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Rybak wins a return to Eurovision

UPDATED: Norway's Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest by the largest number of points in history nine years ago, will be making...

‘A very good by:Larm’

The annual Nordic music festival and conference in Oslo known as by:Larm attracted rave reviews after it ended this weekend. One critic called it...

Norwegian music hits a high note

"Thank you for the music, Sweden. Now it's our turn." That was the headline in the national Norwegian magazine A-Magasinet nearly a year ago,...

By:Larm gathers Nordic talent

Musical talent from the Nordic countries was hitting stages in Oslo again as the annual by:Larm music conference and festival got underway on Thursday....

Boine honoured by her peers

Mari Boine won her first Norwegian music honour, the Spellemannspris, nearly 30 years ago. Norway's most well-known Sami musician has since claimed three more...

Good reviews, protests met ‘a-ha’ in Oslo

Norway’s legendary rock band a-ha was back home i Oslo last weekend and greeted by both good reviews and some protests outdoors. Demonstrators think...

Rybak returns as Eurovision hopeful

The young Norwegian man who won more points at the Eurovision Song Contest than anyone ever had before, Alexander Rybak, is mounting an attempted...

‘Norwegian Wood’ files for bankruptcy

It was once one of the most popular summer music festivals in Norway. Then "Norwegian Wood" became a shadow of its former self and...

American wins stardom in Norway

Adam Douglas, a 36-year-old singer from Oklahoma, soared to stardom in Norway Saturday night when he won the annual nationally televised competition called "Stjernekamp." It's...

Mela opens during big festival weekend

No less than five music festivals are being held in Oslo this weekend, with the Norwegian capital's most multi-cultural event of the year, the annual Mela...

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