MUSICIAN

Sverre Kjelsberg

1946 - 2016

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Sverre Kjelsberg (18 October 1946 – 18 June 2016) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist, bassist, composer, and lyricist. He was a member of the band The Pussycats from 1964. He and Mattis Hætta represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the entry "Sámiid ædnan", which was composed by Kjelsberg and Ragnar Olsen.On 18 June 2016, Kjelsberg was found dead in his home, aged 69. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sverre Kjelsberg has received more than 34,349 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sverre Kjelsberg is the 2,612th most popular musician (down from 2,157th in 2019), the 659th most popular biography from Norway (down from 500th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Norwegian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 34k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sverre Kjelsbergs by language

Over the past year Sverre Kjelsberg has had the most page views in the with 4,807 views, followed by German (626), and Russian (561). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (61.70%), Lithuanian (34.88%), and Spanish (9.48%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 2,612 out of 3,175. Before him are Ai Otsuka, Yulianna Avdeeva, Barry Mann, Chris Adler, Caroline Corr, and Dave Rowntree. After him are John Newman, Mike Ness, Barry Adamson, Chris Pitman, Mike Watt, and Renaud Capuçon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 802. Before him are King Sunny Adé, Barbara Lee, John Hollins, Richard N. Richards, F. Drew Gaffney, and David Sadler. After him are Malcolm Rifkind, Christopher Malcolm, Ed Schafer, Mike Doyle, Tim Johnson, and Johnny Crawford. Among people deceased in 2016, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 594. Before him are Tera Wray, Mike Oxley, Marcos Danilo Padilha, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, Nicholas Brathwaite, and Vasyl Slipak. After him are Sascha Lewandowski, Lonnie Mack, A. B. Bardhan, John Disley, Amber Rayne, and Dale Bumpers.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 659 out of 1,039. Before him are Tord Asle Gjerdalen (1983), Mona Grudt (1971), Omar Elabdellaoui (1991), Hege Riise (1969), Stig Inge Bjørnebye (1969), and Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (1992). After him are Tommy Wirkola (1979), Ola By Rise (1960), Henrik Kristoffersen (1994), Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984), Ådne Søndrål (1971), and Lars Bystøl (1978).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Sverre Kjelsberg ranks 37. Before him are Ihsahn (1975), Biosphere (1962), Erlend Øye (1975), Ketil Stokkan (1956), Mortiis (1975), and ICS Vortex (1974). After him are Tor Endresen (1959), Harald Nævdal (1970), Tord Gustavsen (1970), Vilde Frang (1986), Silenoz (1977), and Galder (1976).

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