Jarle Bernhoft

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Jarle Bernhoft

Bernhoft at Nobel Prizes concert 2011 (photo by Harry Wad)
Background information
Born (1976-06-21) June 21, 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 New York. His best known songs are "Streetlights", "Shout" (a Tears for Fears cover), "Choices", "C'mon Talk"[2] and "Stay With Me".

With bands

Jarle Bernhoft, alongside Fridtjof "Joff" Nilsen, were members of Explicit Lyrics. After its breakup, Bernhoft, a vocalist and songwriter, and guitarist Nilsen joined drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and bassist Vemund Stavnes to form 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.[2]

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.

Solo

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[3] and as of August had been in the number one spot for nine weeks.[4]

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".[5]

In July 2013, he was featured as a musical guest on "Conan" on TBS.

Discography

Albums

With Explicit Lyrics
  • 1996: Fleshpulse
  • 1997: Flow
  • 1998: Lipshave
With Span
With Børre Dalhaug's «Bigbandblast»
Solo

Singles

With Span
  • 2001: "Missing in Stereo"
  • 2002: "Oh My Way Down"
  • 2003: "Papa"
  • 2004: "Don't Think the Way They Do"
  • 2005: "Cut Like Diamonds"
Solo
  • 2008: "Streetlights"
  • 2008: "Sunday"
  • 2009: "Fly Away"
  • 2011: "C'mon talk"
  • 2011: "Choices"
  • 2012: "Stay with me"

References

  1. ↑ "Biography, Universal records (in Norwegian)". 2008. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Birchmeier, Jason. "Jarle Bernhoft Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-11-30. 
  3. ↑ "Top Album List". week 6 (February) 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Top Album List". week 31 (August) 2011. 
  5. ↑ Berhoft to "The Ellen Show" (in Norwegian)
  6. ↑ Gorseth, Olav (2004-09-22). "Dødelig presist - Storbandplate produsert lag på lag" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 2012-12-06. 

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Karpe Diem		 Recipient of the Spellemannprisen
as This year's Spellemann
2011 		Succeeded by
Kaizers Orchestra
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