Born: December 3rd, 1909, Hamar (Norway)
Died: January 25th, 1987, Oslo (Norway)
Nationality: Norwegian
In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview
BIOGRAPHY
Øivind Bergh studied violin in Dresden, Germany (1931-33). During the 1930s, Bergh, who was a multi-instrumentalist (e.g. saxophone, double-bass), played in various Oslo entertainment orchestras, amongst others those of Kristian Hauger and Willie Vieth. At the same time, he worked in the recording studios as a musician and, later, as a musical director with those same ensembles and many Norwegian vocalists. From 1939 until 1946, he was conductor of the Bristolorkester, Oslo.
In 1946, Bergh’s orchestra was merged with the band of Norwegian radio to form the Kringkastingsorkester, the new orchestra of national broadcaster NRK. Bergh led this ensemble for exactly thirty years, until he was pensioned in 1976. With the Kringkastingsorkester, Bergh performed in countless radio and television shows, most famously the Schlagerparaden, a popular music show in the 1960s. Occasionally, he hosted radio and TV shows as well, such as Meloditimen and some editions of the Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian Eurovision heats, in which his orchestra accompanied all participants. When he left the Kringkastingsorkester in 1976, a tribute show called ‘Øivind het han…’ was broadcast on nationwide television.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
Øivind Bergh was the conductor of all Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entries in the 1960s (including the country’s very first entry in 1960, ‘Voi-voi’), with the exception of the 1964 effort, when he was replaced by Karsten Andersen. The artists Bergh accompanied, were Nora Brockstedt (1960, 1961), Inger Jacobsen (1962), Anita Thallaug (1963), Kirsti Sparboe (1965, 1967, 1969), Åse Kleveland (1966), and Odd Børre (1968). Thus, Bergh came to a total of nine conducted songs, of which ‘Intet er nytt under solen’ (1966) did best; this entry came third.
EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR
Country – Norway
Song title – "Voi-voi"
Rendition – Nora Brockstedt
Lyrics – Georg Elgaaen
Composition – Georg Elgaaen
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
Live orchestration – Carsten Klouman
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 4th place (11 votes)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Sommer i Palma"
Rendition – Nora Brockstedt
Lyrics – Egil Hagen
Composition – Jan Wølner
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 7th place (10 votes)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Kom sol, kom regn"
Rendition – Inger Jacobsen
Lyrics – Ivar Andersen
Composition – Kjell Karlsen
Studio arrangement – Carsten Klouman
Live orchestration – Carsten Klouman
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 10th place (2 votes)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Solhverv"
Rendition – Anita Thallaug
Lyrics – Dag Kristoffersen
Composition – Dag Kristoffersen
Studio arrangement (Jan Høiland version) – Jørg Petter Røed
Live orchestration – Carsten Klouman
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 13th place (0 votes)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Karusell"
Rendition – Kirsti Sparboe
Lyrics – Jolly Kramer Johansen
Composition – Jolly Kramer Johansen
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
(studio orchestra conducted by Øivind Bergh)
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 13th place (1 vote)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Intet er nytt under solen"
Rendition – Åse Kleveland
Lyrics – Arne Bendiksen
Composition – Arne Bendiksen
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 3rd place (15 votes)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Dukkemann"
Rendition – Kirsti Sparboe
Lyrics – Ola Bjørnsønn Johannessen
Composition – Tor Hultin
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
(studio orchestra conducted by Kjell Karlsen)
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 14th place (2 votes)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Stress"
Rendition – Odd Børre Sørensen
Lyrics – Ola Bjørnsønn Johannessen
Composition – Tor Hultin
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
(studio orchestra conducted by Kjell Karlsen)
Live orchestration – Rolf Nord
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 13th place (2 votes)
Country – Norway
Song title – "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
Rendition – Kirsti Sparboe
Lyrics – Arne Bendiksen
Composition – Arne Bendiksen
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
(studio orchestra conducted by Kjell Karlsen)
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Øivind Bergh
Score – 16th place (1 vote)
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