Anne Grete Preus
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Anne Grete Preus performs in August 2007
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| Born | (1957-05-22)22 May 1957 Haugesund, Norway |
| Died | 25 August 2019(2019-08-25) (aged 62)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica, mandolin, Hammond organ, dobro |
Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019)[1] was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act.[2][3] She released nine solo albums and won the Spellemannprisen multiple times. In 2008 she appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul. She contracted liver cancer in 2007. In early 2019 she had to cancel the planned concerts for the summer due to illness.
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| Preceded by | Recipient of the Open class Gammleng-prisen 1992 |
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| Preceded by No Female artist award |
Recipient of the Female artist Spellemannprisen 1994 |
Succeeded by Lynni Treekrem |
| Preceded by No This year's song award |
Recipient of the Spellemannprisen for This year's song 1994 |
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| Preceded by No This year's album award |
Recipient of the Spellemannprisen for This year's album 1994 |
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