Trond Granlund (born in Oslo, Norway, on 29 July 1950) is a Norwegian rock and folk singer, composer and guitarist.
Granlund grew up on Torshov and Manglerud in Oslo, and has lived in Lørenskog since 1968. He started performing in 1973, releasing the independent Rock album. He released his first solo album, Trond Granlund, in 1976 and has been prolific in releasing of albums. Until the mid-1990s, most of his output was in English, but with the album Tida er'e ingen som kan snu in 1995, he started to release albums almost exclusively in Norwegian.
An autobiographical album, På vei til rock 'n roll (meaning "on the road to rock'n'roll"), was released in 2001. An autobiographical book was published in 2012 titled and his next book coming time, the Council in 2007. In 2012, he published his book Sanger jeg lærte av mamma og pappa (meaning "songs I learned from my mom and dad"). He is married and have one daughter and three sons.
Awards 1981: Norwegian Grammy in "pop category" for Pleasant Surprise 1985: "Gammleng Award" in "pop category"
Discography Albums Studio albums 1973: Rock 1976: Granlund 1977: Utstøtt 1978: Made in Manchester 1979: Starstruck 1980: Eloise (NOR #13) 1981: Pleasant Surprise (NOR #2) 1982: Stay the Night (NOR #12) 1983: Driftin''' (NOR #11) 1985: Hearts in Danger (NOR #20) 1986: The Ride1989: Promise the Moon1990: Roots1992: Pleasure and Tears1993: I Can't Quit Now1995: Tida er'e ingen som kan snu1997: Bilder inni hue2000: Østkantfolk2002: På vei til rock'n'roll2005: En litt forvirra fyr2007: Kommer tid, kommer råd2010: Sanger jeg lærte av faren min (NOR #14) 2012: Bror min og jeg (NOR #36)
Live 2012: En rønner fra Manglerud – Live fra NRK Studio 19 (NOR #30)
Compilations 1998: Fra Manglerud til Manchester 1973–19982003: Høyt, lavt og langt''
Singles YearSingleChart positionNOR1980"Give Me Time"41980"Eloise"71981"Girl 16"31982"Vente på noe"6
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