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.

Anne Grete Preus
Anne Grete Preus performs in August 2007
Background information
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

Awards and honors

• Gammleng Award i åpen klasse i 1992
• Kardemommestipendiet i 1992
• Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassene kvinnelig artist for Millimeter
• Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets album for Millimeter
• Spellemannprisen 1994 i klassen årets hit for Millimeter
• Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris i 2006
• Norsk Artistforbund Ærespris i 2007
• Prøysenprisene i 2007
• Edvardprisen i klassen populærmusikk for albumet Om igjen for første gang

Bibliography

• Stråets lengde. Skisser fra et liv ["the length of the straw. Sketches from a life"] (2020, posthumous). The collection of texts by Preus, was written with an autobiography in mind, according to media.[4]

Discography

• 1984: Snart 17 (Transmission)
• 1988: Fullmåne (Warner)
• 1989: Lav Sol! Høy Himmel (Warner)
• 1991: Og Høsten Kommer Tidsnok (Warner)
• 1994: Millimeter (Warner)
• 1994: Anne Grete Preus (Warner)
• 1996: Millimeter (Warner)
• 1996: Vrimmel (Warner)
• 1999: Verden Er Et Vakkert Sted (Virgin Music)
• 2001: Alfabet (Warner)
• 2004: Når Dagen Roper (Worner)
• 2007: Om Igjen For Første Gang (Warner)
• 2009: Nesten Alene (Warner)
• 2013: Et Sted Å Feste Blikket (Warner)

References