Lars Klevstrand

Lars Klevstrand
Lars Klevstrand in 2016
Born	(1949-09-30) 30 September 1949 (age 67) Drammen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Singer Guitarist Composer
Awards	Spellemannprisen Gammleng-prisen

Lars Klevstrand (born 30 September 1949 in Drammen, Buskerud) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He was raised in Bærum, as the son of Olav Klevstrand and Grethe Sofie Larsen.

His debut album was Vi skal ikkje sova from 1968. In 1970, he published the songbook Gjøglerhåndbok. Among his albums from the 1970s were På stengrunn from 1973 (a cooperation with Lillebjørn Nilsen, Kari Svendsen and others), Riv ned Gjerdene! from 1976, and Høysang from 1978. His album Viser til Mariann from 1983 was awarded Spellemannprisen. He made his debut as actor at Det Norske Teatret in 1975, in a cabaret on Jacques Brel which run for 250 performances. He has later played in musicals at Nationaltheatret, at Chateau Neuf, at Oslo Nye Teater and at Sogn og Fjordane Teater. He was awarded the prize Målblomen in 1970, Prøysenprisen from 1991, and Gammleng-prisen. He was a member of the board of Norges Kunstnerråd from 1993 to 1995, and a board member of the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands from 1995 to 2000.