Sverre Kjelsberg
Sverre Kjelsberg (born 18 October 1946 in Tromsø; † 19 June 2016 ibid) was a Norwegian musician.
Kjelsberg (right) with Mattis Hætta (1980)
Sverre Kjelsberg (January 2009)
Life and work
He gained national fame from 1963 to 1967 as the singer and electric bassist of the Norwegian rock band The Pussycats, with whom he recorded ten singles and two albums. In 1970 he began studying music and then worked in the theatre as a composer and actor. A politically engaged solo artist, he released his debut album in 1979. Together with Mattis Hætta, he won the 1980 Melodi Grand Prix and therefore competed for Norway in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest. With the title Sámiid ædnan the duo landed at number 16. In the Norwegian charts the title occupied number one for four weeks.
Discography (Albums)
- Etter mørketia, 1979
- Kära Syster, 1980
- Låla! , 1980 with Mattis Hætta
- Sverre, 1982
- Den glade pessimisten, 1987 with Ragnar Olsen
- Drømmen e fri, 1994
- Større kraft enn krutt, 2005 (compilation)
