Tor Endresen

Norwegian singer and composer

Tor Endresen
Endresen performing in 2007
Endresen performing in 2007
Background information
Born (1959-06-15) 15 June 1959 (age 64)
Bergen, Norway
Occupation(s)singer, composer
Musical artist

Tor Lars Oskar Endresen (born 15 June 1959 in Bergen) is a Norwegian singer and composer.

He has entered the Norwegian song selection for the Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, where he finished in last place with nul points.

Endresen was part of a popular Norwegian TV show in the early 1990s, a show with pop music from the 1950s and 1960s called Lollipop, as a singing bartender. The show went on for 30 episodes, and there were released three albums (English lyrics) with music from the show which sold very well in Norway.

A single called "Black Rain" which was released from his album Call Me Stranger in 1986, was nearly chosen as the themesong for the James Bond film The Living Daylights in 1987. (The choice fell on the Norwegian group a-ha instead.)[1]

He has been awarded two film music awards from Disney for his singing contribution to the Norwegian version of Disney films.

Hits

  • 1992 "Radio Luxembourg"
  • 1991 "Ingen er så nydelig som du"

Discography

Album

  • 2013 – Jumping For Joy
  • 2005 – Now And Forever
  • 2004 – Retrofeelia
  • 2001 – Julen i våre hjerter (Christmas album with daughter Anne Sophie)
  • 2001 – Trippel Tor (CD-box) (reissue of Solo, Tor Endresen II and Sanger)
  • 2000 – Blue
  • 1999 – Tarzan – Norwegian original film music
  • 1998 – Nære ting (with Rune Larsen)
  • 1997 – De aller beste (collection)
  • 1996 – Sanger
  • 1995 – Det beste fra Lollipop (collection)
  • 1992 – Tor Endresen II
  • 1992 – Collection (with Pål Thowsen) ((collection))
  • 1991 – Lollipop Jukebox (with Rune Larsen, Carola, Karoline Krüger and The Lollipops)
  • 1991 – Solo
  • 1990 – Lollipop 2 (with Rune Larsen and The Lollipops)
  • 1989 – Lollipop (with Rune Larsen)
  • 1989 – Life Goes On (with Pål Thowsen)
  • 1986 – Call Me Stranger (with Pål Thowsen) (includes Ole Edvard Antonsen)

Melodi Grand Prix

  • 2015 – "All over the world" with Elisabeth Andreassen
  • 2006 – "Dreaming of a new tomorrow" (5th)
  • 2005 – "Can you hear me" (with the group Seppo – 5th)
  • 1999 – "Lover" (3rd)
  • 1997 – "San Francisco" (1st)
  • 1994 – "Aladdin" (2nd)
  • 1993 – "Hva" (3rd)
  • 1992 – "Radio Luxembourg" (2nd)
  • 1990 – "Café le swing" (3rd)
  • 1989 – "Til det gryr av dag" (2nd)
  • 1988 – "Lengt" (4th)
  • 1987 – "Hemmelig drøm" (9th)

Eurovision Song Contest

  • 1997 – "San Francisco" (24th and last)
  • 1988 – "For Vår Jord" – Backing singer for Karoline Krüger

Charts

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position 		Album Year
Norwegian Albums Chart VG Nett 32 Det aller beste 1997
40 Sanger 1996
9 Det beste fra Lollipop 1995
13 Tor Endresen II 1992
7 Solo 1991
8 Lollipop 1989–1990

See also

  • Eurovision Song Contest
  • Eurovision Song Contest 1997
  • Melodi Grand Prix

References

  1. ^ "MIC Artikkel: Endresen, Tor". Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2007.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tor Endresen.
  • Tor Endresen at IMDb
  • Tor Endresen – "Black Rain" at the media company Towerfilm's YouTube profile
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Elisabeth Andreassen
with "I evighet"
 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
1997 		Succeeded by
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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"
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  • "Ale jestem"
  • "Antes do adeus"
  • "Bara hon älskar mig"
  • "Dentro di me"
  • "Dinle"
  • "Fiumi di parole"
  • "Goodbye"
  • "Horepse"
  • "Keelatud maa"
  • "Let Me Fly"
  • "Love Shine a Light"
  • "Mana mou"
  • "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?"
  • "Minn hinsti dans"
  • "Mysterious Woman"
  • "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
  • "One Step"
  • "Primadonna"
  • "Probudi me"
  • "San Francisco"
  • "Sentiments songes"
  • "Sin rencor"
  • "Stemmen i mit liv"
  • "Zbudi se"
  • "Zeit"
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