Sverre Kjelsberg

Sverre Kjelsberg (18 October 1946 – 18 June 2016) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist, bassist, composer, and lyricist. He was a member of the band The Pussycats from 1964. He and Mattis Hætta represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the entry Sámiid Ædnan, which was composed by Kjelsberg and Ragnar Olsen.

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• Esc 1980 samiid dnan sverre kjelsberg mattis h tta
• Remembering sverre kjelsberg singing samiid aednan together with mattis haetta norway 1980
• Albums
• References

On 18 June 2016, Kjelsberg was found dead in his home, aged 69. He had been ill with cancer previously, but was declared cancer-free in 2015. No cause of death has been determined.

Albums

Etter mørketia (MAI, 1979)

Kära Syster with Tage Löf, Swedish pianist (MAI, 1980). This album included the song Sámiid Ædnan.

Låla! (MAI, 1980) yoik with Mattis Hætta

Sverre (Hot Line, 1982).

Den glade pessimisten (OK, 1987), with Ragnar Olsen

Drømmen e fri (Nord-Norsk Plateselskap, 1994)

Større kraft enn krutt (2005). Samleplate.