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Lillebjørn Nilsen
Person · male · Norway · Oslo · born 1950 · died 2024 · recording since 1971
Norwegian singer-songwriter
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Also known as Bjørn Falk Nilsen · 利莱毕耀·僧尔森
Timeline
23 events▣ Album 11✦ Award 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1950s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Tilbake
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography508 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1369849118
Biography
Lillebjørn Falk Nilsen (born Bjørn Falk Nilsen; 21 December 1950 – 27 January 2024) was a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was considered by many to be a leading "voice of Oslo", alongside Ole Paus, thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from the 1970s and onwards.
Life and career
Bjørn Nilsen was born in Oslo and became known as "Lillebjørn" in the late 1960s when he and his namesake Bjørn Morisse performed as the folk duo The Young Norwegians. Because Morisse was the taller of the duo, he was nicknamed "Storebjørn" (Big Bjørn) while Nilsen was "Lillebjørn" (Little Bjørn), a stage name he kept throughout his career.
Nilsen was also a member of the Norwegian supergroup Gitarkameratene with Jan Eggum, Halvdan Sivertsen and Øystein Sunde.
In 1987 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.
Nilsen collaborated with his friend and idol Pete Seeger on numerous occasions. He adapted Pete Seeger's song My Rainbow Race into Norwegian as Barn av regnbuen ("Children of the Rainbow").
Nilsen died in Oslo on 27 January 2024, at the age of 73.
Albums
with The Young Norwegians
1967: Things on Our Mind
1969: Music
with Ballade!
1978: Ballade! På turné
1980: Ballade! Ekstranummer
2005: Ballade!s samlede (compilation)
with Gitarkameratene
Album
1989: Gitarkameratene
1990: Typisk norsk
2010: Kanon
Singles
1990: "Barn av regnbuen"
with Andy Irvine
2010: Abocurragh [Nilsen plays on one track.]
2021: Live in Telemark
Soloalbums
1971: Tilbake
1973: Portrett
1974: På stengrunn (with Jon Arne Corell, Kari Svendsen, Lars Klevstrand, Steinar Ofsdal & Carl Morten Iversen)
1974: Haba Haba
1975: Byen med det store hjertet
1976: Hei fara! Norske folkeviser
1978: Lillebjørn Nilsens beste
1979: Oslo 3
1980: Live at Sioux Falls (USA)
1980: Ballade! Ekstranummer
1982: Original Nilsen
1984: Lillebjørn Nilsens utvalgte
1985: Hilsen Nilsen
1986: Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen
1988: Sanger
1989: SuperStars
1993: Nære Nilsen
1996: 40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste
2010: Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1
2012: Postkort fra Lillebjørn
Re-released albums
1995: Haba Haba
2001: Portrett
2003: Byen med det store hjertet (Re-release)
2003: Tilbake (Re-release)
2003: Portrett (Re-release)
Compilation albums
1978: Lillebjørn Nilsens beste
1984: Lillebjørn Nilsens utvalgte
1986: Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn Nilsen
1996: 40 spor: Nilsens 40 beste
2010: Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1 (10 CDs and a DVD)
With The Young Norwegians
Album
1967: Things On Our Mind
1968* Music
Singles
1966: "Plenty Nothingness and Love" / "Det står ein friar uti garde"
1966: "Joys of Love" / "Jug of Punch"
1967: "Vuggevise for André" / "Goodbye to Your Sparkling Blue Eyes"
1968: "Nightingale" / "Grannie" with Kari Svendsen
Solo
1973: "Barn av regnbuen" / "Alle duene"
1974: "Haba Haba" / "Kirsebærtreet"
1975: "Byen med det store hjertet
Byen med det store hjertetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracksA1Byen med det store hjertet3:45A2Vassråfela2:01A3Stille2:44A4Victor Jara3:12A5Danse ikke gråte nå2:05A6Den siste sigøyner3:03A7Eilifen1:30B1Om 100 år er allting glemt3:09B2Gagnløysa4:23B3Fullstendig anonym4:23B4Stormen2:32B5Fishing Blues0:39B6Brevet3:21B7Eg vil aldri burt meg binda0:33" / "Brevet"
1979: "Bysommer" / "Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1
Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1Spotify (search)YouTube Music (search)"
1982: "Tanta til Beate" / "Se alltid lyst på livet"
1985: "Blå odyssé" / "Sangen om Danmark"
1988: "Se deg aldri tilbakeSe deg aldri tilbakeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksASe deg aldri tilbake3:52BI den dypeste hemmelighet7:52" / "Den dypeste hemmelighet"
1993: "Fort gjort å glemme" / "Så nære vi var"
1993: "1000 søte damer"
2006: "Oleanna" (with Pete Seeger) (live)
2012: "FeriebrevFeriebrevSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Feriebrev" (with Finn Kalvik & Øystein Sunde)
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 | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 30 | 90.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 9 | 98.7th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | 50 | 90.9th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (30 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 41:08
1Nattstemning fra en by3:142Elisabet2:373En gummi gummi mann0:174Far har fortalt4:025Reisen fra julestjerne (Lyn Gordon)1:546Regnvær0:577Tog-blues2:548Fredrikstadvise6:109...og dagen etter0:1810Ravneferd6:0911Alle søker vi i vår tanke0:4912Din vise3:1613Skomakeren2:5714Jeg lagde meg så silde5:341973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 35:18
A1Gategutt1:50A2Beltet2:31A3Birkelandsvisa2:12A4Alle duene3:12A5Den bakvendte visa3:32A625. september -720:45A7Regnet etter en venn2:38B1Ola Tveiten2:21B2John Riley5:29B3Fingra ta fatet2:38B4Streiken ved de amerikanske jernbaner2:57B5Barn av regnbuen3:11B6Jesus bleibet meine Feude / Cotton-Eyed Joe2:02På stengrunn (16 sanger av Rudolf Nilsen)
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 38:37
A1På stengrunn2:13A2Løfte1:14A3Arbeidsløs jul1:53A4Tilbake til livet2:28A5Storbynatt3:58A6Kjærlighet1:12A7Ættenes sang3:38A8Bekjennelse2:44B1Gategutt1:48B2Jeg hadde tenkt...2:58B3Mesteren3:07B4Fred på jord2:33B5Flaggene1:16B6En vise om kinabarna2:07B7En sørgelig vise1:44B8Revolusjonens røst2:31B9På stengrunn - tema1:131974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 34:07
A1Tante Annas polka1:27A2Sett deg oppi kørja1:23A3Under den hvite bro3:08A4En sang om en sjømann1:25A5Skomakeren1:51A6Første lille spilleman2:15A7Balladen om Morgan Rev2:48A8Hermegåsa2:48B1Kirsebæret2:39B2Dårlig tid2:02B3Trosten tok et bær1:34B4Bonden og kråka2:12B5Er de'kke rart?1:29B6Eg fekk meg ei kjerring1:56B7Haba Haba!3:07B8Bamse Bamse1:10B9Dummenikken0:531975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 37:20
A1Byen med det store hjertet3:45A2Vassråfela2:01A3Stille2:44A4Victor Jara3:12A5Danse ikke gråte nå2:05A6Den siste sigøyner3:03A7Eilifen1:30B1Om 100 år er allting glemt3:09B2Gagnløysa4:23B3Fullstendig anonym4:23B4Stormen2:32B5Fishing Blues0:39B6Brevet3:21B7Eg vil aldri burt meg binda0:331976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 33:00
A1Reisa til Amerika (Lisbet Trutas avskjedsvise)2:10A2Å kjøre vatten3:15A3Pål sine høner0:52A4Svigermor1:02A5E grusk kjerring0:56A6Valsen som han Jon kan2:16A7Veslekari vår1:22A8Vassråfela1:15A9Den bakvendte visa3:33B1Høgt oppi taket0:31B2Å mine viser dei er så mange3:15B3Bonden og kråka1:50B4Valle Auto & Bensin (Eg fann ei vakker jente)3:06B5Eg vil aldri burt meg binda0:31B6Jeg lagde meg så silde3:28B7Klappdans1:08B8Blåmann, Blåmann, bukken min2:301979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:10
A1Stilleste gutt på sovesal 14:20A2Bysommer2:28A3Forandring3:34A4Blues når du var 153:28A5Påske1:42A6Hei lille svarttrost2:25B1Paris3:11B2Om mi sorg så vil eg kveda2:42B3Så bred en elv2:46B4Luchin2:40B5Hane på taket2:47B6Angelikas kaker. Postkort4:071982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:51
1Tanta til Beate3:332Vinterbror2:233Fin frokost2:494Crescendo i gågata2:345Byen jeg kjente som min5:556Hei New York3:057Blues for Katrine3:148Jiris sang3:079Se alltid lyst på livet2:2910God natt Oslo4:421985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:02
1Alexander Kiellands plass3:132Inni mitt hode3:163Gutten med lutten4:194Angelika3:075Langt langt borte3:036Blå odysse4:107Sangen om Danmark4:208Nattsnakk3:289Ild og vann i IV3:0010Luse-Frants2:061988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:46
A1Kjærlighet & Karlsons lim3:52A2Språkets poesi5:02A3Ord over sannhetens bord5:01A4Yvonne's ring4:25A5Klezmorim1:54B1Hav og himmel4:37B2Troll!4:53B3Chagall's gylne snitt4:05B4Hvite piler3:07B5Se deg aldri tilbake3:501993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 35:48
1Fort gjort å glemme3:102Så nære vi var4:233Gul og vissen3:164Jenta i Chicago4:005Håvard Hedde4:046Hvor kommer alle cowboyene fra?2:5771000 søte damer!2:548Vidvinkel stev2:299Nana!2:0410Angie2:5611Sistereis-mannen3:35
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Barn av regnbuen / Alle dueneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:14ABarn av regnbuen3:06 BAlle duene3:08 | 1973 | ||
| 1974 | Haba Haba / KirsebæretSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:46AHaba Haba3:07 BKirsebæret2:39 | 1974 | ||
| 1975 | Byen med det store hjertet / BrevetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:06AByen med det store hjertet3:45 BBrevet3:21 | 1975 | ||
| 1979 | Bysommer / Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:48ABysommer2:28 BStilleste gutt på sovesal 14:20 | 1979 | ||
| 1982 | Tanta til Beate / Se alltid lyst på livetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:12ATanta til Beate3:38 BSe alltid lyst på livet2:34 | 1982 | ||
| 1985 | Blå odyssé / Sangen om DanmarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:18ABlå odyssé4:04 BSangen om Danmark4:14 | 1985 | ||
| 1988 | Se deg aldri tilbakeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 11:44ASe deg aldri tilbake3:52 BI den dypeste hemmelighet7:52 | Soundtrack | 1988 | |
| 1993 | Fort gjort å glemme / Så nære vi varSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:331Fort gjort å glemme3:10 2Så nære vi var4:23 | 1993 | ||
| 1993 | 1000 søte damer!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:5911000 søte damer!2:59 | 1993 | ||
| 2012 | FeriebrevSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Feriebrev | 2012 |
Album · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Lillebjørn Nilsen's besteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 39:17A1Gategutt1:48 A2Ola Tveiten2:16 A3Den bakvendte visa3:26 A4Å, mine viser det er så mange3:15 A5John Riley5:26 A6Barn av regnbuen3:26 B1Valle Auto & Bensin3:06 B2Byen med det store hjertet3:45 B3Far har fortalt3:56 B4Victor Jara3:12 B5Regnet er en venn2:34 B6Haba haba3:07 | Compilation | 1978 | |
| 1979 | Live at Sioux Falls South Dakota!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 43:41A1Brudemarsj fra Telemark (Wedding Song From Telemark)0:59 A2Lisbet Trutas avskjedvise (Lisbet Trutas Farewell Song)3:04 A3Ei grusk kjerring (The Old Lady on the Mountain Farm) / Vals fra Numedal (Waltz From Numedal)2:55 A4Valle Auto & Bensin (The Gas Station Folk Song) / Sordølen (The Tune From Sordal)4:58 A5Fjelltralll (Mountain Tune)2:35 A6Ola Tveiten (Ola Tveiten - The Road Builder)5:12 B1Blåmann, Blåmann, bukken min (Blåmann, My Goat)2:47 B2Den bakvendte visa (The Song Turnes Upside Down)3:09 B3Å kjøre vatten (To Haul Water)4:18 B4To reinlendere (Two Scottisches)3:10 B5Bonden og kråka (The Farmer and the Crow) / Jenta med garden (The Girl with the Farm)4:58 B6Oleanna (Ole Bulls Settlement in Pennsylvania)5:36 | Live | 1979 | |
| 1984 | Lillebjørn Nilsens utvalgteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 1:33:05Disc 1 A1Tanta til Beate3:33 A2Vinterbror2:23 A3Fin frokost2:49 A4Crescendo i gågata2:34 A5God natt Oslo4:42 B1Hei New York3:05 B2Blues for Katrine3:14 B3Se alltid lyst på livet2:29 B4Vallevisa4:14 B5Ola Tveiten2:28 Disc 2C1Blues når du var 153:28 C2Hei lille svarttrost2:25 C3Paris3:11 C4Angelikas kaker4:07 C5Hane på taket2:47 C6Så bred en elv2:46 D1Victor Jara3:12 D2Regnet er en venn2:34 D3John Riley5:26 D4Stilleste gutt på sovesal 14:20 D5Bysommer2:28 Disc 3E1Haba haba3:07 E2Far har fortalt3:56 E3Barn av regnbuen3:26 E4Gategutt1:48 E5Byen med det store hjertet3:45 F1Danse ikke gråte nå2:45 F2Nattestemning fra en by F3Om mi sorg så vil eg kveda2:42 F4Brevet3:21 F5Reisen til julestjernen | Compilation | 1984 | |
| 1986 | Tekst og musikk: Lillebjørn NilsenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 42:461Gategutt1:49 2Regnet er en venn2:37 3By-sommer2:26 4Far har fortalt3:34 5Ola Tveiten2:19 6Barn av regnbuen3:06 7Nattestemning fra en by2:19 8Danse ikke gråte nå2:03 9Stilleste gutt på sovesal 14:23 10Inni mitt hode3:09 11Alexander Kiellands plass3:10 12Langt langt borte2:58 13Crescendo i gågata2:41 14Se alltid lyst på livet2:35 15Tanta til Beate3:37 | Compilation | 1986 | |
| 1996 | 40 sporSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 41 tracks · 2:17:07Disc 1 1Alexander Kiellands plass3:10 2Tanta til Beate3:37 3Fort gjort å glemme3:12 4Stilleste gutt på sovesal 14:23 5Crescendo i gågata2:40 6Fisketur i øsende regn2:59 7Alle duene3:09 8Hei New York3:08 9Ola Tveiten2:19 10Så nære vi var4:23 11Regnet er en venn2:37 12Ild og vann i IV2:57 13Haba Haba!3:11 14Blues for Katrine3:19 15Hane på taket (Mayha)2:47 16Valle Auto & Bensin4:27 17Langt langt borte3:00 18Vinterbror2:28 19Barn av regnbuen3:07 20God natt Oslo4:48 Disc 21Se alltid lyst på livet2:33 2Bysommer2:24 3Kjærlighet & Karlsons lim3:51 41000 søte damer2:53 5Inni mitt hode3:12 6Fin frokost2:52 7Anna på Grand Canaria2:51 8Blues når du var 153:32 9Gategutt1:48 10Far har fortalt3:31 11Gutten med lutten4:14 12Sangen om Danmark4:18 13Danse ikke gråte nå2:04 14Victor Jara3:13 15Hav og himmel4:38 16Vidvinkel stev2:29 17Blå odyssé4:08 18Hvor kommer alle cowboyene fra?2:59 19Gul og vissen3:16 20Se deg aldri tilbake4:22 21How long6:18 | Compilation | 20 May 1996 | |
| 2010 | Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 5 February 2010 | |
| 2010 | Stilleste gutt på sovesal 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 56:131Se alltid lyst på livet2:35 2Introduksjon2:35 3Alexander Kiellands plass3:13 4Tante Beate1:43 5Tanta til Beate3:39 6Gode broder2:04 7Vinterbror2:31 8Asfalttrubaduren1:41 9Gategutt1:49 10Om stilleste gutt på sovesal 10:46 11Stilleste gutt på sovesal 14:24 12Barnevisesanger2:07 13Haba Haba!3:13 14Valle Auto & Bensin3:10 15Hundrede mann kan jeg bære2:06 16Far har fortalt4:01 17Om Victor Jara1:55 18Victor Jara3:15 19Visesang og poesi5:33 20Se deg aldri tilbake3:53 | Compilation | 21 December 2010 | |
| 2012 | Postkort fra LillebjørnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 39 tracks · 2:00:391Inni mitt hode3:16 2Blues når du var 153:32 31000 søte damer!2:56 4Elisabet2:37 5Hei lille svarttrost2:28 6Ild og vann i IV3:00 7Bysommer2:26 8Paris3:14 9Gutten med lutten4:20 10Angelikas kaker. Postkort4:09 11Sangen om Danmark4:20 12Blå Odyssé4:10 13Stilleste gutt på sovesal 14:25 14Reisa til Amerika2:18 15Hei New York3:10 16Alexander Kiellands Plass3:14 17Vidvinkel Stev3:35 18Klappdans1:13 19Valle Auto og bensin3:10 20Eg vil aldri burt meg binda0:33 21Crescendo i gågata2:42 22Fin frokost2:56 23Ola Tveiten2:20 24Nattestemning fra en by3:14 25Danse ikke gråte nå2:03 26Langt langt borte3:03 27Se alltid lyst på livet2:35 28Så nære vi var4:25 29Kjærlighet og Karlsons lim3:56 30Jiris sang3:16 31Barn av regnbuen3:10 32Fisketur i øsende regn3:00 33Anna på Grand Canaria2:50 34Vinterbror2:31 35Regnet er en venn2:38 36Sett deg opp i kørja1:26 37God natt Oslo4:46 38Far har fortalt4:02 39Tanta til Beate3:40 | Compilation | 8 March 2012 | |
| 2021 | Live in TelemarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 59:231Jenta i Chicago (The Girl in Chicago)4:18 2Come to the Bower4:46 3Alexander Kiellands plass3:16 4Stewball and the Monaghan Grey Mare3:54 5Hav og himmel (Ocean and Sky)4:19 6My Heart's Tonight in Ireland3:35 7Valle auto og bensin (The Gas Station Song)3:35 8A Prince Among Men4:23 9Danse ikke gråte nå (Dance Do Not Weep)2:20 10Fort gjort å glemme (Easy to Forget It)3:45 11Patrick Street Halling (Jenta med garden)5:09 12Vidvinkel-stev (The Photographers)2:21 13Håvard Hedde / Jig5:14 14Martinmas Time / Hornpipe (Little Stack of Wheat)4:48 15Ola Tveiten3:40 | Live | 18 June 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Lillebjørn Nilsen head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 30 | 90.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 9 | 98.7th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | 50 | 90.9th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Spelleman Folk music Award | won | |
| 1982 | Spelleman Folk music Award | won | |
| 1983 | Prøysenprisen | won | |
| 1987 | Solprisen | won | |
| 1988 | Q18643271 | won | |
| 1992 | Lyricist Fund Award | won | |
| 2004 | Oslo City Culture Award | won | |
| 2022 | Jury Honorary Award in Spellemannprisen | won | |
| 2022 | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitarkameratene(band) | — | present | |
| Young Norwegians(band) | — | present | |
| Ballade!(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lillebj%C3%B8rn_Nilsen.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1844f6b5-74d2-4c9a-a51d-28818e3f361bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1844f6b5-74d2-4c9a-a51d-28818e3f361bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1825205genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1825205seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillebj%C3%B8rn_Nilsenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillebj%C3%B8rn_Nilsen
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Wikidata: Q1825205 · MusicBrainz: 1844f6b5-74d2-4c9a-a51d-28818e3f361b
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