Anne Grete Preus
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Born22 May 1957
Haugesund, Norway
Died25 August 2019 (aged 62)[1]
OccupationSinger
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica, mandolin, Hammond organ, dobro
Anne Grete Preus | |
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 Anne Grete Preus performs in July 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 22 May 1957 Haugesund, Norway |
| Died | 25 August 2019 (aged 62)[1] |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica, mandolin, Hammond organ, dobro |
Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019)[1] was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act.[2][3] She released nine solo albums and won the Spellemannprisen multiple times. In 2008 she appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul. She contracted liver cancer in 2007. In early 2019 she had to cancel the planned concerts for the summer due to illness.
- Gammleng Award i åpen klasse i 1992
- Kardemommestipendiet i 1992
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for Millimeter
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets album for Millimeter
- Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets hit for Millimeter
- Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris i 2006
- Norsk Artistforbund Ærespris i 2007
- Prøysenprisene i 2007
- Edvardprisen i klassen populærmusikk for albumet Om igjen for første gang
