Person

Jack Berntsen

Joakim Jan Aril "Jack" Berntsen (14 October 1940 – 5 October 2010) was a Norwegian philologist, songwriter and folk singer.

He was born in Kjøpsvik in Tysfjord Municipality. He grew up in Hamarøy Municipality, and resided in Svolvær from 1968.

Berntsen founded the Svolvær folk song club Lovisa in 1968, and the Hamarøy music festival Troilltampen in 1973. Among his best known songs is the protest s…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Norway
Born
October 14th, 1940
Died
October 5th, 2010
Labels
Plateselskapet Mai
Sentralforlaget
Universal Music AS
S-forlaget
Cira Records
Last updated: October 21st, 2024·MusicBrainz

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