Norwegian Folk Singer Lars Klevstrand Editorial Photo

Lars Klevstrand performing at a Red Party campaign meeting during the norwegian local elections 2015. Klevstrand (born 30 September 1949 in Drammen, Buskerud) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. he has released several studio albums. 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. He was raised in Bærum, as the son of Olav Klevstrand and Grethe Sofie Larsen.