Halvdan Johannes Falck Sivertsen, known as Halvdan Sivertsen, was born on
January 5, 1950, in Tromsø, Norway. He grew up in Bodø and began his music
career with the release of Halvdan 23 1/2 år in 1973. His breakthrough came with
the album Amerika in 1985, which won him the Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian
equivalent of the Grammy Award. Sivertsen continued to release albums such as
Hilsen Halvdan (1991), Kjærlighetslandet (1994), and Tvil håp og kjærlighet
(2001). His song "Kjærlighetsvisa" became the top summer hit in Northern Norway
in 2008. Sivertsen also ventured into acting,...