Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Role Singer · persorensen.no Name Per Sorensen | Years active 1982–present Genres New Wave, Pop rock | |
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Per ystein s rensen og kork
Per Øystein Sørensen (born December 13, 1961) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the new wave/synthpop band Fra Lippo Lippi.
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- Per ystein s rensen og kork
- Per ystein s rensen jeg henger med
- Biography
- Fra Lippo Lippi
- Solo career
- Songs
- References
Per ystein s rensen jeg henger med
Biography
When Fra Lippo Lippi formed in Norway in the late '70s, the group seemed obsessed with the droning rhythms and morose lyrics of Joy Division. Fra Lippo Lippi's debut album In Silence was bleak. Fra Lippo Lippi's second LP, Small Mercies displayed a lighter mood. While Small Mercies was still a sad album, hooks and melodies started to penetrate the group's initially impermeable wall of gloom.
Sørensen's vocals became more soulful on Songs, equally capable of expressing joy ("Come Summer") or emotional resignation ("Coming Home"). The lyrics gained clarity as well.
Fra Lippo Lippi ceased recording in the early '90s. However, in 2000, Fra Lippo Lippi performed again in the Philippines, where the band had a number of major success during the '80s, having also performed there to a big audience in 1988.
Aside from Fra Lippo Lippi, Sørensen has also worked with Trine Rein. In 2009, Sørensen launched his official MySpace profile, featuring songs from Fra Lippo Lippi and his solo works. His first solo album Våge was released in Norway on September 28. The album is completely in Norwegian - a first in Sørensen's career. An English version of the album titled "Master of Imperfection" was released in 2012. In 2015 he recorded the album My old Book - 30 Years of Songs of Per Sorensen and Fra Lippo Lippi with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra. The album is due for release fall 2016.
Fra Lippo Lippi
Solo career
Songs
Stitches and BurnsDreams · 1992
Beauty And MadnessLight and Shade · 1987
Everytime I See YouSongs · 1985