ORIGINAL NILSEN – Lillebjørn Nilsen

Original Nilsen

Original Nilsen has entered in Norwegian music history as one of the truly great classics. It sold to a gold record and gave Lillebjørn Nilsen his second Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen) as a solo performer. Many believe this to be Nilsen’s best release ever! Several of the songs on the album are among the artist’s most popular. This applies in partcular to "Tanta to Beate" which was recorded with the jazz group Hot Club de Norvège. Original Nilsen features several songs that have taken hold in the Norwegian consciousness, including "Fin frokost", "Crescendo i gågata", "Hei New York" and "Se alltid lyst på livet". Here is also one of Nilsen’s most beautiful depictions of Oslo: "God natt Oslo" is not a blind idealization of the city, but a realistic portrait filled with tenderness and joy. With poetic warmth, Lillebjørn Nilsen gives room for the shadowy sides in his declaration of love to the capital.