Anne Grete Preus

Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019) 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. 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.

Awards and honors

• Gammleng Award i Ã¥pen klasse i 1992
• Kardemommestipendiet i 1992
• Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for Millimeter
• Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen Ã¥rets album for Millimeter
• Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen Ã¥rets 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

Bibliography

• StrÃ¥ets lengde. Skisser fra et liv ["the length of the straw. Sketches from a life"] (2020, posthumous). The collection of texts by Preus, was written with an autobiography in mind, according to media.

Discography

• 1984: Snart 17 (Transmission)
• 1988: FullmÃ¥ne (Warner)
• 1989: Lav Sol! Høy Himmel (Warner)
• 1991: Og Høsten Kommer Tidsnok (Warner)
• 1994: Millimeter (Warner)
• 1994: Anne Grete Preus (Warner)
• 1996: Millimeter (Warner)
• 1996: Vrimmel (Warner)
• 1999: Verden Er Et Vakkert Sted (Virgin Music)
• 2001: Alfabet (Warner)
• 2004: NÃ¥r Dagen Roper (Worner)
• 2007: Om Igjen For Første Gang (Warner)
• 2009: Nesten Alene (Warner)
• 2013: Et Sted Å Feste Blikket (Warner)

References