Bendik Brænne
| Bendik Brænne | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 August 1987 Bærum, Akershus, Norway |
| Genres | Americana, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer saxophone piano |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Snaxville Recordings |
| Associated acts | Amund Maarud, Los Plantronics, No Torso |
| Website |
bendikbraenne |
Bendik Brænne (born 17 August 1987) is a Norwegian rock'n roll saxophone player[1] and singer/songwriter.
He has performed with several well-known music groups and artists all over the world, and appears on albums by Amund Maarud, Dumdum Boys, Jonas Alaska and many more.
Together with his father Trond Brænne and sister Kaia Brænne he was nominated for the 2010 Brage Prize in the category children's literature.[2]
His debut album, How To Fake It In America, was released in March 2013. The album won the Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Grammys) for best country album in 2013. Later that same year Brænne released "Aloha from Torshov", an EP containing four songs.
In October 2014 he released his second album titled Do you know who I think I am.
Discography
- 2014: Do you know who I think I am (Album)
- 2013: Aloha from Torshov (EP)
- 2013: How To Fake It in America (Album)
Awards
- 2015 – Nominated to Spellemannprisen for Do you know who I think I am
- 2014 – Won the Spellemannprisen for How to fake it in America
- 2014 – Nominated to the Bendiksen Award[3]
- 2013 – Nominated to Kulturdepartementets priser for barne- og ungdomslitteratur for the book series Dyra på gåren[4]
- 2010 – Nominated to the Brage Prize in "Billedbøker for barn og/eller voksne" for Uvenner[5]
References
- ↑ Wright, Martin (27 December 2010). "Ska-konsert på Musikkflekken". Budstikka. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ http://www.abcnyheter.no/kultur/litteratur/101101/disse-er-nominert-til-brageprisen
- ↑ Highasakite vant 100.000 kroner – vb.no
- ↑ barnebokinstituttet.no: ,
- ↑ Aschehoug.no: ,
External links
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