Anne Grete Preus
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Anne Grete Preus
- Genres: Rock
Biography
Norwegian pop singer Anne Grete Preus debuted in 1994 with the album Millimeter. It became a big hit in her country, as well as the rest of Scandinavia, and prompted the Norwegian division of WEA to release her follow-up Vrimmel at the tail end of 1996. ~ John Bush, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Anne Grete Preus
| Anne Grete Preus | |
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.jpg) Norwegian singer Anne Grete Preus in 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 22 May 1957 Haugesund, Norway |
| Instruments |
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Mandolin, Hammond, Dobro |
Anne Grete Preus (born 1957)[1] is a Norwegian singer. She was a rock artist in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can, and later as a solo artist.[2][3] She has released nine solo albums, and has won the Spellemannprisen and other awards multiple times.
In 2008 she appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul.
Awards
- Gammleng-prisen i åpen klasse i 1992
- Kardemommestipendiet i 1992
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for Millimeter
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets album for Millimeter
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets hit for «Millimeter»
- Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris i 2006
- Norsk Artistforbunds Ærespris i 2007
- Prøysenprisen i 2007
- Edvard-prisen i klassen populærmusikk for albumet Om igjen for første gang
References
- ^ Anne Grete Preus
- ^ Møt Anne Grete Preus! Dagbladet:Musik (in Norwegian)
- ^ Forrygende aften med nye sange Rytterknægten, 24.06.2009|, 1. sektion, Side 14 (in Danish)
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