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Egil Monn Iversen

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Origin
  
Oslo, Norway

Role
  
Composer

Instruments
  
Piano

Spouse
  
Solvi Wang (m. 1949–2011)

Years active
  
1940s–2003

Name
  
Egil Monn-Iversen


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Birth name
  
Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen

Born
  
14 April 1928 (age 96) (
1928-04-14
)

Genres
  
Pop, Musical, Film score

Occupation(s)
  
Pianist, Composer, Conductor, Producer

Movies
  
Ungen, The Man Who Could Not Laugh

Children
  
Stein Monn-Iversen, Bitte Monn-Iversen

Similar People
  
Solvi Wang, Harald Tusberg, Britt Langlie, Erik Diesen, Nora Brockstedt

Grandchildren
  
Magnus Monn-Iversen

Eurosong final 1996 egil monn iversen norwegian radio orchestra


Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen (14 April 1928 – 7 July 2017) was a Norwegian musician, one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater. For some time he had so much influence in Norwegian culture that he got the nickname The Godfather, even though he has always considered himself a down-to-earth musician.

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Monn-Iversen owned a film production company, a record label, and an agency for musical artists, he was the founder of the vocal group The Monn Keys, he was the CEO at the Chat Noir theatre, chairman at The Norwegian Opera and from the 1960s until his death in 2017 worked in NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) and Det norske teatret (The Norwegian Theatre). He composed scores to over 100 Norwegian movies and TV series.

Monn-Iversen was married to the Norwegian actor and singer Sølvi Wang until her death in 2011.

Egil monn iversen eurosong finale 1996


Ownership and positions

Egil Monn-Iversen established and owned the Norwegian movie studio EMI Produksjon AS'. The studio produced more than 20 Norwegian feature movies.

Monn-Iversen founded the vocal group, The Monn Keys, and in cooperation with the group's members he established the company Egil Monn-Iversen A/S. This company focused mainly on being a music record company, publishing records on several different labels. In 1957 the company reached 23% market share in the Norwegian music industry. In addition "Egil Monn-Iversen A/S" had activity in business areas such as music publishing, running jukeboxes around the country - and as a producer of concerts, movies and stage productions.

In 1983, Monn-Iversen founded Thalia Teater A/S, a company producing musicals, revues and farces in Scandinavia.

Selection of Monn-Iversen's other positions in Scandinavian culture and entertainment:

  • Conductor at the Chat Noir Theater, Oslo (1954–1963)
  • CEO at the Chat Noir Theater, Oslo (1959–1963)
  • Chairman at The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, Oslo (1981–1996)
  • CEO at Chinateatern, Stockholm (1997)
  • Chairman for Norsk Konsertdireksjon
  • Member of Arbeiderpartiets Kulturutvalg (Labor Party's Cultural Committee)
  • Member of Norsk Kulturråds musikkutvalg (Norwegian Art Council's Musical Committee)
  • Head of Music at Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (from the 1960s)
  • Head of Music at Det Norske Teatret (The Norwegian Theater) (from the 1960s)
  • Awards

  • 2002 Axel Waldemars Minnepris (Award in Memory of Axel Waldemar)
  • 1999 The Jury's Award of Honor from Edvard-prisen
  • 1998 Æres-Amanda (Honorary award from The Norwegian Movie Award)
  • 1998 Knight of First Class of Order of St. Olav
  • 1990 Gammleng-prisen in the category veteran
  • 1973 The Jury's Honorary Award at Spellemannprisen 1972 for the musical Bør Børson Jr.
  • 1972 Hulda Garborgs minnepris
  • 1967 Aamodtstauetten
  • 1961 Norsk filmkritikerlags (Norwegian movie critic association) award for the music to the feature film "Line"
  • References

    Egil Monn-Iversen Wikipedia