The popular singer died on 27 January, aged 73. On Friday, a neutral memorial service will be held for Lillebjørn Nilsen. There is a video ban during the funeral itself at the request of the family. A few days after he died, it became clear that the state will not pay for the burial. Oslo municipality, on the other hand, decided to hold an honorary burial from Oslo City Hall. There is room for around 900 people in the town hall. The ceremony is open to everyone, and it is expected that many cultural profiles will be among the participants. A children’s choir will perform “Children of the rainbow” Several of Lillebjørn Nilsen’s well-known songs will be performed during the memorial ceremony. Guitar mates Jan Eggum, Halvdan Sivertsen, and Øystein Sunde will perform “See always light on life”. Tuva Sivertsen and Frida Ånnevik will perform “Good night Oslo”, together with Marius Graff and Oslo Strings. During the memorial ceremony, Oslo’s mayor Anne Lindbo will deliver the dedication speech and Åse Kleveland will deliver the memorial speech. Kari Svendsen, former singer and formerly married to Nilsen, will perform “Dance ikke gråte now” together with Steinar Ofsdal. The memorial ceremony will be concluded by the Bolteløkka children’s choir, who will perform Children of the Rainbow. Lillebjørn Nilsen together with his daughter Siri Nilsen. One of the greatest vise singers, Nilsen has had success both as a solo artist and in several groups. In the 70s, Nilsen started the group Ballade! together with Lars Klevstrand, Åse Kleveland, and Birgitte Grimstad. One of the most famous collaborations was Gitarkameratene, together with Øystein Sunde, Halvdan Sivertsen and Jan Eggum. But it was as a solo artist that he left the deepest traces. Lillebjørn Nilsen wrote celebrated songs that most people are familiar with. Like the autobiographical “Quiet guy på sovesal 1”, the eternal summer hit “Bysommer” and the swing jazz song and the Django Reinhardt tribute “Tanta til Beate”. In 2023, Lillebjørn Nilsen received the honorary prize during the distribution of the Spellemannprisen. Lillebjørn Nilsen could play several instruments. In addition to the guitar, he also played, among other things, the ukulele, banjo and harmonica. Here he plays the fiddle in connection with the launch of the play “Postcard from Lillebjørn” at Oslo Nye teater in 2012. In 2017 Lillebjørn Nilsen received the St. Hallvards medal, which is the highest award for the city of Oslo. In connection with the terrorism trial after the 22 July terror started in 2012, thousands of people gathered at Youngstorget in Oslo to sing “Children of the rainbow” in protest. The terrorist thought the song was Marxist indoctrination of children. The song “children of the rainbow” connects many with the time after the terrorist attack on 22 July 2011. Nilsen performed the song on Youngstorget together with 40,000 people to remember those killed and those left behind. Lillebjørn Nilsen has received several honors and prizes, including Oslo City’s Culture Prize and Artist Prize. In 2017, he also received the St. Hallvard medal, the city’s highest award. Nilsen is the only person to have received all three awards from Oslo municipality. He has also received six spellemannsprize, and in 2022 he received the honorary prize during the presentation. Lillebjørn’s talent brought him into the limelight as a shy 15-year-old. This is his own story about music and an eternal longing for peace.
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