Odd Nordstoga

Norwegian musician
Person human Q719745
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Odd Nordstoga

Summary

Odd Nordstoga is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vinje[2]. He was born on December 10, 1972[3]. He worked as a composer[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], film score composer[7], and recording artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Odd Nordstoga was born in Vinje[2].
  • Odd Nordstoga was born on December 10, 1972[3].
  • Odd Nordstoga's father was Q125985205[10].
  • Odd Nordstoga's mother was Ellen Nordstoga[11].
  • Odd Nordstoga held citizenship in Norway[12].
  • Odd Nordstoga worked as a composer[4].
  • Odd Nordstoga worked as a singer[5].
  • Odd Nordstoga worked as a guitarist[6].
  • Odd Nordstoga worked as a film score composer[7].
  • Odd Nordstoga worked as a recording artist[8].
  • Odd Nordstoga received the Spellemann Award in folk[13].
  • Odd Nordstoga received the Nynorsk User of the Year[14].
  • Odd Nordstoga received the Ole Vig-prisen[15].
  • Odd Nordstoga received the Q12001076[16].
  • Odd Nordstoga received the Telemark County Culture Award[17].
  • Odd Nordstoga received the Storegut award[18].
  • Odd Nordstoga was a member of Something Odd[19].
  • Odd Nordstoga was a member of Q134876872[20].
  • Odd Nordstoga is recorded as male[21].
  • Odd Nordstoga's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Odd Nordstoga's genre is traditional folk music[23].
  • Odd Nordstoga's record label is recorded as Grappa[24].
  • Odd Nordstoga's discography is recorded as Odd Nordstoga discography[25].
  • Odd Nordstoga's Commons category is recorded as Odd Nordstoga[26].
  • Odd Nordstoga's family name is recorded as Nordstoga[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]

  • Country: NO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-12-10[30]

  • Genre(s): folk[31]

  • Community tags: folk, norwegian[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0a892e3b-ea20-45af-9167-391baf6cc215[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Odd Nordstoga was born in Vinje[2]. He was born on December 10, 1972[3]. His father was Q125985205[10]. His mother was Ellen Nordstoga[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], film score composer[7], and recording artist[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Spellemann Award in folk[13]; Nynorsk User of the Year[14], an award[34], in Norway[35]; Ole Vig-prisen[15], an award[36], founded in 1979[37]; Q12001076[16], an award[38], founded in 2000[39]; Telemark County Culture Award[17], an award[40], in Norway[41], founded in 1977[42]; and Storegut award[18], an award[43], in Norway[44], founded in 2002[45].

Why It Matters

Odd Nordstoga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

FAQs

Where was Odd Nordstoga born?

Odd Nordstoga was born in Vinje[2].

Who were Odd Nordstoga's parents?

Odd Nordstoga's father was Q125985205[10]. Odd Nordstoga's mother was Ellen Nordstoga[11].

What did Odd Nordstoga do for work?

Odd Nordstoga worked as composer[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], film score composer[7], and recording artist[8].

What awards did Odd Nordstoga receive?

Honors received include Spellemann Award in folk[13], Nynorsk User of the Year[14], Ole Vig-prisen[15], and Q12001076[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Spellemannprisen. spellemann.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . 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. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Norwegian
    Occupation composer, singer, guitarist +2
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