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Infobox musical artist | name = Jan Eggum| image = Jan_Eggum.jpg| caption = Jan Eggum performing in Bergen , 2008-08-10| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| Born = birth date and age|1951|12|8|df=y in Bergen , Norway | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Guitar , vocals , bass guitar | occupation =| years_active = 1975& ndash;present| label =| associated_acts =| website = http://www.janeggum.no| notable_instruments = Jan Eggum (born on 8 December 1951 in Bergen, Norway ) is a Norway|Norwegian singer-songwriter who has been active since 1975. He is often characterised as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs are often broken hearts, loneliness and sorrow. Sometimes his lyrics have social criticism , but he also shows more trivial and funny sides of himself.
He started as a pub singer in London , and made his living for two years writing songs in English. One of his most famous songs & ndash; "En natt forbi" ("A night is over") & ndash; was originally written in English, with the title "Alone, Awake".
Eggum got a record contract in 1975 with the Norwegian record company CBS , and recorded his debut album "Trubadur" that autumn. His breakthrough came after his third release, the album "Heksedans" from 1977. This album gave him the Norwegian award Spellemannsprisen , and on this album has such classics as "Mor, jeg vil tilbake".
Since this, Eggum has been one of Norway's most well known artists, both as a solo artist and with others. An example of the latter is his membership in Gitarkameratene with fellow guitarists Lillebjørn Nilsen , Øystein Sunde and Halvdan Sivertsen .
Eggum has been a minor political candidate for the Green Party (Norway)|Norwegian Green Party .cite web |url= http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/01/10/stortingsvalg/tab-2005-10-27-18.html |title=Storting Election 2005. Official electoral lists, by county |accessdate=2007-04-17 |author=Statistics Norway |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date= |year=2005 |work=Storting Election 2005 |publisher= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070702052017/ http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/01/10/stortingsvalg/tab-2005-10-27-18.html |archivedate = 2 July 2007
Discography
Albums
Jan Eggum (1975)
Trubadur (1976)
Heksedans (1977)
En natt forbi (1979)
En sang fra vest (1979)
5 år med Jan Eggum - 14 utvalgte sanger (1980)
Alarmen går (1982)
E.G.G.U.M. (1985)
Da Capo (1990)
Underveis (1991)
Nesten ikke tilstede (1993)
Mang slags kjærlighet (1994)
Dingli bang (1997)
Deilig (1999)
Ekte Eggum (2001)
President (2002)
Alle gjør det (2004)
30/30 (2005)
Hjerteknuser (2007)
Singles
En sang fra vest / Kort opphold (1979)
Alarmen går / Vest for Voss (1981)
En helt ny dag / Sommeren nytes best om vinteren (1984)
BLP sources|date=April 2007Reflist Use dmy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Eggum, Jan | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 8 December 1951 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Bergen, Norway | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Eggum, Jan Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Melodi Grand Prix contestants Category:Norwegian singer-songwriters Category:Norwegian male singers Category:Norwegian guitarists Category:Musicians from Bergen Category:Norwegian multi-instrumentalists
