1. Kristian Valen was born on 13 October 1974 and is a comedian, actor, singer and songwriter originally from Stavanger, Norway.
16 Facts About Kristian Valen
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Kristian Valen was asked by Katherine Jackson to perform his song "Still Here" at the Jackson Family Foundation's Forever Michael: A Celebration of an Icon, the one year Michael Jackson memorial show held in 2010 at Beverly Hilton Hotel the home of the Golden Globes in Los Angeles.
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Son of Inge Kristian Valen, who played as a footballer for the team Viking FK, Kristian Valen was expected to follow in his father's footsteps to become a sportsman.
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However, Kristian Valen left the sport of football when he was 16 and wound up hosting a popular radio show in his native city of Stavanger, Norway.
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Kristian Valen stated he would have been happy if his first DVD Kristian Valen TV sold 5,000 copies; the DVD went on to sell well over 120,000 copies and to win the award for Best DVD overall in 2003.
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Kristian Valen founded his own company Deepwater Records and recorded his debut solo album Listen When Alone in 2004.
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Kristian Valen has signed a worldwide music publishing contract with Air Chrysalis Scandinavia.
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Kristian Valen was asked by Katherine Jackson to appear at Forever Michael: A Celebration of an Icon.
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Kristian Valen recently had a cognac brand named after him by the French company Cognac Gautier.
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Kristian Valen released his 6th TV show "The Kristian Valen Channel" which was the first program he wrote, produced and starred along with artists like Sharon Stone, William Shatner, Steven Bauer, Esai Morales, Jean Beavour and Lita Ford.
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Kristian Valen wanted to make a TV show that had more of the same vibe as his live shows where the whole experience was more important than to be having the funniest show.
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Kristian Valen opened fire to ward off an apparent intruder he had spotted.
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In September 2016, Kristian Valen was sentenced to 25 days in prison for two incidents which took place earlier that year.
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The other incident which formed part of his conviction, took place in mid-September 2016, when Kristian Valen was arrested by police at Aker Brygge in Oslo while dressed in camouflage garb and in possession of a replica firearm.
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In February 2017 it was announced that Kristian Valen would have his appeal heard at Borgarting Court of Appeal.
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In October 2016, Kristian Valen stated his intention to emigrate from Norway, citing as reasons what he alleges to be harassment by the Norwegian Police and claiming he has been physically assaulted on the street.