Norske Gram
Norske Gram was a Norwegian record label founded in 1993 in Trondheim by music executive Gunnar Hordvik, as a continuation of Plateselskapet, which closed that year.[1][2]
The company mostly released titles from artists from Trøndelag, as well as reissues of the founder's previous company or Swedish rreleases. The company and its founder won the 1996 Bjellesauprisen.[3] In 1998, the company had a market share of 22.4%; the company grew thanks to the increased number of sales of CDs by its local artists, at a time when other labels barely touched the local music scene.[4]
The label was acquired by EMI in October 1999[5] and had Arve Løberg as its CEO until 2001, when Stein Vanebo took over. Norske Gram ceased operating in 2002 after the EMI-Virgin merger by order of EMI, then in 2003, it announced the relocation of its headquarters to Oslo, and with a new label (backed by Denmark) absorbing its artist inventory.[6][7] Hordvik continued in the music industry with the founding of his new label Norwave in 2002, until he died in a canoe accident in 2005, ending the company.[2]
Artists with Norske Gram releases
- Åge Aleksandersen
- Adamseplene[8]
- D.D.E.
- Postgirobygget
- Henning Kvitnes
- Terje Tysland
- Aftenlandet
- Funhouse
- Soda (took part in Stjerner i sikte and Popstars)[9]
- Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir
- Trondheim Soloists
- Oslo Gospel Choir
- Bjølsen Valsemølle
- Brazz Brothers
- Arnsteins
- Ola Uteligger
- Claudia Scott
- Too Far Gone
- Flying Norwegians
- Björn Afzelius
- Scandinavia
References
- ↑ Bratberg, Terje T.V. (1996). Trondheim byleksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforl. p. 401. ISBN 8257306428.
- 1 2 Ballade 29 March 2005, Gunnar Hordvik er død. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Fono. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403014516/https://fono.no/annet/bjellesauprisen/]. Archived 3 April 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Norske Gram - Hovedside, Norske Gram, 5 May 1999, retrieved 7 July 2026
- ↑ Av Arild, Rønsen (27 October 1999). "EMI har kjøpt Norske Gram". www.puls.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Adressa 9 December 2003. Slutt for Norske Gram archived 15 December 2019). Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ NRK. 19 March 2002. Kroken på døra for Norske Gram. Retrieved 7 July 2026
- ↑ Bakkemoen, Kurt (September 22, 1999). "Småmorsomt Adamseplene: ".no"". VG. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ↑ Soda-debut i Spektrum Adressa, 13 February 2002, retrieved 7 July 2026