Niels Hausgaard
Encyclopedia
Niels Hausgaard is a Danish
singer, songwriter and comedian
. He is best known for his songs and understated comedy which often combine dry observations on the human condition with the trials and tribulations of life in a socialist country. Originally, Hausgaard spoke with a distinct dialect, vendelbomål, which became something of a trademark during his sets, but which in recent years has been somewhat toned down.
In 2006 he was awarded the Gelsted-Kirk-Scherfig-Fondens culture prize of 25,000 Danish kroner (about 5,000 US dollars), but he gave the money to the magazine Dagbladet Arbejderen.
Originally from Hirtshals
, he now lives in Hundelev, both of which towns are situated in Vendsyssel
, Region Nordjylland
, Denmark
.
Denmark
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singer, songwriter and comedian
Satire
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. He is best known for his songs and understated comedy which often combine dry observations on the human condition with the trials and tribulations of life in a socialist country. Originally, Hausgaard spoke with a distinct dialect, vendelbomål, which became something of a trademark during his sets, but which in recent years has been somewhat toned down.
In 2006 he was awarded the Gelsted-Kirk-Scherfig-Fondens culture prize of 25,000 Danish kroner (about 5,000 US dollars), but he gave the money to the magazine Dagbladet Arbejderen.
Originally from Hirtshals
Hirtshals
Hirtshals is a town in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe.-The town of Hirtshals:...
, he now lives in Hundelev, both of which towns are situated in Vendsyssel
Vendsyssel
Vendsyssel is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island. Vendsyssel is part of the North Denmark Region....
, Region Nordjylland
Region Nordjylland
North Denmark Region or North Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Diskografi
- 1974 - Et Portræt
- 1975 - Til Ane
- 1977 - Men det går jo nok
- 1979 - Kunst
- 1982 - Når alt kommer til alt
- 1983 - Han tog realen med
- 1985 - Kom lad os danse
- 1988 - Som jeg altid plejer at sige
- 1991 - I fornuftens land
- 1992 - En halv time tidligere
- 2006 - Flyv så