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Bjørn Berge
Person · male · Norway · Haugesund Municipality · born 1968 · recording since 1997
Norwegian blues guitarist, singer
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Also known as Bjorn Berge · 比約恩‧貝爾智
Timeline
20 events▣ Album 16✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Bjørn Berge
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography99 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1351672553
Biography
Bjørn Berge (born in Sveio, Norway on 23 September 1968) is a Norwegian guitarist and blues artist.
Career
After being named "Best Musician of the Year" by Dagbladet in 1998, In 2001, he won Spellemannprisen for his album Stringmachine
StringmachineSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Stringmachine2:272Changes4:273Who Do You Think You Are4:524Pink Slip3:505Am I Wrong2:526Good Thing3:557Look on Yonder Wall3:188Dig You Babe2:499Kind Hearted Woman4:3110Run in on a Groove4:25 and in 2002 for his album Illustrated Man
Illustrated ManSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Cypress Grove4:162Funky Face3:423Angel Band3:534Give it Away3:135Some Day4:336Wishful Thinking3:487Heather3:178Travelling Riverside Blues3:259Damn3:1610Locomotive Breath3:0311One Meat Ball2:5612Illustrated Man2:3013Ride On4:13. He also toured all over Europe gaining more popularity, and won the NBFs Bluespros in 2001. In 2014 Berge replaced Torbjørn Økland as guitarist in the Norwegian band Vamp.
Honors
1998: Named "Best Musician of the Year" by Dagbladet
2001: Spellemannprisen in the category Blues
2001: NBFs Bluespros
2002: Spellemannprisen in the category Blues
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 16 studio albums)
Albums · 16
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 39:51
1Don't the Road Look Rough and Rocky3:352Death Letter3:003Midnight on the Stormy Deep4:434Shake for Me2:355Stones in My Passway2:456Angel Band2:507Goin' to Brownsville3:258Left Her Behind3:239Just Rode in Your Town2:3710I Wish You Would2:5811Hellhound on My Trail3:5312Saddle My Pony4:071999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:04
1Rolling Gambler4:202Poor Little Girl4:423Blues Hit Me4:044Vigilanti Man4:365Beautiful Day2:356I Can't Get Away3:047One of a Kind5:008Get on Up4:539I Believe4:191013 Question Method4:5011The End1:412000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:09
1Asshole3:322Hell of a Party4:303Buy You Things3:054Hey, Hey, What Can I Do3:205The Other Day3:476Whipping Boy3:277King of Speed4:028Tell Me3:559Ain't That Bad3:4410Bring It on Home3:4311Just Allright4:042001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:26
1Stringmachine2:272Changes4:273Who Do You Think You Are4:524Pink Slip3:505Am I Wrong2:526Good Thing3:557Look on Yonder Wall3:188Dig You Babe2:499Kind Hearted Woman4:3110Run in on a Groove4:252002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:05
1Cypress Grove4:162Funky Face3:423Angel Band3:534Give it Away3:135Some Day4:336Wishful Thinking3:487Heather3:178Travelling Riverside Blues3:259Damn3:1610Locomotive Breath3:0311One Meat Ball2:5612Illustrated Man2:3013Ride On4:132004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:46
1Keep It Greasy3:412Black Jesus3:533Trains3:274They Haven't Seen the Last of Me3:195Minutes3:276Ace of Spades2:407One Kind Favour4:358Thursday4:049N.V.2:4710Every Morning2:4411No One Can Forgive Me but My Baby3:3212Attitude & Latitude2:372006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:01
1Had a Suspicion3:472Mable Blues3:453Accused (Of Counting on You)3:494A Little Follow Through4:145The Darker Side of Me3:156Walk Away4:117Knock You Down4:078We're Gonna Groove3:029Here Comes the Devil3:3510Out of Time4:1911You've Been Had3:4612Have a Cigarette and a Smile3:112007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:56
1Testify3:472Buena3:293Heartbreaker3:034Show Me How to Live4:155Ruphus3:016Antipop3:227Louise4:078Hmm3:049Suck My Kiss3:1410N.I.B3:5311One Believer3:4912Dream On2:522009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:03
1Crazy Times3:312These Streets4:343Fretwork4:194Drifting Blues5:195Zebra3:246Skijumper3:127Killing Floor3:148Endless3:269Mountain Boggie4:4110Travelling Song4:2411You're So Fine4:5512Paris4:042011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:00
1In & Out3:252Once Again3:393Accused3:334Going To Brownsville4:225Blackwood4:166Woodstock5:117Sick 'N Tired3:318Same Old Fool3:539Blues For One4:0610Those Days3:3211Darkness4:322013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:56
1Honey White3:182I Can't Quit You Baby5:403Mad Fingers Ball4:124Hush3:345Stamina4:056Guts3:247Guitare Bizarre2:578Chevrolet3:229Heavy Mental4:1010Meanest Blues in Town4:5811Ramblin' on My Mind3:2512The Last Call3:512019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 32:45
1Monkey Ship3:342Lost Pearl4:043Mr. Bones3:284It Just Ain’t So3:165Bitter Sweet4:116Speed of Light3:377The Calling3:488Ginger Brandy Wine3:439The Sun’s Going Down3:042021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 33:46
1The Wrangler Man3:222A Matter Of Time3:273Bound To Ramble4:474I Got It Made3:085Rip Off3:266Straydog4:027Alone Again3:398Coliseum3:249Bottle Floats4:312023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 31:39
1Cockfight: the Beginning2:582Lovesick4:493Drink up Honey I’ve Got Money2:274Bullet Dance2:525Hey Byooty!! I’m so Mizzerbul Without Ye1:466The Activist Bar3:257Get Up7:178I Guess I Should Get Going4:459Yu’re a Sight for Sore Eyes1:202024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:34
1Mama Said3:512Get It On3:243Your Man3:534Devil Calling3:405Like a King3:466Bastards3:397Spoonful4:048Begging3:569Black Night3:0510Don't Look Back4:162026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 33:14
1Early to Bed3:242Eleven O'Clock4:583French Fries With Pepper4:004All Wrong3:225Potion3:186Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer4:157You Look Like Rain6:068Have a Lucky Day3:51
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Live in EuropeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 33 tracks · 1:15:23Disc 1 1Buena4:18 2N.V.5:08 3Introducing Louise0:47 4Louise3:45 5Trains4:15 6Sissy boys and girlie men0:59 7Thursday5:32 8Someday3:48 9The story behind Stringmachine1:25 10Stringmachine5:29 11The new guitar1:32 12See that my grave is kept clean5:42 13Bring it on home4:55 14Black Jesus4:12 15Testify/Give it away6:02 16Angel band3:20 17Ace of spades5:44 1813 question method5:01 19Minutes3:29 Disc 21Blues Hit Me 2Goin' To Brownsville 3Good Thing 4Catfish Blues / Mellow Down Easy 5Cypress Grove 6Angel Band 7You're So Fine 8Asshole 9Pink Slip 10Give It Away 11That's The Last Time 12Dig You Babe 13Travelling Riverside Blues 14Ace Of Spades | Live | 22 February 2007 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bjørn Berge head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spellemannprisen for blues | won | |
| 2002 | Spellemannprisen for blues | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berge / Flaaten Bluesband(band) | — | present | |
| Vamp(band) | 2014 | 2019 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bjoern_Berge_1999.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb6336b5-742f-4db8-b5b3-8c11ecf94301discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb6336b5-742f-4db8-b5b3-8c11ecf94301core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879800genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879800seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B8rn_Bergebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B8rn_Berge
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Norwegian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Svein M Agnalt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q879800 · MusicBrainz: fb6336b5-742f-4db8-b5b3-8c11ecf94301
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