
American rock enters Norway and turns the perception of what popular music is upside down. And what really happened during the rock riots in Oslo in 1956?
Guest Stars:
Øystein Sunde, Egil Monn-Iversen, Rune Larsen
Inspired by The Shadows, shadows bands spring up across the country in the sixties. And the parent generation calls their music barbed-wire music.
Guest Stars:
Øystein Sunde, Rune Larsen, Rolv Wesenlund, Terje Rypdal
Surrounded by screaming girls, parties, and scandals, the Pussycats are the first to live out what we associate with the sixties: Protest, colour, and free sex.
Guest Stars:
Rune Larsen, Terje Rypdal, Arne Bendiksen
As the generational conflict intensifies, a rawer and bolder pop music emerges: Rhythm and blues.
Guest Stars:
Terje Rypdal, Inger Lise Rypdal, Ivar Gafseth, Vidar Lønn-Arnesen
Throughout the 60s, only the schlager singers sing in Norwegian. Then the Norwegian singer-songwriter wave emerges.
Guest Stars:
Finn Kalvik, Hans Rotmo, Jonas Fjeld, Ole Paus, Åge Aleksandersen
In the 70s, people begin in earnest to buy records. The record companies smell money, and the artists dream of breaking through abroad.
Guest Stars:
Åge Aleksandersen, Jahn Teigen
With an intense hatred of the record industry, harsh opinions that disco sucks, and an appearance that scares most people senseless, the punks take over Norway.
Guest Stars:
Åge Aleksandersen, Anne Grete Preus, Per Øivind Houmb
In the 80s, the record market explodes, also in Norway. But it’s pop that sells, not rock.
Guest Stars:
Anne Grete Preus, Dag Ingebrigtsen, Ole Evenrud, Ronni Le Tekrø, Torstein Flakne
Even though the punks try to make Norwegian a rock language, it’s only when deLillos, Raga Rockers, Jokke, and DumDum Boys enter the stage that it takes off.
Guest Stars:
Per Øivind Houmb, Jo Nesbø, Jørn Christensen, Lars Lillo-Stenberg
Norwegian rock and pop musicians have always dreamed of making it abroad. Finally, it happens: A-ha goes to the top in the USA.
Guest Stars:
Torstein Flakne, Kjersti Bergesen, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
In the 90s, rock’s niches grow large enough to embrace narrow genres, and Norwegian techno, black metal, and world music conquer Europe.
Guest Stars:
Anneli Drecker, Mari Boine