| Jarle Bernhoft | |
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Bernhoft at Nobel Prizes concert 2011 (photo by Harry Wad) |
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| Born | June 27, 1976 Norway |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Associated acts | Explicit Lyrics, Span, Green Granadas |
| Website | www.bernhoft.org |
Jarle Bernhoft (born on June 27, 1976), also known as Bernhoft, is a Norwegian singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and lyricist.[1] Bernhoft is from Nittedal in Norway, but currently lives in Oslo. His best known songs are "Streetlights", "Shout", "Choices" and "C'mon Talk".
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Jarle Bernhoft alongside Fridtjof "Joff" Nilsen was were members of Explicit Lyrics.
After its breakup, Bernhoft, a vocalist and songwriter and Nilsen guitarist joined drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and bassist Vemund Stavnes to form both in the band Span. After two EPs, Baby's Come Back (2002) and Found (2003), SPAN had two successful albums, Mass Distraction (2004) and Vs. Time (2005). The band broke up in 2005.
Bernhoft has contributed on a number of recordings and concerts with mostly Norwegian artists, such as Hanne Hukkelberg, Dadafon, Bigbang and The Køhn/Johansen Sextet.
He also played in the band Green Granadas using the stage name Rod Hot.
He released his first solo album Ceramik City Chronicles on September 1, 2008. In January 2010, Bernhoft released a double live album called 1:Man 2:Band, where one half is a recording from his solo show at a jazz café in Oslo (Kampen Bistro), and the other half is a recording from his concerts in Rockefeller and Molde Jazz Festival with a full band.
His second solo album, Solidarity Breaks, was released the next year in January 2011. It hit Norway's top 30 album list in second place starting in February[2] and as of August had been in the number one spot for nine weeks.[3]
In September 2011, Bernhoft appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show after producers of the show found his video on YouTube. While on the show he played his song "C'mon Talk".[4]