1. Jahn Teigen represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978,1982 and 1983, From October 2006 until his death in February 2020, he lived in Sweden.
11 Facts About Jahn Teigen
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Jahn Teigen started his career in the late 1960s when he released a few singles and one album with Enemies.
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Jahn Teigen had previously performed in Roskilde at the Fjordvilla Club in 1968 with the band Red Squares.
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Jahn Teigen was a member of the Norwegian humour trio Prima Vera, with Herodes Falsk and Tom Mathisen, who released seven albums between 1977 and 1984.
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Jahn Teigen decided to leave Prima Vera in 1984, and did not speak with his former bandmates for 15 years, until they reconciled in 1999 at the funeral of their mutual friend Marius Muller.
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In 1978 in Paris Jahn Teigen made his first appearance on the Eurovision stage, performing the song Mil etter mil, which received no points from any of the participating nations.
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Jahn Teigen returned to the Eurovision stage in 1982 in Harrogate, United Kingdom, where he sang Adieu in duet with Anita Skorgan ending up at 12th place.
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Jahn Teigen took part in the Norwegian national Eurovision final, called the Melodi Grand Prix, a record fourteen times between 1974 and 2005 with a total of 16 songs.
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Besides winning the Melodi Grand Prix four times, Jahn Teigen finished as the runner-up on four occasions.
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Jahn Teigen acted as commentator for Norwegian television in 1991 in Rome, together with John Andreassen.
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Jahn Teigen has released 17 albums as a soloist as of 1 January 2006.