Totto Osvold
Totto Osvold | |
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| Born | Werner Osvold 21 June 1941 |
| Died | 3 June 2023 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Radio entertainer |
| Spouse | Sissel Benneche Osvold |
| Children | 1, including Katja |
| Awards | Spellemannprisen (1973) |
Werner “Totto” Osvold (21 June 1941 – 3 June 2023) was a Norwegian radio entertainer.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Ålesund on 21 June 1941, Osvold was married to journalist Sissel Benneche Osvold. Their daughter Katja was a vocalist in Life... But How to Live It?[1]
Career
[edit]Osvold was assigned with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1965 to 2006, as entertainer, and from 1986 to 1990 as program editor. He is known from radio shows such as Nitimen and Søndagsposten, and for his cooperation with "Stutum" and with humorist Harald Heide-Steen Jr.[1] Bjørn Sand and Osvold were awarded Spellemannprisen in 1973 for their album Stutum Speaking.[2]
Osvold died on 3 June 2023, at the age of 81.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Holen, Øyvind. "Totto Osvold". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. p. 147. ISBN 978-82-430-0560-0.
- ^ "Mangeårig NRK-profil Totto Osvold (81) er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Totto Osvold discography at Discogs
- Totto Osvold at IMDb
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