Jan Høiland
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Jan Høiland | |
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Background information | |
Born | Stavanger, Norway | 6 February 1939
Died | 7 June 2017 Sweden | (aged 78)
Genres | popular music, schlager |
Occupation(s) | singer |
Years active | 1957 | -2017
Jan Høiland (6 February 1939 – 7 June 2017) was a Norwegian singer. He was born in Stavanger, Norway. He was known for his version of the song "Tio tusen röda rosor" by Thore Skogman. It was the biggest hit for Høiland. Accompanied by Finn Våland on piano, he made his debut at Cafe Inger in Stavanger in 1957, followed by his record debut "Det vil komme av seg selv"/"Dormi-dormi-dormi" (1958), on Columbia. These were Norwegian 78 records.
Høiland died on 7 June 2017 in Harstad, Norway at the age of 78.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jan Høiland er død (in Norwegian)
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Jan Høiland at Wikimedia Commons