Kirsti Sparboe

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kirsti Sparboe (1967)
Kirsti Sparboe at Eurovision (1965)

Kirsti Sparboe (born December 7, 1946 in Tromsø ) is a Norwegian pop singer and actress .

Life

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
You mustn't cry
  DE 24 06/15/1968 (7 weeks)
It can rain from me
  DE 38 11/01/1968 (3 weeks)
A student from Uppsala
  DE 15th 03/01/1969 (14 weeks)
Napoleon and Josephine
  DE 34 07/01/1969 (2 weeks)
The loyal hussars
  DE 37 November 15, 1969 (2 weeks)

After completing a commercial apprenticeship, she worked as a secretary. She performed in a dance band, took singing lessons and received her first record deal at the age of 17. With her first single Ballerina , she was successful in Norway and Sweden in 1964. In 1965 she took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway with Karusell for the first time , but remained unsuccessful, as was her participation in 1967 and 1969.

At the end of the 1960s she entered the German charts under the name "Kirsti" with her hits produced by Telefunken . She had her greatest success in the Federal Republic with the title A Student from Uppsala , with which she was represented in the German charts for 14 weeks in 1969. In 1970 she took part with Pierre, the Clochard, in the German preliminary decision for the Grand Prix, but could not qualify. With the singles Die loyal Husaren , Herzklopfen , I forgot my heart in Essen , Pierre, the Clochard , Mr. Christopher Brown and Napoleon and Josephine , she was able to place in some radio hit parades. She also worked in some film productions.

Eurovision Song Contest

  • 1965: Carousel (13th place)
  • 1967: Dukkemann (14th place)
  • 1969: Oj, Oj, Oj, Så Glad Jeg Skal Bli (16th place)

Filmography

  • 1965: Stompa forelsker seg
  • 1970: A Song for Amsterdam (TV broadcast)
  • 1973: Kjære lille Norge
  • 1979 Melodi Grand Prix
  • 1981 Fleksnes fataliteter (TV series)
  • 1985 Boeing, Boeing (TV Movie)
  • 1988 Konsultasjon eller helbredelsens kunst (TV film)
  • 1992: Ute av drift!
  • 1996: Plot (TV series)
  • 1998: Først & sist (TV series)
  • 2004: Gylne tider (documentation)

swell

  1. ↑ Charts DE

Web links

Commons : Kirsti Sparboe  - collection of images
personal data
SURNAME Sparboe, Kirsti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirsti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian pop singer and actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Tromso , Norway