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Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter

Role
  
Singer · persorensen.no

Name
  
Per Sorensen


Associated acts
  
Fra Lippo Lippi

Years active
  
1982–present

Genres
  
New Wave, Pop rock

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Born
  
December 13, 1961 (age 62) Oslo, Norway (
1961-12-13
)

Website
  
Official SiteOfficial MySpace

Music group
  
Fra Lippo Lippi (Since 1983)

Record labels
  
Virgin Records, Rune Grammofon, Universal Music Group, EMI, Warner Music Group

People also search for
  
Rune Kristoffersen, Morten Sjoberg, Bjorn Sorknes, Oyvind Kvalnes, Christian Ingebrigtsen

Albums
  
Master of Imperfection, Songs, The Best of Fra Lippo Lippi, Light and Shade, The Essential Fra Lippo

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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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

  • Small Mercies (1983)
  • Songs (1985)
  • Light and Shade (1987)
  • The Colour Album (1989)
  • Crash of Light (1990)
  • Dreams (1992)
  • The Best of Fra Lippo Lippi '85-'95 (1995)
  • The Virgin Years - Greatest Hits (1997)
  • In a Brilliant White (2002)
  • The Early Years (2005) - Re-release of In Silence and Small Mercies
  • The Best of Fra Lippo Lippi (2005)
  • The Essential Fra Lippo Lippi: Essence & Rare (2005)
  • The Essential Fra Lippo Lippi: Essence & Rare (2005)

    • Solo career

  • Våge (2009, daWorks)
  • Master of Imperfection (2012, daWorks)

    • Songs

    Stitches and BurnsDreams · 1992
    Beauty And MadnessLight and Shade · 1987
    Everytime I See YouSongs · 1985

    References

    Per Øystein Sørensen Wikipedia
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