What is Sverre Kjelsberg?
[[File:Sverre Kjelsberg.jpg|thumb|right|Kjelsberg in 2009]] '''Sverre Kjelsberg''' (18 October 1946 – 18 June 2016) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] singer, musician (guitar, bass), 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]].<ref>[http://mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051614325557143053 artistside] ved Norsk Musikkinformasjon</ref> On 18 June 2016, Kjelsberg was found dead in his home, aged 69. He had been ill with cancer, but was declared cancer-free in 2015.<ref>[https://www.nrk.no/troms/sverre-kjelsberg-er-dod-1.13005083 NRK: Sverre Kjelsberg er død (Norwegian)]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kjelsberg, Sverre}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Norwegian singers]] [[Category:Norwegian composers]] [[Category:Norwegian guitarists]] {{bio-stub}}