Stian Carstensen

Norwegian musician
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Stian Carstensen

Summary

Stian Carstensen is a human[1]. He was born in Eidsvoll Municipality[2]. He was born on January 5, 1971[3]. He worked as a banjoist[4], guitarist[5], mandolinist[6], jazz musician[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Eidsvoll Municipality[2], Stian Carstensen…
  • Stian Carstensen was born on January 5, 1971[3].
  • Stian Carstensen held citizenship in Norway[10].
  • Stian Carstensen worked as a banjoist[4].
  • Stian Carstensen's professions included guitarist[5].
  • Stian Carstensen's professions included mandolinist[6].
  • Stian Carstensen's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Stian Carstensen's professions included pianist[8].
  • Stian Carstensen worked as a jazz guitarist[11].
  • Stian Carstensen's field of work was music[12].
  • Stian Carstensen's field of work was jazz[13].
  • Stian Carstensen's education included a stint at Norwegian University of Science and Technology[14].
  • Stian Carstensen was educated at Musikkfolkehøgskolen Viken[15].
  • Stian Carstensen received the Telenor Culture Award[16].
  • Stian Carstensen was a member of Farmers Market[17].
  • Stian Carstensen was a member of Music for a While[18].
  • Stian Carstensen is recorded as male[19].
  • Stian Carstensen's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Stian Carstensen's genre is jazz[21].
  • Stian Carstensen's record label is recorded as Winter & Winter[22].
  • Stian Carstensen's discography is recorded as Stian Carstensen discography[23].
  • Stian Carstensen's Commons category is recorded as Stian Carstensen[24].
  • Stian Carstensen's family name is recorded as Carstensen[25].
  • Stian Carstensen's given name is recorded as Stian[26].
  • Stian Carstensen's official website is recorded as https://no.stiancarstensen.com/[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: 1971-01-05[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz, jazz fusion[31]

  • Community tags: jazz, jazz fusion[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 164c4277-10b0-42a8-bc02-2d82ad347c6c[33]

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Origins and Family

Stian Carstensen was born in Eidsvoll Municipality[2]. He was born on January 5, 1971[3].

Education

Educated at Norwegian University of Science and Technology[14], a university[34], in Norway[35], founded in 1996[36] and Musikkfolkehøgskolen Viken[15], a folk high school[37], in Norway[38], founded in 1901[39], headquartered in Gjøvik Municipality[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include banjoist[4], guitarist[5], mandolinist[6], jazz musician[7], pianist[8], and jazz guitarist[11]. Fields of work include music[12], a type of arts[41] and jazz[13], a music genre[42], founded in 1917[43].

Recognition

Stian Carstensen received the Telenor Culture Award[16].

Why It Matters

Stian Carstensen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Stian Carstensen born?

Stian Carstensen was born in Eidsvoll Municipality[2].

What did Stian Carstensen do for work?

Stian Carstensen worked as banjoist[4], guitarist[5], mandolinist[6], jazz musician[7], and pianist[8].

Where did Stian Carstensen go to school?

Stian Carstensen was educated at Norwegian University of Science and Technology[14] and Musikkfolkehøgskolen Viken[15].

What awards did Stian Carstensen receive?

Honors received include Telenor Culture Award[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . snl.no. snl.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . cosmopolite.no. cosmopolite.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . cosmopolite.no. cosmopolite.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . snl.no. snl.no. Provenance: 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.
  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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