Jostein Hasselgård
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Jostein Hasselgård | |
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| Born | March 24, 1979 Fredrikstad, Norway |
Jostein Hasselgård (born 24 March 1979) is a Norwegian singer. He was the winner of Norway's national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and he won Norway a fourth place in the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the ballad "I'm Not Afraid To Move On".[1]
He started to play the piano when he was six years old and has trained in several musical genres. Following his achievement in 2003 Hasselgård sang at various concerts in the southeastern part of Norway. His home page indicates that his career as an entertainment artist has been uneventful since 2004.
He has studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo to focus and also worked full-time as a kindergarten teacher.
In 2006, Jostein and his band Hasselgård, released an album called A few Words.[2]
He has been a tenor for the vocal group Pust since 2006, and had his last performance with the group December 15th 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ Simon Barclay (17 June 2010). Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Hasselgård "A few words"[permanent dead link] (Norwegian), f-b.no, June 13, 2006
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