Åse Wentzel

Magni and Åse Wentzel, 1959.

Åse Carola Wentzel Larsen, née Helmersen (2 January 1924 – 30 August 2009) was a Norwegian pop singer.

She was born in Trondheim as a daughter of Henry Helmersen (1895–1932) and Magnhild Sørum (1897–1943). In 1943 she married violinist Odd Wentzel Larsen (1919–1988).^[1] They had the daughter Magni Wentzel.^[2]

She was a well-known schlager singer in the 1950s and 1960s, with hits such as "Domino" (1951), "Du, du, du" (1953), "Vaya Con Dios" (1953 with ) and "Midnattstango" (1963 with Jan Høiland). The latter reached #1 on the singles chart VG-lista 1963. She died in August 2009.^[2]^[3] She received a Gammleng Award in 1985.

References[]

^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Åse Wentzel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Åse Wentzel Larsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ Jan Eggum; Bård Ose; Siren Steen, eds. (2005). "Wentzel, Åse". Norsk pop & rockleksikon. Oslo: Vega Forlag. ISBN 82-92489-09-6. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

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[nbl-1] Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Åse Wentzel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[snl-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Åse Wentzel Larsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[poprock-3] Jan Eggum; Bård Ose; Siren Steen, eds. (2005). "Wentzel, Åse". Norsk pop & rockleksikon. Oslo: Vega Forlag. ISBN 82-92489-09-6. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

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