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Nils Petter Molvær

1960 - Today

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Nils Petter Molvær (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmɔ̂ɫvæːr]), also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960), is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most commercially successful album, Khmer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Petter Molvær is the 1,666th most popular musician (down from 1,526th in 2024), the 409th most popular biography from Norway (down from 357th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Norwegian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nils Petter Molvær ranks 1,666 out of 3,175. Before him are Jim Root, Didier Lockwood, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Maxi Jazz, Mikhail Krug, and Bobby Timmons. After him are Anneke van Giersbergen, Harry Winter, Ramsey Lewis, Hal David, Ted Gärdestad, and John Ogdon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Nils Petter Molvær ranks 355. Before him are Rachel Portman, Mikhail Tyurin, Simon Beckett, Eliane Elias, Najat Aatabou, and Dmitri Vrubel. After him are Kristin Hannah, Olga Bondarenko, Oleksandr Sydorenko, Serhiy Tihipko, Raúl Vicente Amarilla, and Piero Pioppo.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Nils Petter Molvær ranks 409 out of 1,039. Before him are Frithjof Ulleberg (1911), Asbjørn Ruud (1919), Nils Arne Eggen (1941), Erling Evensen (1914), Jørn Lier Horst (1970), and Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924). After him are Johan Falkberget (1879), Inger Hagerup (1905), Aksel Hennie (1975), Ian Haugland (1964), Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), and Ingrid Kristiansen (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Nils Petter Molvær ranks 16. Before him are Olve Eikemo (1973), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Terje Rypdal (1947), Shagrath (1976), Truls Mørk (1961), and Rolf Løvland (1955). After him are Ian Haugland (1964), Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), Leif Ove Andsnes (1970), Lene Marlin (1980), Ane Brun (1976), and Sverre Kjelsberg (1946).

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