Bjøro Håland

Bjøro Håland is one of Norway´s most beloved artists, particularly known for his contribution to the country music genre. He has distinguished himself as a singer, songwriter and producer, and has had tremendous success during his long career. Since the early 1970s, Håland been one of Norway´s best selling artists: he has sold over 4 million copies in Norway and abroad, and has received a total of 46 silver, gold and platinum discs. He has been honored with a great number of honors and awards, both in Norway and abroad. He has several times been voted Scandinavia’s best country artist and has achieved an enormous popularity. Håland´s solo debut was with the success the album To My Friends in 1979 and he has since then released a number of best-selling albums such as My Nashville Album (1980), On Tour (1984) and later releases somi Mine salmer (2004) and Diamonds Are Forever 2007. He has collaborated with a large number of Norwegian and foreign star musicians, songwriters and producers, and has toured all over the world. Together with his wife Liv, Håland, has initiated to the music festival Dark Season in Kristiansand. Håland’s music is heavily influenced by American country music traditions, and he has interpreted much of the classical repertoire in this genre ¬¬– both in English and Norwegian. In addition, he has performed new, original compositions poiting towards a more modern direction in country music, and he has in recent years shown that he masters a variety of genres and styles outside the country genre.
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September 2011