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	'''~~Bjørn~~''' "'''~~Lillebjørn'''"~~ ~~'''~~Falk Nilsen''' (21 December 1950 – 27 January 2024) was a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in ], and was considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from the 1970s and onwards{{citation needed\|date=February 2016}}.		'''Lillebjørn Falk Nilsen''' (born '''Bjørn Falk Nilsen'''; 21 December 1950 – 27 January 2024) was a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in ], and was considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from the 1970s and onwards{{citation needed\|date=February 2016}}.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
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	In 1987 he received the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fritt-ord.no/no/priser/category/fritt_ords_honnor/\|title=Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør\|publisher=]\|language=Norwegian\|accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>		In 1987 he received the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fritt-ord.no/no/priser/category/fritt_ords_honnor/\|title=Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør\|publisher=]\|language=Norwegian\|accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>

	Nilsen collaborated with his friend and idol ] on numerous occasions. He adapted Pete Seeger's song '']'' into Norwegian as ''Barn av regnbuen'' ("Children of the Rainbow"). Terrorist ] stated that he hated the song, and saw it as a symbol of "]" and multiculturalism. In response, on 26 April 2012, over 40,000 Norwegians sang it publicly outside his trial.<ref>, NPR, 26 April 2012</ref>		Nilsen collaborated with his friend and idol ] on numerous occasions. He adapted Pete Seeger's song '']'' into Norwegian as ''Barn av regnbuen'' ("Children of the Rainbow").

	Nilsen died in Oslo on 27 January 2024, at the age of 73.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Lillebjørn Nilsen er død \|url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/lillebjorn-nilsen-er-dod-1.16436748 \|access-date=29 January 2024 \|publisher=NRK}}</ref>		Nilsen died in Oslo on 27 January 2024, at the age of 73.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Lillebjørn Nilsen er død \|url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/lillebjorn-nilsen-er-dod-1.16436748 \|access-date=29 January 2024 \|publisher=NRK}}</ref>
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	;with ]		;with ]
			;Album
	*1989: ''Gitarkameratene''		*1989: ''Gitarkameratene''
	*1990: ''Typisk norsk''		*1990: ''Typisk norsk''
	*2010: '' Kanon''		*2010: '' Kanon''

		⚫	;Singles''
		⚫	*1990: "Barn av regnbuen"

	;with ]		;with ]
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	*1996: ''40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste''		*1996: ''40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste''
	*2010: ''Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1''		*2010: ''Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1''
	*2012: ''Postkort fra Lillebjørn''		*2012: ''Postkort fra Lillebjørn''

	;Re-released albums		;Re-released albums
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	*2010: ''Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1'' (10 CDs and a DVD)		*2010: ''Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1'' (10 CDs and a DVD)

		⚫	;With The Young Norwegians
⚫	~~===~~ Singles ~~===~~
			;Album
⚫	;~~with~~ The Young Norwegians
			*1967: ''Things On Our Mind''
			1968 ''Music''

			;Singles
	*1966: "Plenty Nothingness and Love" / "Det står ein friar uti garde"		*1966: "Plenty Nothingness and Love" / "Det står ein friar uti garde"
	*1966: "Joys of Love" / "Jug of Punch"		*1966: "Joys of Love" / "Jug of Punch"
	*1967: "Vuggevise for André" / "Goodbye to Your Sparkling Blue Eyes"		*1967: "Vuggevise for André" / "Goodbye to Your Sparkling Blue Eyes"
	*1968: "Nightingale" / "Grannie" <small>with Kari Svendsen</small>		*1968: "Nightingale" / "Grannie" <small>with Kari Svendsen</small>

	;with ]
⚫	*1990: "Barn av regnbuen"
	;Solo		;Solo
	*1973: ] / "Alle duene"		*1973: ] / "Alle duene"
	*1974: "Haba Haba" / "Kirsebærtreet"		*1974: "Haba Haba" / "Kirsebærtreet"
			*1975: "Byen med det store hjertet" / "Brevet"
	*1982: "Tanta til Beate"
			*1979: "Bysommer" / "Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1"
⚫	*1988: "Se deg aldri tilbake"
	*~~1993~~: "~~Fort~~ ~~gjort~~ ~~å glemme~~" / "Så ~~nære~~ vi ~~var~~"		*1982: "Tanta til Beate" / "Se alltid lyst på livet"
			*1985: "Blå odyssé" / "Sangen om Danmark"
		⚫	*1988: "Se deg aldri tilbake" / "Den dypeste hemmelighet"
			*1993: "Fort gjort å glemme" / "Så nære vi var"
	*1993: "1000 søte damer"		*1993: "1000 søte damer"
	*2006: "Oleanna" <small>(with ])</small> (live)		*2006: "Oleanna" <small>(with ])</small> (live)
			*2012: "Feriebrev" (with ] & ])

	== References ==		== References ==

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Norwegian singer-songwriter (1950–2024)

Lillebjørn Nilsen
Nilsen in 1982
Background information
Birth name	Bjørn Falk Nilsen
Born	(1950-12-21)21 December 1950 Oslo, Norway
Died	27 January 2024(2024-01-27) (aged 73) Oslo, Norway
Genres	Folk pop
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar Hardingfele
Formerly of	Gitarkameratene

Website	Official website

Musical artist

Lillebjørn Falk Nilsen (born Bjørn Falk Nilsen; 21 December 1950 – 27 January 2024) was a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Oslo, and was considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from the 1970s and onwards.

Life and career

Bjørn Nilsen became known as "Lillebjørn" in the late 1960s when he and his namesake Bjørn Morisse performed as the folk duo The Young Norwegians. Because Morisse was the taller of the duo, he was nicknamed "Storebjørn" (Big Bjørn) while Nilsen was "Lillebjørn" (Little Bjørn), a stage name he kept throughout his career.

Nilsen was also a member of the Norwegian supergroup Gitarkameratene with Jan Eggum, Halvdan Sivertsen and Øystein Sunde.

In 1987 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.

Nilsen collaborated with his friend and idol Pete Seeger on numerous occasions. He adapted Pete Seeger's song My Rainbow Race into Norwegian as Barn av regnbuen ("Children of the Rainbow").

Nilsen died in Oslo on 27 January 2024, at the age of 73.

Discography

Albums

with The Young Norwegians

1967: Things on Our Mind
1969: Music

with Ballade!

1978: Ballade! På turné
1980: Ballade! Ekstranummer
2005: Ballade!s samlede (compilation)

with Gitarkameratene
Album

1989: Gitarkameratene
1990: Typisk norsk
2010: Kanon

Singles

1990: "Barn av regnbuen"

with Andy Irvine

2010: Abocurragh
2021: Live in Telemark

Soloalbums

1971: Tilbake
1973: Portrett
1974: På stengrunn (with Jon Arne Corell, Kari Svendsen, Lars Klevstrand, Steinar Ofsdal & Carl Morten Iversen)
1974: Haba Haba
1975: Byen med det store hjertet
1976: Hei fara! Norske folkeviser
1978: Lillebjørn Nilsens beste
1979: Oslo 3
1980: Live at Sioux Falls (USA)
1980: Ballade! Ekstranummer
1982: Original Nilsen
1984: Lillebjørn Nilsens utvalgte
1985: Hilsen Nilsen
1986: Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen
1988: Sanger
1989: SuperStars
1993: Nære Nilsen
1996: 40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste
2010: Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1
2012: Postkort fra Lillebjørn

Re-released albums

1995: Haba Haba
2001: Portrett
2003: Byen med det store hjertet (Re-release)
2003: Tilbake (Re-release)
2003: Portrett (Re-release)

Compilation albums

1978: Lillebjørn Nilsens beste
1984: Lillebjørn Nilsens utvalgte
1986: Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen
1996: 40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste
2010: Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1 (10 CDs and a DVD)

With The Young Norwegians
Album

1967: Things On Our Mind
1968* Music

Singles

1966: "Plenty Nothingness and Love" / "Det står ein friar uti garde"
1966: "Joys of Love" / "Jug of Punch"
1967: "Vuggevise for André" / "Goodbye to Your Sparkling Blue Eyes"
1968: "Nightingale" / "Grannie" with Kari Svendsen

Solo

1973: "Barn av regnbuen" / "Alle duene"
1974: "Haba Haba" / "Kirsebærtreet"
1975: "Byen med det store hjertet" / "Brevet"
1979: "Bysommer" / "Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1"
1982: "Tanta til Beate" / "Se alltid lyst på livet"
1985: "Blå odyssé" / "Sangen om Danmark"
1988: "Se deg aldri tilbake" / "Den dypeste hemmelighet"
1993: "Fort gjort å glemme" / "Så nære vi var"
1993: "1000 søte damer"
2006: "Oleanna" (with Pete Seeger) (live)
2012: "Feriebrev" (with Finn Kalvik & Øystein Sunde)

References

"Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
"Lillebjørn Nilsen er død". NRK. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

External links

Official website
Lillebjørn Nilsen discography at Discogs
Lillebjørn Nilsen at IMDb

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