Norske Gram was a Norwegian record label founded in 1993 in Trondheim by music executive Gunnar Hordvik, as a continuation of Plateselskapet, which closed that year.Ballade 29 March 2005, Gunnar Hordvik er død. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
The company mostly released titles from artists from Trøndelag, as well as reissues of the founder's previous company or Swedish rreleases. The company and its founder won the 1996 Bjellesauprisen.Fono. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403014516/https://fono.no/annet/bjellesauprisen/]. Archived 3 April 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2026. In 1998, the company had a market share of 22.4%; the company grew thanks to the increased number of sales of CDs by its local artists, at a time when other labels barely touched the local music scene.Norske Gram - Hovedside, Norske Gram, 5 May 1999, retrieved 7 July 2026
The label was acquired by EMI in October 1999 and had Arve Løberg as its CEO until 2001, when Stein Vanebo took over. Norske Gram ceased operating in 2002 after the EMI-Virgin merger by order of EMI, then in 2003, it announced the relocation of its headquarters to Oslo, and with a new label (backed by Denmark) absorbing its artist inventory.Adressa 9 December 2003. Slutt for Norske Gram archived 15 December 2019). Retrieved 7 July 2026.NRK. 19 March 2002. Kroken på døra for Norske Gram. Retrieved 7 July 2026 Hordvik continued in the music industry with the founding of his new label Norwave in 2002, until he died in a canoe accident in 2005, ending the company.
Artists with Norske Gram releases Åge Aleksandersen Adamseplene D.D.E. Postgirobygget Henning Kvitnes Terje Tysland Aftenlandet Funhouse Soda (took part in Stjerner i sikte and Popstars)Soda-debut i Spektrum Adressa, 13 February 2002, retrieved 7 July 2026 Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir Trondheim Soloists Oslo Gospel Choir Bjølsen Valsemølle Brazz Brothers Arnsteins Ola Uteligger Claudia Scott Too Far Gone Flying Norwegians Björn Afzelius Scandinavia
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