Nora Brockstedt

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Nora Brockstedt (August 2007)

Nora Brockstedt (born January 20, 1923 in Oslo ; † November 5, 2015 there ) was a Norwegian singer and entertainer .

She entered the music stage for the first time at the age of twenty and had some radio hits in the 1950s, including “En liten pike i lave sko”, “Augustin” and “Tango for to”. As the winner of the Melodi Grand Prix 1960 , she was Norway's first ever entry to take part in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest in London . Her hit Voi-voi reached fourth place. A year later she won the preselection again and reached seventh place at the Grand Prix Eurovision in Cannes in 1961 with the ballad Sommer i Palma .

From the 1960s she was increasingly active as a singer in the field of jazz . She worked with the group Fire Fyrer around Espen Rud and Torbjørn Sunde ( Prøysen goes jazz , 2012). In 1983 Brockstedt received the Norwegian Gammlengprisen for her musical lifetime achievement.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nora Brockstedt er død
  2. ^ Norway 1960 at eurovision.tv
  3. ^ Norway 1961 at eurovision.de
  4. ^ Prøysen goes jazz (NRK jazz)
personal data
SURNAME Brockstedt, Nora
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian singer and entertainer
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo
DATE OF DEATH 5th November 2015
Place of death Oslo