Rune Larsen

Rune Larsen (born 8 August 1948) is a Norwegian journalist, singer, musician, record producer and television presenter.

He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1957, and his television debut in 1964. By that time, he had already played with two bands, The White Shirts and The Black Diamonds, and rejected a contract offer for a solo career. After appearing on television, however, he bumped into Philips Records manager Per W. Kilde at a concert, and was promptly offered a solo contract. Not long after, Larsen joined the group The Stringers. He succeeded Helge Nilsen, who soon rejoined. Frisk Luft released two LPs in the 1970s, and participated in a television show named Gospelkveld. It was said to be the first Christian supergroup in Norway. Larsen's third television show aired from 1975, Three records were released following the show, and all sold well. Later shows during the 1990s were Scala, In 2004, they followed with I'll Never Find Another You.