Terje Formoe

Terje Formoe is known as a vocalist, guitarist, composer, actor and author. During his long career he has released several albums for children and is behind several popular family shows. Formoe is first and foremost known as the man behind Captain Sabertooth, one of the most popular entertainment characters for children in Norway. However, Formoe began his career as a traveling singer/songwriter already in the 1970s. His first album release, Beske ballader og blidgjort blues, came in 1975. Here he had the legendary band Popol Vuh as backing band. The next eight years he traveled with his guitar, giving hundreds of appearances across the country. In 2001, Formoe went back to his roots as a singer/songwriter when he released the album Umaskert in 2001, intended for adult listeners. In 2011 he followed up with the release Et sted under stjernene. It was at the end of the 1970s that Formoe initiated a collaboration with musician and producer Alf Emil Eik. In 1980 they released the album Scenespill. Here we got to know what was to be two well-known and beloved characters: Bibbi Lund and especially the young pirate boy Pinky who we would accompany on many adventures for years to come. In 1983, Formoe wrote the hit song "Her kommer Julius" about the monkey Julius in Kristiansand Zoo. The following year Formoe was hired as marketing and entertainment manager at Kristiansand Zoo, a position he held until 1994. Here he performed his own musical family performances every summerthat and have become classics for several generations of Norwegian children. May 2011