Magne Furuholmen

Norwegian musician
Person human Q454075
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Magne Furuholmen was born on November 1, 1962, in Oslo [1]. His professional roles include record producer, composer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and postage stamp designer .

He is associated with the synth-pop genre [2]. Furuholmen is a member of the groups a-ha, Apparatjik, Bridges, and Timbersound .

Magne Furuholmen

Summary

Magne Furuholmen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oslo[2]. He was born on November 1, 1962[3]. He worked as a record producer[4], composer[5], guitarist[6], pianist[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (995 views/month, #6,822 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Magne Furuholmen's place of birth was Oslo[2].
  • Magne Furuholmen was born on November 1, 1962[3].
  • Magne Furuholmen held citizenship in Norway[10].
  • Magne Furuholmen's professions included record producer[4].
  • Magne Furuholmen worked as a composer[5].
  • Magne Furuholmen's professions included guitarist[6].
  • Magne Furuholmen worked as a pianist[7].
  • Magne Furuholmen's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Magne Furuholmen's professions included postage stamp designer[11].
  • Magne Furuholmen received the Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[12].
  • Magne Furuholmen received the Q131674152[13].
  • Magne Furuholmen was a member of a-ha[14].
  • Magne Furuholmen was a member of Apparatjik[15].
  • Magne Furuholmen was a member of Bridges[16].
  • Magne Furuholmen was a member of Timbersound[17].
  • Magne Furuholmen is recorded as male[18].
  • Magne Furuholmen's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Magne Furuholmen's genre is synth-pop[20].
  • Magne Furuholmen's discography is recorded as Magne Furuholmen discography[21].
  • Magne Furuholmen's Commons category is recorded as Magne Furuholmen[22].
  • Magne Furuholmen's family name is recorded as Furuholmen[23].
  • Magne Furuholmen's given name is recorded as Magne[24].
  • Magne Furuholmen's pseudonym is recorded as Mags[25].
  • Magne Furuholmen's official website is recorded as https://magnefuruholmen.com/[26].
  • Magne Furuholmen's instrument is recorded as guitar[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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1962-11-01[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 12897cc4-81a0-47d6-a2ba-c79245225aad[30]

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Origins and Family

Magne Furuholmen was born in Oslo[2]. He was born on November 1, 1962[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[4], composer[5], guitarist[6], pianist[7], songwriter[8], and postage stamp designer[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[12], a grade of an order[31], in Norway[32] and Q131674152[13].

Why It Matters

Magne Furuholmen ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (995 views/month, #6,822 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Magne Furuholmen born?

Magne Furuholmen's place of birth was Oslo[2].

What did Magne Furuholmen do for work?

Magne Furuholmen worked as record producer[4], composer[5], guitarist[6], pianist[7], and songwriter[8].

What awards did Magne Furuholmen receive?

Honors received include Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[12] and Q131674152[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . tibemag.no. tibemag.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . TONO. Retrieved . tono.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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