; January •
13 –
Rune Eriksen, black metal guitarist and composer,
Mayhem. ;March •
4 –
Mats Eilertsen, jazz upright bassist and composer. •
9 –
Øyvind Storesund, rock and jazz upright bassist,
Cloroform and
Kaizers Orchestra. •
10 –
Håvard Wiik, jazz pianist and composer,
Atomic. •
18 –
Sondre Meisfjord, jazz bassist and cellist, and composer. •
22 –
Steinar Raknes, jazz upright bassist and composer. ; April •
9 –
Bertine Zetlitz, pop singer. •
12 –
Lars Andreas Haug, jazz tubist and composer. •
14 –
Øystein Brun, black metal guitarist,
Borknagar. •
23 •
Helge Lien, jazz pianist, composer and band leader. •
Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, saxophonist and composer. ; May •
1 –
Aslak Hartberg, rapper and bass player. •
2 –
Alexander Stenerud, singer/songwriter. •
15 –
Frode Haltli, accordion player •
19 –
Geir Zahl, rock guitarist,
Kaizers Orchestra. •
20 –
Bjarte Ludvigsen, drummer and record producer. •
31 –
Kjetil Nordhus, singer, composer,
Green Carnation. ; June •
2 –
Gisle Torvik, jazz guitarist and composer. •
16 –
Jannike Kruse, singer, artist and actor. ; July •
22 –
Erik Johannessen, trombonist and composer. •
28 –
John Erik Kaada, singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. ;August •
1 –
Håkon Mjåset Johansen, jazz drummer and composer. •
2 –
Lars Petter Hagen, contemporary composer and director of the
Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival. •
7 –
Kristian Eivind "Gaahl" Espedal, black metal vocalist and artist,
God Seed,
Wardruna, and
Gaahls Wyrd). •
12 –
Robert Burås, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter,
Madrugada and
My Midnight Creeps, (died
2007). •
27 –
Janove Ottesen, rock vocalist, guitarist, and playing on barrels,
Kaizers Orchestra. ; September •
15 –
Andy LaPlegua, lead vocalist (
Icon of Coil). •
16 –
Thomas "Pest" Kronenes, black metal vocalist (
Gorgoroth). •
26 –
Håvard Jørgensen, songwriter, guitarist and vocalist (
Satyricon and
Ulver). ; October •
2 –
Kåre Opheim, drummer (
Real Ones). •
10 –
Vegard Sverre Tveitan, black metal vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer (
Emperor). •
12 •
Espen Aalberg, jazz drummer. •
Marianne Beate Kielland, Norwegian mezzo-soprano. •
25 –
Eirik Glambek Bøe, musician, writer and vocalist (
Kings of Convenience). •
26 –
Ole Marius Sandberg, jazz upright bassist. •
27 –
Kate Havnevik, film score composer, songwriter and singer. ; November •
12 –
Simen Eriksrud, songwriter and record producer. •
20 •
Lars K. Hustoft, songwriter, record producer and artist manager. •
Sigurd Wongraven, black metal vocalist, guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist (
Satyricon). •
21 –
Erlend Øye, composer, musician, producer, singer and songwriter. •
27 –
Frode Nymo, jazz saxophonist. ; Unknown date •
Ernst Simon Glaser, cellist and music teacher. •
Kolbjørn Lyslo, DJ, musician, and music producer. ==See also==