Nora Brockstedt
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
- Nora Brockstedt at Discogs (English)
- Nora Brockstedt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nora Brockstedt er død
- ^ Norway 1960 at eurovision.tv
- ^ Norway 1961 at eurovision.de
- ^ Prøysen goes jazz (NRK jazz)
personal data | |
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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 |