Alf Cranner

Norwegian folk singer (1936–2020)
Person human Q1773475
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Alf Cranner

Summary

Alf Cranner is a human[1]. He was born in Oslo[2]. He was born on October 25, 1936[3]. He died on March 3, 2020[4]. He worked as a ballad singer[5], draftsperson[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and recording artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Alf Cranner was born in Oslo[2].
  • Alf Cranner was born on October 25, 1936[3].
  • Alf Cranner died on March 3, 2020[4].
  • Alf Cranner's father was Q133663037[11].
  • Alf Cranner held citizenship in Norway[12].
  • Alf Cranner worked as a ballad singer[5].
  • Alf Cranner worked as a draftsperson[6].
  • Alf Cranner's professions included composer[7].
  • Alf Cranner worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Alf Cranner worked as a recording artist[9].
  • Alf Cranner received the King's Medal of Merit[13].
  • Alf Cranner received the Spelleman Folk music Award[14].
  • Alf Cranner received the Q18643271[15].
  • Alf Cranner received the Telemark County Culture Award[16].
  • Alf Cranner received the Spelleman Folk music Award[17].
  • Alf Cranner was a member of Q19398234[18].
  • Alf Cranner is recorded as male[19].
  • Alf Cranner's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Alf Cranner's genre is visa[21].
  • Alf Cranner's record label is recorded as Philips Records[22].
  • Alf Cranner's record label is recorded as Nor-Disc[23].
  • Alf Cranner's record label is recorded as Polydor[24].
  • Alf Cranner's discography is recorded as Alf Cranner discography[25].
  • Alf Cranner's Commons category is recorded as Alf Cranner[26].
  • Alf Cranner's family name is recorded as Cranner[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1936-10-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-03-03[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c2a6864-8385-438e-a5ea-c0fa3f0162e8[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Alf Cranner was born in Oslo[2]. He was born on October 25, 1936[3]. His father was Q133663037[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ballad singer[5], draftsperson[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and recording artist[9].

Recognition

Awards received include King's Medal of Merit[13], a medallion[33], in Norway[34], founded in 1908[35]; Spelleman Folk music Award[14]; Q18643271[15], an award[36], in Norway[37], founded in 1988[38]; and Telemark County Culture Award[16], an award[39], in Norway[40], founded in 1977[41].

Death and Burial

Alf Cranner died on March 3, 2020[4].

Why It Matters

Alf Cranner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Alf Cranner born?

Alf Cranner's place of birth was Oslo[2].

Who were Alf Cranner's parents?

Alf Cranner's father was Q133663037[11].

What did Alf Cranner do for work?

Alf Cranner worked as ballad singer[5], draftsperson[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and recording artist[9].

What awards did Alf Cranner receive?

Honors received include King's Medal of Merit[13], Spelleman Folk music Award[14], Q18643271[15], and Telemark County Culture Award[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . VG. Retrieved . vg.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . VG. Retrieved . vg.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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