Lars Klevstrand (born 30 September 1949) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He was born in Drammen, Buskerud, the son of Olav Klevstrand and Grethe Sofie Larsen, and was brought up in Bærum.
Career His debut album was Vi skal ikkje sova from 1968. In 1970, he published the songbook Gjøglerhåndbok. Among his albums from the 1970s were På stengrunn from 1973 (a cooperation with Lillebjørn Nilsen, Kari Svendsen and others), Riv ned Gjerdene! from 1976, and Høysang from 1978. His album Viser til Mariann from 1983 was awarded Spellemannprisen. He made his debut as actor at Det Norske Teatret in 1975, in a cabaret on Jacques Brel which run for 250 performances. He has later played in musicals at Nationaltheatret, at Chateau Neuf, at Oslo Nye Teater and at Sogn og Fjordane Teater. He was awarded the prize Målblomen in 1970, Prøysenprisen from 1991, and Gammleng-prisen. He was a member of the board of Norges Kunstnerråd from 1993 to 1995, and a board member of the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands from 1995 to 2000.
Honors 1970: Målblomen 1983: Spellemannprisen in the category Folk, for the album Ola Skutvik og Mariann Kirans tunes 1987: Gammleng-prisen 1991: Prøysenprisen
Discography 1968: Vi Skal Ikkje Sova 1969: Dobbeltportrett – with Hege Tunaal 1972: Til Dere 1973: På Stengrunn – with Lillebjørn Nilsen, Steinar Ofsdal, Kari Svendsen, Jon Arne Corell and others 1974: Twostep og Blå Ballader 1975: Live (2lp) 1976: Riv Ned Gjerdene – with Guttorm Guttormsen 1977: Ballade! På turné – with Ballade! 1978: Høysang – with Guttorm Guttormsen kvintett 1979: To I Spann – with Steinar Ofsdal 1981: Frie Hender 1982: Canto General - with Arja Saijonmaa 1983: Visions 1983: Ola Skutvik og Mariann 1985: Glassberget 1987: Her 1989: I Fløyterens Hjerte 1991: Så Lenge Hjärtat Kan Slå 1995: Å, Dette Hjartet 1996: Sang For Vinden 2001: Vinternatt 2001: Himlajord 2004: Nomadesongar 2006: Sundslegen, Herja og Naken
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