Halvdan Sivertsen

Halvdan Sivertsen (born January 5, 1950) is a Norwegian singer. He was born in Tromsø, but raised and currently lives in Bodø. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the Culture Prize of Nordland county in 2000. His album Kjærlighetslandet reached number eight on the Norway albums chart.[1]

The Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists has awarded him the "text of the year"-prize in 2010 and an accompanying grant totalling 25 000 Norwegian kroner, for his song Dødsbra dop — a criticism of Norwegian soldiers' behaviour in Afghanistan, and Norwegian politicians.[2][3]

Discography

With Gitarkameratene

References

  1. ^ Hits of the World. 11 March 1995. p. 51. http://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT50&dq=%22Halvdan+Sivertsen%22&hl=en&ei=BfXtS_jZBcG88gbZw9j9Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Halvdan%20Sivertsen%22&f=false. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 
  2. ^ "Prises for Afghanistan-kritikk" in Verdens Gang, 2010-12-19, p.42 "Sivertsen angriper både soldatens fremferd og norske politikere: " Vi skal glemmes av de stortingsmenn som fikk oss hit. Men til så lenge, e vi vikinga igjen."
  3. ^ http://www.tono.no/NOPA-priser.10299.cms