Øivind Elgenes

Øivind Elgenes alias "Elg" (born 13 February 1958 in Kristiansund, Norway) is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and composer, known from a series of recordings and as front figure of the Norwegian band Dance with a Stranger.

Career Elgenes was raised in Kristiansund together with musicians Lynni Treekrem and Frode Alnæs. With the latter he started the pop band Dance with a Stranger in 1984, and they released five albums. His first solo album Som første gang (1997) showed Elgenes from another side, with Norwegian lyrics. His next solo project Remembrance (2000) was the exact opposite. Here he sings classic songs with English lyrics, accompanied by piano, sound effects and a chamber orchestra. In 2002 he started a new trio called "AcousticMusicMachine" with Inge Bævre (guitar) and Eivind Gjelberg (percussion). The music ranged from the more show-like the driving blues and soul, and most of it was self-composed material with Norwegian lyrics. continued six years later with the last album Storm (2010). From 2013 he has been playing concerts with his own band ELGband.

Discography

Solo albums 1997: Som første gang (Simax Classics) 2000: Remembrance (Simax Classics) 2004: The Way Life Goes (Grappa Music) 2010: Storm 2013: Lucky One

Collaborations With Dance with a Stranger 1987: Dance with a Stranger (Norsk Plateproduksjon) 1989: To / Fool's Paradise (Norsk Plateproduksjon/RCA) 1991: Atmosphere (Norsk Plateproduksjon/RCA) 1994: Look What You've Done (Norsk Plateproduksjon) 1994: Unplugged (Norsk Plateproduksjon) 1995: The Best of Dance with a Stranger (Norsk Plateproduksjon) 1998: Happy Sounds (Mercury) 2007: Everyone Needs a Friend... The Very Best Of (Universal Music)