
Photo: Harry Wad
Photo: Harry Wad
Background information
Origin Namsos, Trøndelag
Genre(s) Pop, Rock
Years active 1965–present
Label(s) Plateselskapet A/S (1981-present)

Åge Aleksandersen (born March 21, 1949, in Namsos, Norway) is one of his country's most famous singer/songwriters, musicians. Some of his most well known songs are "Lys og Varme" (Light and Warmth), "Fire Pils og en Pizza" (Four Pilseners and a Pizza) and "Rosalita". He also wrote and performed the official song of the 1997 Nordic skiing World Championship (held in Trondheim) together with two other musicians from the region, Ulf Risnes and Bjarne Brøndbo and the Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir. The song was called "Snørosa" (The Snowrose). So far, Åge has sold almost 1,5 million copies of his many albums in Norway alone. He is said to be the Norwegian equivalent of Bruce Springsteen, according to an interview with Morten "Morty Black" Skaget, the bassist of his band.

[edit] Discography

Literal English translations of these album names are by no means official.

Year Album English translation/notes #Albums sold
1975 7800 Namsos 7800 is the postal code for Namsos 7500
1976 Mot i brystet, mord i blikket, Bomben und Granaten Courage in the chest, murder in the eye, bombs and grenades 3000
1977 Lirekassa The Barrel organ 15000

Note: the vinyl original came with a bonus single. The CD version omits these tracks, even though the lyrics are included in the CD booklet.
1979 French only 30000
1980 Ramp Menace 60000
1981 Mølje og sodd Mølje and Sodd (both are types of soup) 75000

Note: this was a cassette-only release featuring 8 tracks by Alexandersen as well as some comedy skits in which Alexandersen did not perform. Since the cassettes were poor quality, and this type of cassette is intended for car listening, this is an extreme rarity today.
1982 Dains me mæ Dance with me 80000

Note: double album, one studio album, one live. Also features the short song "Saturday Cowboys", actually Alexandersen's introduction to the so named new wave group when Alexandersen was a guest host on a music show on Norwegian TV.
1984 Levva livet Live Life 275000

Note: cassette version features an additional instrumental version of the song "Café Farvel".
1984 Lys og varme Light and Warmth 80000
1985 Ljus och värme Swedish language version of Lys og varme 50000
1986 Eldorado 260000
1989 Solregn Sunrain 160000
1990 Sanger (best of) Songs 10000
1991 Laika Named after the Russian space dog Laika 45000
1993 Din dag Your Day 65000
1995 Med hud og hår With Skin and Hair 65000
1997 Snørosa The Snowrose Note: with Ulf Risnes, Bjarne Brøndbo and Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir
1997 Fredløs - Dylan på norsk Outlaw - Dylan in Norwegian 15000
1999 Flyg av sted Fly Away 55000
2000 Gamle ørn Old Eagle 35000
2001 Åge Original 30000
2002 Linedans Tightrope walking 45000
2005 To skritt fram Two Steps Forward
2005 4 skritt tilbake 4 Steps Back, live album from his 2004 tour
2006 Snöharpan

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