Kari Svendsen
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Born5 September 1950
Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)Singer, banjo player, revue artist
SpouseLillebjørn Nilsen
AwardsMedal of St. Hallvard (2011)
Kari Svendsen | |
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Svendsen at the stage in 2016 | |
| Born | 5 September 1950 Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, banjo player, revue artist |
| Spouse | Lillebjørn Nilsen |
| Awards | Medal of St. Hallvard (2011) |
Kari Svendsen (born 5 September 1950) is a Norwegian singer, banjo player and revue artist. She was born in Oslo,[1] and has been married to singer-songwriter Lillebjørn Nilsen.[2]
She was a co-founder and member of the band Christiania Fusel & Blaagress from 1968. Among her later albums are Kari Svendsen from 1978, Solskinn og sang from 1982, and Kari går til filmen from 1991.[3]
She received the Medal of St. Hallvard in 2011.[4]