Henning Kvitnes is a singer/songwriter from Tistedal, Halden

Halden

is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...

 in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. His debut came with The Ice Cream Band, but he later found bigger success as a solo artist.

Biography

Kvitnes first made a name for himself in 1978, with The Ice Cream Band, who warmed up for Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...

 at Chateau Neuf

Chateau Neuf

For other uses, see Châteauneuf.Chateau Neuf is a building in Oslo that houses Det Norske Studentersamfund, , including cafes, bars, performance centers, and other facilities for student assembly...

 in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. The band soon changed name to The Young Lords. As a member of The Young Lords he released his first album, Same Shit - New Wrapping in 1980. In 1991 he released his first album in Norwegian, titled Veien hjem.

Kvitnes has during his career collaborated with several of Norway's most famous musicians, Åge Aleksandersen

Åge Aleksandersen

Åge Aleksandersen is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of his country's most famous singer/songwriters, musicians....

, Arve Tellefsen

Arve Tellefsen

Arve Tellefsen is a Norwegian violinist.He was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway. When he was 6 years old, he began playing the violin in 'Trondheims musikkskole'...

, Steinar Albrigtsen and Claudia Scott, to mention a few.

In 2007 he won a Norwegian Grammy, Spellemannsprisen, for his album Stemmer i gresset. He has also won Norsk artistsforbunds ærespris, an annual honorary title given out to stand out musicians.

Discography

• 1980 - Same Shit - New Wrapping (with The Young Lords)
• 1981 - We Like to Watch (with Saturday Cowboys)
• 1982 - Little Big Horn - Live (with Saturday Cowboys)
• 1982 - The Tunnel (with Henning Kvitnes Next Step)
• 1984 - Open Roads (with Next Step)
• 1987 - Back to Little Eden (with Henning Kvitnes Little Eden)
• 1988 - Solitude Road (with Little Eden)
• 1989 - Everyday Life (with Little Eden)
• 1991 - Veien hjem
• 1991 - Songs people play (Greatest hits album)
• 1993 - Postcards from life
• 1995 - Godt Vann
• 1996 - Tida bare kommer (de beste)
• 1998 - Evig eies (kun et dårlig rykte)
• 1999 - Heartland
• 2001 - Scandicana
• 2003 - På godt norsk
• 2004 - Bare vente litt på sjelen
• 2005 - Manda' morra - 14 sanger av Stein Ove Berg
• 2006 - Ut av veggen
• 2007 - Stemmer i gresset
• 2009 - Tid for latskap
• 2010 - For sånne som oss - de beste
• 2010 - Bortkomne julestjerner med Koret på Botsen

External links

• Official homepage
• Henning Kvitnes on MySpace