Tag: music

Artists win local gratitude

Norwegian author Jo Nesbø and the comedy-singing duo Ylvis have both won awards for helping put Oslo and Norway on the literary and musical...

Music banned in parts of Oslo

Police announced on Tuesday that buskers and street music would be banned during the day at Oslo's central train station and along the lower...

Poland won Norway’s popular vote

Poland's entry in this year's Eurovision Song Contest won the popular vote in Norway, according to official statistics from Eurovision released on Sunday. Poland...

Eurovision singer happy to end 8th

Norwegian singer Carl Espen claimed he was "kjempefornøyd" (extremely satisfied) with his 8th-place finish in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. Now he looks forward to...

Carl Espen set for Eurovision final

Norway's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, Carl Espen Thorbjørnsen, survived his round of Eurovision semi-finals in Copenhagen Thursday night. The amateur singer who...

Reigning Eurovision queen tips Norway

Carl Espen, Norway's contender for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest crown, joined sparkling divas, dapper gents and a bearded lady on the red carpet...

Military marching bands take to the streets

Oslo's city streets will come alive nearly every day this week with the music and marching of military bands taking part in the upcoming...

Russ spending on music is ‘absurd’

The annual "Russ" season kicked off over the Easter break, the start of weeks of raucous celebrations for graduating Norwegian high school students. Students...

Pension costs hit Oslo orchestra

Pension costs for Norwegian theatres and orchestras have increased by NOK 70 million (USD 11.7 million) over three years. The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien, OFO)...

Costs threaten Bergen orchestra

The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, BFO) revealed on Tuesday its pension costs are NOK 60 million (USD 10 million) higher than estimated,...
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