Anne Grete Preus
Anne Grete Preus | |
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 Anne Grete Preus performs in August 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born |
22 May 1957 Haugesund, Norway |
| Died | 25 August 2019 (aged 62) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica, mandolin, Hammond organ, dobro |
Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019) was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act. She released nine solo albums and won the Spellemannprisen multiple times. In 2008 she appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul. She contracted liver cancer in 2007. In early 2019 she had to cancel the planned concerts for the summer due to illness.
Awards and honors
- Gammleng Award i åpen klasse i 1992
- Kardemommestipendiet i 1992
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for Millimeter
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets album for Millimeter
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets hit for Millimeter
- Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris i 2006
- Norsk Artistforbund Ærespris i 2007
- Prøysenprisene i 2007
- Edvardprisen i klassen populærmusikk for albumet Om igjen for første gang
Bibliography
- Stråets lengde. Skisser fra et liv ["the length of the straw. Sketches from a life"] (2020, posthumous). The collection of texts by Preus, was written with an autobiography in mind, according to media.
Discography
- 1984: Snart 17 (Transmission)
- 1988: Fullmåne (Warner)
- 1989: Lav Sol! Høy Himmel (Warner)
- 1991: Og Høsten Kommer Tidsnok (Warner)
- 1994: Millimeter (Warner)
- 1994: Anne Grete Preus (Warner)
- 1996: Millimeter (Warner)
- 1996: Vrimmel (Warner)
- 1999: Verden Er Et Vakkert Sted (Virgin Music)
- 2001: Alfabet (Warner)
- 2004: Når Dagen Roper (Worner)
- 2007: Om Igjen For Første Gang (Warner)
- 2009: Nesten Alene (Warner)
- 2013: Et Sted Å Feste Blikket (Warner)