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Kurt Foss is a Norwegian artist who was born on 1 January, 1925 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. He is best known for his abstract expressionist paintings, which often feature bold colors and geometric shapes. He has exhibited his work in numerous galleries and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Foss began his artistic career in the 1950s, studying at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo. He has since become one of Norway's most renowned artists, and his work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He has also been awarded several prestigious awards, including the Norwegian State Art Award in 1975 and the Order of St. Olav in 2002. Foss is currently living in Bergen, Norway, where he continues to create art. He is married to the artist and writer, Inger Foss, and they have two children. His net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Occupation Composer · singer
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 1 January, 1925
Birthday 1 January
Birthplace Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Date of death (1991-10-17)
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Nationality Norway

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2004

The first CD release of "Radiofantomene" came in 2004, and the second collector's album was released in August 2005. A third record with musical adaptations of Jakob Sande poems came in November 2006.

1940

He was born in Bergen, and together with Reidar Bøe Kurt Foss created the hugely popular duo "Radiofantomene" ("The Radio Phantoms") that was active throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Their biggest success was the song "Blåveispiken" ("The Liverwort Girl") with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen and which was released in 1950 selling 100,000 records. They later produced humorous songs and tender vises, among these were "Tre yndige små mus" ("Three Cute Little Mice") in 1950, composed by Kristian Hauger, "Nordlandsnetter" ("Nordland Nights") in collaboration with Jens Book-Jenssen in 1952, "Det ringer, det ringer" ("It's Ringing, It's Ringing") in 1953, "Kallen og katten" ("The Old Man and the Cat") in 1954, which was one of several adaptations into songs of the poetry of Jakob Sande, and also "De nære ting" ("The Things Near") in 1951, that song was also with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen. After the death of Reidar Bøe in 1969, Foss didn't thrive in the limelight as he had used to. During the subsequent years he worked as, among other things, stage manager at some of Oslo's theatres. Nevertheless, he still performed some during the 1970s as well as the 1980s, initially together with his wife Torhild Lindal who was also a stage artist, and later with other, one of these being Jon Eikemo. He was awarded the Gammleng Award in the veteran category in 1986. In 1989 he moved back to his home town, Bergen, and he lived there until his death in 1991, at the age of 66.

1925

Kurt Foss (1 January 1925 – 17 October 1991) was a Norwegian composer, singer and vaudeville artist.