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Pepinos Perler (Album) by Arne Bendiksen

Artist Biography For Arne Bendiksen

Arne Joachim Bendiksen Born October 19 1926 In Bergen Norway Is A Norwegian Singer Composer And Producer. In The 50s 60s And 70s He Was A Major Figure In Norwegian Popular Music. First As A Member Of The Group The Monn Keys Later As Soloist And Composer For Other Artists. Besides Writing His Own Songs He Also Translated Many Foreign Hits Into Norwegian Making Them Norwegian Hits. Arne Bendiksen Took Part In The Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest Selections Several Times Both As An Artist And As A Songwriter. Three Times He Represented Norway In Eurovision As Singer In 1964 With Spiral As Soloist In 1973 With Å For Et Spill And In 1974 With Hvor Er Du?. Four Times He Took Part As Composer Most Memorable As Songwriter For Åse Kleveland's Intet Er Nytt Under Solen In 1966 Finishing A Strong Third. Beginning In 1964 He Was The Boss Of His Own Record Company. Thanks To Him Popular Artists Like Wenche Myhre And Kirsti Sparboe Reached Fame. However In The Eurovision Song Contest Finals Of 1969 Norway Received A Mere 1 Point For The Song Oj Oj Oj Så Glad Jeg Skal Bli Which Was Composed By Arne Bendiksen And Performed By Kirsti Sparboe. Arne Did Not Let This Crush His Spirits Though And He Continued His Dedicated Work As A Singer/songwriter Throughout The 70s. In The 80s He Gave A Shot At The Popular Children's Cassette Industry And Released His Major Children's Work Barnefest I Andeby - Children's Party In Duckburg - A Cassette Filled With Catchy Songs About The Various Disney Characters Inhabiting The Fictional City Of Duckburg. This Popular Cassette Got A Sequel Released Especially For The Christmas Season Called Jul I Andeby - Christmas In Duckburg. He Is Still Active Today. In June 2006 His All-New Self-Composed Children's Musical Stage Debuted In The Small Elementary School Fjellstrand Skole In Nesodden Akershus.

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