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Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg var en pianist og komponist fra Norge. Hans mest kjente stykke er "Piano Concerto i A Minor." Han skrev også musikken som ble brukt i Peer Gynt, et skuespill skrevet av den kjente norske dramatikeren Henrik Ibsen. Grieg ble født i 1843 til en kjøpmann og hans kone. Griegs mor var en musikklærer. Faktisk var hun hans aller første pianolærer og han begynte å spille da han var bare seks år gammel. I løpet av Griegs liv var musikken alltid viktig. Som barn brakte han ofte stykker av musikken han jobbet på. Han fikk også møte den berømte fiolinisten Ole Bull, som ble Griegs onkel ved å gifte seg med tanten hans. Det var Bull som la merke til Griegs talent og overtalte foreldrene til å sende ham til det velkjente Leipzig-konservatoriet. Selv om Grieg utmerket seg ved konservatoriet mens han var der, likte han ikke den tunge disiplinen som var der. Han døde nesten i 1860 da han pådro seg en svært alvorlig lungesykdom, men et år senere, ga han sin første konsert som pianist i Sverige. Hans første konsert i Bergen, hans hjemby, kom i 1862 etter at han hadde avsluttet sine studier. Mye av Griegs arbeid ble inspirert av folkemusikk fra Norge. Senere i livet nøt han stor berømmelse i hjemlandet. Regjeringen selv tildelte en pensjon til ham i ære for hans arbeid. I tillegg til hans komponerte stykker og pianospill, har han også gjort innspillinger for grammofon og piano. ----Formal English---- Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg was a pianist and composer from Norway. His most famous piece is the "Piano Concerto in A Minor." He also wrote music that was used in Peer Gynt, a play written by the famous Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Grieg was born in 1843 to a merchant and his wife. Grieg's mother was a music teacher. In fact, she was his very first piano teacher, and he began to play when he was just six years old. Throughout the course of Grieg's life, music was always important. As a child, he often brought in pieces of the music he was working on. He also got to meet the famous violinist Ole Bull, who became Grieg's uncle by marrying his aunt. It was Bull who noticed Grieg's talent and talked his parents into sending him to the well-known Leipzig Conservatory. Although Grieg excelled while at the conservatory, he did not like the heavy discipline in place there. He almost died in 1860 when he contracted a very serious lung disease, but a year later, he gave his first concert as a pianist in Sweden. His first concert in Bergen, his hometown, came in 1862, after he had finished his studies. Much of Grieg's work was inspired by Norwegian folk music. Later in life he enjoyed much national fame. The government even awarded him a pension in honor of his work. In addition to his compositions and piano performances, he also made recordings for the gramophone and player piano. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Jeg skulle ha sendt denne til Italia. Jeg skulle ha sendt dette postkortet til Italia. Jeg skulle ha sendt dette brevet til Italia. Jeg skulle ha sendt denne pakken til Italia. ----Formal English---- I would like to send this to Italy. I would like to send this postcard to Italy I would like to send this letter to Italy. I would like to send this package to Italy. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! Your well-meaning friend wants to take you back out on horseback today before you return home. But today's agenda is bird watching. He believes this is a great way to see the country while relaxing and unwinding for the day. But you have a trick up your sleeve this time. Last time, he embarrassed you by continuously rolling his eyes at you every time you didn't know the Norwegian word for an animal. This time, knowing the agenda ahead of time, you prepared. As you saddle up and head out over the hills, you spot some vultures in the trees. Seizing an opportunity, you call out in Norwegian, "Look, those vultures are eyeing that cheetah's lunch!" Surprised, he looks at YOU and not the vulture. Acting as if you don't notice, and not missing a beat, you call out in Norwegian, "Ooh, hurry! That quail is about to fly away!" Still looking shocked, he decides to try to trick you. He looks around and calls out in Norwegian, "Those ducks, they are bobbing in the water." Calmly, you reply in Norwegian, "Yes, there are a few in the water and few over there on the grass too." Finally you smile, rolling your eyes, and tell him in Norwegian, "I guess birds of a feather flock together. You didn't think I was going to come unprepared again, did you?" NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about birds and some common things they do in Norwegian. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Mayhem Den norske black metal gruppen Mayhem ble dannet i Oslo i 1984. Mange i musikkbransjen ser dem som et av de første gruppene innen norsk black metal musikk. Bandets varemerke er voldsomme live-opptredener har satt bandet i sentrum for kontrovers under mye av sin eksistens. Også det faktum at sangeren Per Yngve Ohlin begikk selvmord i 1991 og gitarist Øystein Aarseth ble myrdet av et tidligere bandmedlem har gjort historien til gruppen like mørk som tekstene og musikken. Aarseth var den som først bestemte seg for å starte bandet etter å ha blitt påvirket av andre kjente black metal grupper som Motörhead og Slayer. En sang av bandet Venom, en annen gruppe som inspirerte Aarseth, var inspirasjonen for bandet navn. Bandet startet med Aarseth på vokal og gitar, Jørn Stubberud på bassgitar og Kjetil Manheim på trommer. I de tidlige årene rekrutterte de Eirik Nordheim og Sven Erik Kristiansen som vokalister. Etter 1988 ble Manheim erstattet av Jan Axel Blomberg på trommer og Per Yngve Ohlin på vokal. Det var etter Ohlin ble med i bandet at de særlig ble kjent for sine voldelige forestillinger. Ofte brukte han knust glass og kniver til å skjære seg selv mens de fremførte på scenen utfører. Det var også vanlig for bandet å ha hodene til sauer eller griser spiddet og vist foran på staker. Gjennom årene har minst 18 forskjellige mennesker tilhørt Mayhem gruppen. Av alle bandmedlemmene er bare en av de original grunnleggerne fremdeles med. ----Formal English---- Mayhem The Norwegian black metal group Mayhem was put together in Oslo in 1984. Many people in the music industry see them as one of the pioneering groups in Norwegian black metal music. The band's trademark violent live performances have made it the center of controversy for much of its existence. Also, the facts that singer Per Yngve Ohlin committed suicide in 1991 and guitarist Oystein Aarseth was murdered by a former band member have made the history of the group as dark as its lyrics and music. Aarseth was the one who initially decided to start the band after being influenced by other well-known black metal groups like Motorhead and Slayer. A song by the band Venom, another group that inspired Aarseth, was the inspiration for the band's name. The band started with Aarseth on vocals and guitar, Jorn Stubberud on bass guitar, and Kjetil Manheim on drums. In the early years, they recruited Eirik Nordheim and Sven Erik Kristiansen for vocals. By 1988, Manheim had been replaced by Jan Axel Blomberg on drums and Per Yngve Ohlin on vocals. It was after Ohlin joined the band that they became particularly known for their violent performances. Often, while on stage performing, he would use broken glass and knives to cut himself. It was also common for the band to have the heads of sheep or pigs impaled and displayed up front on stakes. Throughout the years, at least eighteen different people have belonged to Mayhem. Of the men currently in the band, only one of them is an original founding member. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! Your Norwegian professor has decided to make today's lesson a little more...interesting. He explains that he is going to teach you Norwegian by having you watch and talk about jungle animals in Norwegian. You exchange looks with your classmates who appear to be just as skeptical as you are, but he is the professor and at least it should be fun...right? The first picture he shows you is of chimpanzees with their children hanging off of them. Hmm...as you begin to explain what the jungle animal looks like in Norwegian, you realize he might be on to something. The next picture shows wild boars standing around eating in groups. Your classmates appear to be catching on as well as they start to explain in Norwegian, "People stand around eating and chewing and munching their food." You had no idea how much fun this could be! And as skeptical as you were, your professor must have known that in reality, life is just a big jungle and we are all just civilized animals playing out the parts. So what better way to learn Norwegian than by watching other animals?! NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about jungle animals in Norwegian along with some common gestures we use in everyday life. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Ole Bull Ole Bull, hvis fulle navn var Ole Bornemann Bull, ble født i byen Bergen. Han hadde ni yngre søsken, hvorav en ble en meget kjent arkitekt. Bulls far ønsket at han skulle bli prest, men selv ville han bli musiker. Da han var bare fem år gammel var han allerede i stand til å spille alle de sangene som moren spilte på fiolin. Innen han var ni spilte han en viktig rolle i Bergens teaterorkester som førstefiolin. Han spilte også i Bergens Filharmoniske Orkester og ble hedret med mange soloer. Selv om hans arbeid antas å omfatte minst 70 forskjellige titler er det bare 10 av dem som er kjent i dag. Bull reiste verden rundt og brukte mye tid i Tyskland, Frankrike og USA. Reisende hans brakte ham i kontakt med Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, en veldig berømt fiolinvirtuos fra Moravia. Hans reiser også resulterte i at han etablerte en koloni i USA. Selv om han kalte kolonien "nye Norge" kom folk flest til å referere til det som ble hetende "Ole Bull Colony". Han ønsket å skape et sted for andre nordmenn som hadde slått seg ned i USA for å bygge et fellesskap. Området lå i Pennsylvania og han begynte å arbeide på et slott der som ble plassert på det høyeste punktet. Han henviste til dette punktet som Valhalla, men slottet ble aldri ferdig. Bull kjøpte et hjem i Maine hvor han bodde og navnga eiendommen Ironwell grunn av de helsemessige fordelene han trodde kom fra eiendommens brønnvann. Han og kona hadde seks barn sammen og hun ledsaget ham på piano da han spilte fra tid til annen. ----Formal English---- Ole Bull Ole Bull, whose full name was Ole Bornemann Bull, was born in the town of Bergen, Norway. He had nine younger siblings, one of whom became a very well-known architect. Although Bull’s father wanted him to become a minister, he wanted to become a musician. When he was just five years old, he was already able to play of the songs that his mother played on the violin. By the time he was nine, he played a major role in Bergen’s theatre orchestra as first violin. He also played with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and was honored with many solos. Although his work is believed to include at least seventy different titles, only ten of them are known today. Bull traveled around the world, spending a lot of time in Germany, France, and the United States. His travels brought him into contact with Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, a very famous violin virtuoso from Moravia. They also resulted in his setting up a colony in the United States. Although he called the colony New Norway, most people came to refer to it as Ole Bull Colony. He wanted to create a place where his fellow Norwegians who had settled in the U.S. could build a community. The area was located in Pennsylvania, and he even started work on a castle there, which was located at the highest point. He referred to that point as Valhalla, although the castle there was never finished. Bull also lived in and purchased a home in Maine, naming the property Ironwell because of the health benefits he believed came from the property’s well water. He and his wife had six children together, and she sometimes accompanied him on the piano when he played. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Gaahl Kristian Eivind Espedal, nå bare kjent som Gaahl, artistnavnet han bruker på scenen, er en black metal sanger som har vært involvert med ulike band, blant annet Gorgoroth, Gaahlskagg, Wardruna, og Trelldom. Den norske sangeren ble født i 1975 og hans første prosjekt var Trelldom, et band han grunnla i 1993 med to andre musikere. I 1998 begynte han å jobbe med to black metal band til. Gaahl er trolig best kjent som frontmann for bandet Gorgoroth, som han sluttet seg til i 1998. Tiden hans med dette bandet har vært ganske kontroversielt gjennom årene. I 2002 tilbrakte han tid i fengsel etter å ha blitt dømt for overgrep. Bandet jobbet på et album i løpet av denne tiden, men han kunne ikke spille inn vokalstykkene før han ble løslatt fra fengselet året etter. Et år etter at Gaahl slapp ut av fengsel ble bandet rammet av en annen kontroversiell hendelse. De gjennomførte en konsert i Polen med en rekke satanistiske symboler på coveret, med hoder av sau spiddet på staker foran publikum. De hadde også nakne skuespillere utføre en "korsfestelse" mens dekket i blod. Tiltaler som dyremishandling og "religiøse fornærmelser" ble vurdert mot bandet, men de ble aldri offisielt anmeldt fordi de ikke var klar over at det de gjorde var i strid med polsk lov. I 2006 havnet Gaahl tilbake i fengsel igjen, denne gangen etter å ha blitt dømt for tortur og trusler hvor han tvang offeret å drikke sitt eget blod som han hadde samlet i en kopp. Alt i alt har Gaahl vært involvert i rundt 20 forskjellige album med ulike band. ----Formal English---- Gaahl Kristian Eivind Espedal, now known simply as Gaahl, his stage pseudonym, is a black metal singer who has been involved with various bands, including Gorgoroth, Gaahlskagg, Wardruna, and Trelldom. The Norwegian singer was born in 1975, and his first project was Trelldom, a band he founded in 1993 with two other musicians. In 1998 he started working with two more black metal bands. Gaahl is probably best known as the front man for the band Gorgoroth, which he joined in 1998. His tenure with that band has been quite controversial over the years. In 2002 he spent time in prison after being convicted of assault. The band was working on an album during this time, although Gaahl did not record the vocal pieces until after he was released from prison the following year. A year after Gaahl got out of prison, another controversy enveloped the band as a whole. They performed a concert in Poland with a number of satanic symbols on display and the heads of sheep impaled on stakes in front of the audience. They also had nude actors perform a mock crucifixion while covered in blood. Charges of animal cruelty and "religious offense" against the band were considered, although they were never officially charged because they did not realize that what they did was in violation of Polish law. In 2006, Gaahl was back in prison again, this time after being convicted of torture and threatening to make his victim drink his own blood, which he had collected in a cup. In all, Gaahl has been involved in about twenty different albums with various bands. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Hvordan leser man dette? Hvordan uttaler man dette? Hva betyr det? ----Formal English---- How do you read this? How do you pronounce this? What does it mean? --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! You learned a lot the last time you agreed to watch your niece...and this time, the joke's on her. Yes, last time, she thought she was so smart because she knew the Norwegian names for so many insects in your garden. But she is only five years old, and you are pretty sure that you have her this time! You have a bug day planned - of gardening again. She loves it, and it is an excellent chance for you to show off your new Norwegian insect vocabulary that you have been practicing. As you follow her out into the flower garden, she looks back at you with those big patronizingly sweet eyes and says in Norwegian, "Look, what is this bug called?" Oh, she's fast: she thinks you don't know this answer. You kneel down next to her, sneer on your face, and reply sweetly in Norwegian, "Honey, that is a spider, and it looks like it's protecting itself from you." Astonished, she whips her head around to face you and replies with a simple, "Oh." You point to another bug nearby and explain in Norwegian, "And look here, the cicadas are climbing up the tree." She stares at you in disbelief and replies in Norwegian, "I don't want to look at bugs any more, let's go work in the garden!" Looks like you beat her at her own game AND get some help with that unruly garden too! Nice job! Learning Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson is part two of our Insect vocabulary, and it will teach you how to talk about insects in Norwegian. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both English and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Darkthrone Det norske bandet Darkthrone kom sammen i 1986 og startet først ut i death metal sjangeren, men fire år senere hadde de en mer black metal sound. De ble raskt en av de viktigste bandene i black metal sjangeren i Norge. Bandets opprinnelige navn var Black Death og grunnleggerne var Ivar Enger, Anders Risberget og Gylve Nagell. Bare et år etter at de kom sammen, skiftet de navn til Darkthrone og ønsket Dag Nilsen velkommen i gruppen. Et år senere sluttet også Ted Skjellum seg til bandet. I begynnelsen på 1991 skiftet bandet image ved å ta i bruk likmaling og pseudonymer for hvert bandmedlem akkurat som black metal band vanligvis gjør. I 1991 jobbet de også med sitt andre album som ble utgitt tidlig året etter. På den tiden var bandets plateselskap nølende til å slippe det fordi stilen var så avvikende fra bandets første album, men rundt tiden hvor Darkthrones tredje album kom ut var bandet ansett som et ikon på den norske black metal-scenen, og dette albumet ble ansett av mange fans å være en av de mest innflytelsesrike albumene for hele sjangeren. Etter det tredje albumet ble bandets medlemmer redusert til kun to medlemmer. Kun Nagell og Skjellum var igjen og ingen andre sluttet seg til bandet siden. Darkthrone har utgitt minst 14 album så langt og vært omtalt på minst fire tribute album eller samleplater. I tillegg har de spilt inn tre EPer og fem demoer. ----Formal English---- Darkthrone The Norwegian band Darkthrone got together in 1986, starting out in the death metal genre but embracing more of a black metal sound four years later. They quickly became one of the most important bands in the black metal genre in Norway. The band's original name was Black Death, and the founding members were Ivar Enger, Anders Risberget, and Gylve Nagell. Just a year after they got together, they changed their name to Darkthrone and welcomed Dag Nilsen into the group. A year later, Ted Skjellum also joined the band. Beginning in 1991, the band changed its image a bit, adopting the use of corpse paint and pseudonyms for each band member just like black metal bands typically do. In 1991 they also worked on their second album, releasing it early the following year. At the time, the band's record label was hesitant to release it because the style was so divergent from the band's first album. However, by the time Darkthrone's third album came out, the band was considered an icon in the Norwegian black metal scene, and many fans considered this album one of the most influential in the entire genre. After the third album, the band was down to just two members. Only Nagell and Skjellum were left, and no one else would ever join the band. Darkthrone has released at least fourteen albums so far and has been featured on at least four tribute albums or compilations. In addition, they have recorded three EPs and five demos. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Kan du skrive det? Kan du skrive det er du snill? Hvordan uttaler man dette? Har du penn og papir? ----Formal English---- Can you write it down? Can you write it down, please? How do you pronounce this? Do you have pen and paper? --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! You are sitting in your class at the Norwegian university today, and your professor promises a special challenge. You must admit, you are a little nervous. In the past, 'special challenge' has meant anything from pop-quizzes to his grandmother's secret recipe...blech, now THAT was a challenge! As your professor approaches the podium, he starts up the projector and begins showing slides of what appears to be animals from Australia. You are thoroughly confused now. He explains in Norwegian, "Your test results on the last exam were so bad that I decided I would give you an easy bonus grade. For each of these animals that you can name in Norwegian, I will give you five points on your exam...and believe me, you ALL need it!" With that, the class erupts into applause...but not you. You learned the names for common pets in Finland and even the Norwegian names of common zoo animals. But you NEVER thought about learning how to say 'platypus' or 'kangaroo' in Norwegian. Well, you'll know when you retake his class next semester... NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about Australian animals in Norwegian. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen er en velkjent sangsensasjon i Norge som fikk sin start som vinner av den første sesongen av Idol, den norske versjonen av det britiske reality programmet Idol. Nilsens sesong var på luften i 2003 og han gikk deretter videre til å vinne den internasjonale versjonen av showet, World Idol, i 2004. Nilsen slo faktisk vinnerne fra noen av de mer kjente Idol TV-programmene i andre land, som Kelly Clarkson fra American Idol og Will Young fra den britiske versjonen av programmet. Da han prøvde seg på Idol hadde Nilsen faktisk jobbet som rørlegger. Han var også vokalist for Fenrik Lane, et pop-band i Norge. Siden hans opptreden på TV har han gitt ut minst syv forskjellige album med sitt nyeste album som kom ut til jul 2010. Hans debutalbum kom ut i 2003 og den internasjonale versjonen inneholder Nilsens tolkning av U2s "Beautiful Day" som han vant med i World Idol. Albumet toppet listene i hjemlandet Norge og havnet i fremtredende posisjoner på listene i fem andre land. Hans album ligger fortsatt som nummer en eller to på de norske listene, selv om de spilles mindre i andre land. Nilsens album utgitt i 2008 "Rise to the Occasion" kjennetegnes med singelen "Lost Highway" som han spilte inn med den kjente countrysangeren Willie Nelson. Nilsens versjon var en cover av sangen fra 1948 skrevet av den blinde sangeren/tekstforfatteren Leo Payne.d ----Formal English---- Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen is a well-known Norwegian singing sensation who got his start as the winner of the first season of Pop Idol, the Norwegian version of the British reality show Pop Idol. Nilsen's season aired in 2003, and he then went on to win the international version of the show, World Idol, in 2004. Nilsen actually beat the winners from some of the more famous Idol television shows in other countries, like Kelly Clarkson from American Idol and Will Young from the British version of the show. When he went on Pop Idol, Nilsen had actually been working as a plumber. He was also the lead singer for Fenrik Lane, a pop band in Norway. Since his appearance on television, he has released at least seven different albums, with his most recent album coming out in time for Christmas of 2010. His debut album I came out in 2003, and the international version includes Nilsen's rendition of U2's "Beautiful Day," which won him the World Idol crown. The album peaked at the top spot in his native Norway and landed prominent positions on the charts in five other countries. His albums have continued to peak in the number one or two spot on the Norwegian charts, although they have limited play in other countries. Nilsen's 2008 album, Rise to the Occasion, featured the single "Lost Highway," which he recorded with the famous country singer Willie Nelson. Nilsen's version was a cover of the 1948 song written by blind singer-songwriter Leo Payne. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!