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Halvdan Sivertsen (born 5 January 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Tromsø, but raised and lives in Bodø. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the Culture Prize of Nordland county in 2000. His album Kjærlighetslandet reached number eight on the Norway albums chart.[1]
The Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists awarded him the "lyrics of the year"-prize in 2010 and an accompanying grant totalling 25 000 Norwegian kroner, for his song Dødsbra dop — a criticism of Norwegian soldiers' behaviour in Afghanistan, and Norwegian politicians.[2][3]
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (11 March 1995). "Hits of the World". Billboard. p. 51. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
Halvdan Sivertsen.
{{cite magazine}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Prises for Afghanistan-kritikk" in Verdens Gang, 2010-12-19, p.42 "Sivertsen angriper både soldatens fremferd og norske politikere: "Vi skal glemmes av de stortingsmenn som fikk oss hit. Men til så lenge, e vi vikinga igjen."
- ^ [1] Archived 27 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine