Benny Borg

Benny Borg
Benny Borg
Born	13 November 1945 (age 80); Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupations	Singer and composer
Spouse	Kirsti Sparboe (m. 1972⁠–⁠1978)
Awards	Spellemannprisen (1973); Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award (2004);

Benny Borg (born 13 November 1945) is a Swedish-born Norwegian singer and composer.

He was born in Gothenburg, but moved to Norway in 1968, and was married to Norwegian singer and actress Kirsti Sparboe from 1972 to 1978. As a singer and musician, he is known for his collaboration with the Dizzie Tunes, and with Grethe Kausland. He won a Spellemannprisen award in 1973,^[1] and represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972. In 2004 he won the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award.^[2]

References

↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Benny Borg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
↑ "Wildenveyprisen 2012. 2012. Litteratur i Vestfold (June 6)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Hanne Krogh
with "Lykken er"

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
1972
(together with Grethe Kausland,
with the song "Småting")

Succeeded by

Bendik Singers
with "It's Just A Game"

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Benny Borg
Born	(1945-11-13) 13 November 1945 (age 80) Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupations	Singer and composer
Spouse	Kirsti Sparboe (m. 1972⁠–⁠1978)
Awards	Spellemannprisen (1973) Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award (2004)