Tor Endresen

Tor Lars Oskar Endresen (born in Bergen, June 15, 1959) is a Norwegian singer and composer.

He has entered the national Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the international final in 1997, where he came last with nul points.

Endresen was part of a popular Norwegian TV show in the early 90s, a show with pop music from the 50s and 60s called "Lollipop", as a singing bartender. The show went on for 30 episodes, and there were released three albums (English lyrics) with music from the show which sold very well in Norway.

A single called "Black Rain" which was released from his album "Call Me Stranger" in 1986, was nearly chosen as the themesong for the James Bond film "The Living Daylights" in 1987. (The choice fell on the Norwegian group a-ha instead.) [http://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006050414192433181506]

He has been awarded two film music awards from Disney for his singing contribution to the Norwegian version of Disney films.

Hits

*1992 "Radio Luxembourg" -
*1991 "Ingen er så nydelig som du"

Discography

Album

* 2005 - "Now And Forever"
* 2004 - "Retrofeelia"
* 2001 - "Julen i våre hjerter" (Christmas album with daughter Anne Sophie)
* 2001 - "Trippel Tor" (CD-box) (reissue of "Solo", "Tor Endresen II" and "Sanger")
* 2000 - "Blue"
* 1999 - "Tarzan" - Norwegian original film music
* 1998 - "Nære ting" (with Rune Larsen)
* 1997 - "De aller beste" (collection)
* 1996 - "Sanger"
* 1995 - "Det beste fra Lollipop" (collection)
* 1992 - "Tor Endresen II"
* 1992 - "Collection" (with Pål Thowsen) ((collection))
* 1991 - "Lollipop Jukebox" (with Rune Larsen, Carola, Karoline Krüger and The Lollipops)
* 1991 - "Solo"
* 1990 - "Lollipop 2" (with Rune Larsen and The Lollipops)
* 1989 - "Lollipop" (with Rune Larsen)
* 1989 - "Life Goes On" (with Pål Thowsen)
* 1986 - "Call Me Stranger" (with Pål Thowsen) (includes Ole Edvard Antonsen)

Melodi Grand Prix

* 2006 - "Dreaming of a new tomorrow" (5th)
* 2005 - "Can you hear me" (with the group Seppo - 5th)
* 1999 - "Lover" (3rd)
* 1997 - "San Francisco" (1st)
* 1994 - "Aladdin" (2nd)
* 1993 - "Hva" (3rd)
* 1992 - "Radio Luxembourg" (2nd)
* 1990 - "Café le swing" (3rd)
* 1989 - "Til det gryr av dag" (2nd)
* 1988 - "Lengt" (4th)
* 1987 - "Hemmelig drøm" (9th)

Eurovision Song Contest

* 1997 - "San Francisco" (24th)
*1988 - "For Vår Jord" - Backing singer for Karoline Krüger

Charts

ee also

*Eurovision Song Contest
*Eurovision Song Contest 1997
*Melodi Grand Prix

External links

* [http://home.no.net/torend/ Official fansite]
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