Sverre Knudsen


Sverre Knudsen is a Norwegian writer and musician. He has written for stage, television and digital media, and worked as a music producer.

Career

Music

Between 1979 and 1988 Knudsen played in and produced the bands The Aller Værste!, Løver & Tigre and The Beste. He received a Spellemannpris in 1980 for the album Materialtretthet with TAV!
He has also worked as music producer under the pseudonym Freddi Fiord on recordings by Norwegian punk rock pioneers Wannskrækk and DumDum Boys.
His first solo album, La det brenne, was released in 2008. For the lyrics of his second album, Vi from 2017, he won his second Spellemannpris in 2017. Vi was the first album of a trilogy in cooperation with Lasse Marhaug, followed by Gud in 2018 and Lit in August 2019.

Writing

He made his debut as author with the novel Strålende nederlag in 1989. His 25th book Aarons maskin from 2011 received Riksmål Society's Price for Children and Youth Literature, was nominated for the Norwegian Critics' Association Prize for Children's Literature and the Brage Prize. He has written TV drama: The Third Sign, one episode in Hvaler, 12 episodes for Children's Television "Fritt Fram" and more than 160 episodes for the Norwegian television soap opera Hotel Cæsar.
Knudsen has translated over 50 fiction books, including books by Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Niall Griffiths, Nick Cave, Douglas Adams, David Walliams, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rudyard Kipling.

Miscellaneous

He has also worked as a piccolo, caretaker, distribution manager, consultant for publishing and film, carpenter, stevedore, teacher, driver, tram driver in Oslo Sporveier, clerk, documentation writer in Norsk Data, copywriter in JBR advertising agency, for Filadelfia advertising agency, and as multimedia and internet developer in HEP, BeatMap and never.no AS. He started the digital communications agency never.no AS in the autumn of 1999, where he worked as a creative leader until the end of 2001. He became a full-time writer and playwright again from 2002.

Recordings

The Aller Værste!

;Album
;Singles
  • Blålys/På vei hjem + SOS + En av dem
  • TAV! EP
  • Hakk/Bare feiginger
  • ''Bare ikke nok''

The Beste

  • En sang for åtte kroner
  • Blått
  • ''En sang for åtte kroner... & Blått''

Løver and Tigre

  • Grr...
  • ''Grr... & Live på Høvikodden''

Solo

;Album
  • La det brenne
  • VI
  • Gud
;Singles
  • Rask
  • Kløen i blodet
  • Oh Cordial
  • Oh Cordial, Lasse Marhaug Remix
  • Brunbeiser Boogie
  • ''Overalt''

Theater

Rytmeboksen – Norsk dramatikkfestival, Den Nationale Scene, Gåkunstens forfall – Bergen Internasjonale Teaterfestival,, Kål og karri – Drammens teater,

Drama

Fritt fram – Children's television, 13 episodes, NRK, Det tredje tegnet – TV series, 6 episoder, NRK, Hvaler – TV series, TV 2, Hotel Cæsar – soap opera TV series, TV 2, approximately 163 episodes

Books

Strålende Nederlag – novel, Aschehoug Rabaldriansen og Lille Fiskebank – children's literature, Aschehoug Sommerfuglbensin – poems, Aschehoug, Rask – young adult fiction, Aschehoug, Rabaldriansen og Lille Fiskebank står i butikk – children's literature, Aschehoug, Munn til munn – young adult fiction, Aschehoug, Berettiget – novel, Aschehoug, Noe i lufta – young adult fiction, Aschehoug Løpe løpsk – young adult fiction, Aschehoug Harmonilære – poems, Aschehoug Mannen som ble edru – novel, Aschehoug Kommer sjelden alene – young adult fiction, Aschehoug De aller nærmeste – crime fiction, Oktober Spill for stjernene – young adult fiction, Aschehoug Hjerte til salgs – young adult fiction, Aschehoug Død hånd – crime fiction, Kagge Forlag Rytmisk Forening – young adult fiction, Aschehoug Fare, fare krigsmann – crime fiction, Kagge forlag Sukkersug – novel, Kagge forlag Fabrikken uten hjerte – young adult fiction, Cappelen Damm Racerbilen og tyven – children's literature, Cappelen Damm Skremt – barnebok, Cappelen Damm Elsker – young adult fiction, Aschehoug Hunden – children's literature, Cappelen Damm Aarons maskin – young adult fiction, Cappelen Damm Aarons hevn – young adult fiction, Gyldendal Sverre Knudsen, 1979 – autobiography, Aschehoug Frie og reptile. Norsk rasisme 2018 – pamphlet, Kvali-Kvanti

Awards and nominations