Ingrid Bjørnov

Ingrid Bjørnov
Ingrid Bjørnov in 2017
Born (1963-12-05) 5 December 1963 (age 61)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, keyboard player, composer and text writer
Known forDollie de Luxe

Ingrid Bjørnov (born 5 December 1963) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, keyboard player, composer and text writer.[1] Her debut album Første Akt from 1980 with the duo Dollie (together with Benedicte Adrian) was awarded Spellemannprisen, and the duo represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984.[2] She spent seven years with the musical Which Witch, which premiered in 1987.[3] Among her later musicals is Markus og Julie from 2007, with text by Klaus Hagerup, staged at Trøndelag Teater. Among her books are Ingrid Bjørnovs pianobok from 2005 and Lakse-enka – nødskrik fra en tørrflue from 2007.[1] She was awarded the Leonard Statuette in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ingrid Bjørnov". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ^ Bergan, Jon Vidar. "Dollie de Luxe". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. ^ Jan Eggum, Bård Ose and Siren Steen, ed. (2005). "Dollie de Luxe". Norsk pop & rock-leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Vega forlag. ISBN 82-92489-09-6.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Leonardstatuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2021.


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