Tag: music

Music festival ‘By:Larm’ draws thousands

The annual music conference and festival By:Larm, known for introducing new talent, is underway in Oslo with meetings and entertainment running through the weekend....

Agnete really broke the ice

Wearing a dress she loves that features snowflake patterns, and singing a new song called Icebreaker, Agnete Kristin Johnsen from Norway's northernmost county of...

A-ha star takes on new festival job

Magne Furuholmen, one of the three Norwegian superstars forming the rock band a-ha, didn't need to be searching high and low for a new...

Kygo confirmed for Kongsberg Jazz Festival

Organizers of the annual Kongsberg Jazz Festival said they were delighted to finally be able to confirm that Kygo, who's been creating his own brand...

Critics complain that Kygo stole the show

Norway's international electronic music sensation Kygo was completely ignored last year by the jury handling his homeland's annual music awards called the Spellemann prizes. At...

Kygo comes home as a hero

Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, better known as the electronica musician Kygo, has been back home in Norway this month but not just for Christmas. Instead, the...

Norwegian murder defendant jailed in the UK

A 48-year-old Norwegian man appeared before a court in Manchester, England on Wednesday, charged with murdering his concert pianist wife Natalia Strelchenko and attempting...

A new opera star is born

Some opera lovers were already calling her Norway's new Kirsten Flagstad even before she won The Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Oslo over the weekend....

Sun shines as Øya music festival gets underway

There was no rain to spoil the opening day of Oslo's popular Øya music festival on Wednesday, as the singing and playing started in...

Storm blows over festival sponsors

As Norway's summer music festival season reaches a crescendo, debate over their funding has hit a high note. Some artists have refused to be associated...
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