Jon Anders Halvorsen

Jon Anders Halvorsen (born 1968 in Lunde, Norway) is a Norwegian folk singer and physician.

Career Halvorsen is a graduate of the Ole Bull Academy at Vossavangen (1998–2000) and won the prize for best vocal performer at Landskappleiken in 2002. Halvorsen is a connoisseur of the "kvede" tradition in Telemark. He collaborated with guitarist Tore Bruvoll as the character of Prins Sveinung (Tamino) in the folk music production of the opera The Magic Flute (2005–2006), by Rikskonsertene and quinces group Dvergmål. Halvorsen and Bruvoll were awarded the Folkelarmpris in 2007, in the class Innovative/Experimental. In 2012 he was nominated for the Folkelarmpris for the album Komme No Heim.

Halvorsen earned a master's degree in medicine from the University of Oslo in 1996 and has worked as a physician at Telemark Sentralsjukehus, Lenvik Kommune, Oslo Legevakt, Ullevål Universitetssykehus, St. Mary's Hospital (London), and Rikshospitalet. He specializes in skin diseases and earned a PhD in medical sciences from the University of Oslo in 2011. http://www.med.uio.no/klinmed/personer/vit/jonahalv/

Honors 1996: Nominated for the Spellemannprisen for the album Visor Og Kvæde Frå Blåberglandet 1998: Sagaprisen 2004–2005: Statens Kunstnerstipend 2005: Nominated for the Folkelarmprisen for the album Gåtesong 2007: Folkelarmprisen in the class Innovative for the album Trillar For To

Discography

Solo albums 2012: Komme No Heim (Etnisk Musikklubb)

Collaborations Within Dvergmål 1996: Visor Og Kvæde Frå Blåberglandet (Grappa) 2004: Song i himmelsalar (Heilo)

With Tore Bruvoll 2004: Nattsang (Heilo) 2007: Trillar For To (Heilo)

With Ingvill Marit Buen Garnås 2005: Gåtesong (Etnisk Musikklubb)

With other projects 2006: Juledrøm (MFC) 2006: Jul i Svingen (NRK/Universal)