Odd Børre

Norwegian singer (1939–2023)

Odd Børre
Background information
Birth nameOdd Børre Sørensen
Born(1939-08-09)9 August 1939
Harstad, Norway
Died28 January 2023(2023-01-28) (aged 83)
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Solo singer
Years active1962–1970
Musical artist

Odd Børre Sørensen (9 August 1939 – 28 January 2023) was a Norwegian pop singer. Internationally, he is best known for the song "Stress"[1] that he performed in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968. He sang in the Kjell Karlsen's Orchestra (1962–70) and was releasing singles during that period. He retired from full-time professional singing in 1970 and became an insurance company agent (although he did perform in the Norwegian national finals in 1971 and 1977 and was one of the judges in the 1978 final). After retiring in the early 2000s, Odd Børre teamed up again with Kjell Karlsen and performed with him.

Børre died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 83.[2]

Melodi Grand Prix entries

Year Song Placing in national final Placing in the Eurovision song contest
1964 "La meg være ung" * 3rd
1968 "Stress" 2nd 13th
1968 "Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg" ** 1st
1969 "Lena" 2nd
1971 "Ironside" *** 2nd
1977 "Make love, not war" 6th
  • * Odd Børre & The Cannons
  • ** The winner, which was written by Kari Nergaard, was accused of being a copy of Cliff Richard's "Summer Holiday"" and it was withdrawn prior to NRK investigating the accusations. The second-place song "Stress" was substituted.
  • *** Along with Jan-Erik Berntsen

References

  1. ^ Stress
  2. ^ Den tidligere artisten Odd Børre er død (in Norwegian)

External links

  • Odd Børre discography at Discogs
  • Odd Børre at IMDb
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kirsti Sparboe
with "Dukkemann"
 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
1968 		Succeeded by
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Melodi Grand Prix
ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Adieu"
  • "Aldri i livet"
  • "Alle mine tankar"
  • "Alltid sommer"
  • "Alvedansen"
  • "Attention"
  • "Brandenburger Tor"
  • "Casanova"
  • "Do Re Mi"
  • "Duett"
  • "Dukkemann"
  • "Fairytale"
  • "Fallen Angel"
  • "The First Day of Love"
  • "For vår jord"
  • "Give That Wolf a Banana"
  • "Grab the Moment"
  • "Haba Haba"
  • "High"
  • "Hold On Be Strong"
  • "I evighet"
  • "I Feed You My Love"
  • "Icebreaker"
  • "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
  • "In My Dreams"
  • "Intet er nytt under solen"
  • "It's Just A Game"
  • "Karusell"
  • "Kom sol, kom regn"
  • "La det swinge"
  • "Lenge leve livet"
  • "Living My Life Without You"
  • "Lykken er"
  • "Mata Hari"
  • "Mil etter mil"
  • "Mitt liv"
  • "A Monster Like Me"
  • "Mrs. Thompson"
  • "My Heart Goes Boom"
  • "My Heart Is Yours"
  • "Nocturne"
  • "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
  • "Oliver"
  • "On My Own"
  • "Queen of Kings"
  • "Romeo"
  • "Sámiid ædnan"
  • "San Francisco"
  • "Silent Storm"
  • "Småting"
  • "Solhverv"
  • "Sommer i Palma"
  • "Spiral"
  • "Spirit in the Sky"
  • "Stay"
  • "Stress"
  • "That's How You Write a Song"
  • "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
  • "Ulveham"
  • "Ven a bailar conmigo"
  • "Venners nærhet"
  • "Visjoner"
  • "Voi Voi"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "À chacun sa chanson"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Congratulations"
  • "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
  • "Jedan dan"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "La La La"
  • "Marianne"
  • "Morgen"
  • "Nous vivrons d'amour"
  • "Quand tu reviendras"
  • "La Source"
  • "Stress"
  • "Tausend Fenster"
  • "Verão"
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International
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  • VIAF
National
  • Norway
  • Germany
Artists
  • MusicBrainz


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