Heine Totland

Heine Totland (born 16 October 1970 in Moster, Bømlo, Western Norway) is a Norwegian Musician (vocals), and has featured in several prominent productions, like State, Gli Scapoli, Silje Nergaard, the musical Sophies verden, Køhn/Johansen Sextet, among others. In addition to working with nearly every established, well known artist in Norway.^[1][2]

Totland was educated at the Music Colledge at Stord, Romerriket Folkehøgskole, Lærerhøyskolen in Bergen, and Liszt akademy in Budapest. He has since 1995 been a professional artist, living in Oslo. With his classical background, he was one of the initiators of the male vocal group Gli Scapoli. He has played the leading parts in a number of musicals: Twice as Judas, twice as Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar”, as Marius in a highly successful staging of “Les Miserables”, and The American in Chess. The Norwegian audience has absolutely embraced the all round entertainer, and over the recent two years he has become one of the most popular sought for singers in Norway, actively performing all over the country, as well as abroad.^[1]

Totland has had several large appearances over the last years, among them on the official TV show celebrating Norway’s 100 years anniversary in 2005, different TV galla shows, he performed in Angola, Dubai, at the outdoor 100th anniversary celebration of Hydro in Oslo, and at the Royal Castle.

Totland released his first solo album Tough Times for Gentlemen (Sony BMG, 2005). It went straight into the Norwegian Top 20 pop charts. Together with a bouquet of the best songwriters in Norway, namely Hans Petter Aaserud, Silje Nergaard, Geir Luedy, Sigurd Køhn, and others), he has composed ten original songs, tastefully arranged for brass and strings and with a sure touch balancing between jazz and pop. The album is produced by Geir Luedy and Hans Petter Aaserud. “Tough Times for Gentlemen” was released in Germany in 2007 to great reviews in magazines like Stern and Der Spiegel.

Now Totland is touring Norway with sold out theaters in a duo-concert with Gisle Børge Styve. Reviews are raving. He will release his 2nd solo album early 2009. In 2009 Heine will starr as Harry in Mamma Mia! Norways biggest musicalshow ever! Totland har klassisk utdannelse og var en av initiativtakerne bak Gli Scapoli. Han har deltatt i flere musikal-oppsetninger til Bømlo Musikallaug, blant annet Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Misérables og Chess (som Freddy Trumper) i Moster Amfi på Bømlo. I 2009 spilte han Harry i den største musikalen som noen gang er oppført i Norge i Mamma Mia!.

Totland has toured with Gisle Børge Styve, known from Beat for Beat at NRK, which showed off when they performed the popular presentation of «Bohemian Rhapsody» av Queen autumn 2007 in Beat for Beat.

His first solo album Tough Times for Gentlemen was released in 2005, and the next album The Sunny Side in 2009. I 2010 var han med på Melodi Grand Prix with the song «The Best of Me Is You». In 2010-2012 Totland has had success on stage as Buddy Holly, a performance that was well received.

He is married to Silje Nergaard and lives at Ekeberg in Oslo. They have two daughters together.

Solo albums

• Tough Times for Gentlemen (2005)
• The Sunny Side (2009)

Participation

• Melodi Grand Prix 2010 (2009), as participant

• Heine Totland at MySpace
• YouTube: See Heine Totland and Gisle Børge Styve perform Bohemian Rhapsody in Beat for Beat on NRK 2007

Kategori:Norske musikere Kategori:Deltakere i Melodi Grand Prix Kategori:Personer fra Bømlo kommune Kategori:Fødsler i 1970

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