Eldar Vågan

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Eldar Vågan
Eldar Vågan at Norsk Rakfiskfestival in 2010
Background information
Born	(1960-08-30) August 30, 1960 (age 61) Kapp, Norway
Instruments	Guitar
Website	www.eldarvagan.no//

Eldar Vågan (born 30 August 1960) is best known as the songwriter and guitarist in Vazelina Bilopphøggers.^[1] Previously he was a guitarist in Baiage. Vågan has also developed his own solo musical career as well as being a published illustrator and acting in many Norwegian films and television productions.

Bands[]

Eldar Vågan and (vocalist on the first Vazelina-LP) were both in the band Baiage before Vazelina were formed. The 1979 lineup of Baiage was: Henning Hoel (guitar), Hallgeir Brumoen (singer), Eldar Vågan (guitar), Bjørnulf Dyrud (drummer), Jan Erik Dammerud (piano) and Bjørn Berg (bass). The band released one EP in 1979 entitled Baiage x 4 as it included four tracks by the band. Baiage also took part in the National Battle of the Bands in 1979 and their song "På do" was included in the compilation album NM for rockeband LIVE.

Eldar Vågan has been the guitarist in Vazelina Bilopphøggers since they started in 1979.

He is also vocalist and guitarist in his own band called Eldar Vågan and The Eldarados.

Discography[]

Solo[]

Albums

• (1982)
• (1985)
• Leva livet som Eldar i en Elvis film (2012)

Singles

• K.F.U.M./Je angrer meg (1982)
• Alt je har å si/K.F.U.M. (1982)
• Je har itte bruk for giftering/Bigamist i kveld (1985)
• Smørja ski/Ligningssjefen (1985)
• Sugemerke (2011)

Appearances on other artist records

• Piker, vin og 3 Busserulls (1985) (guest on the track "NM i HB")
• Steinar Ofsdal Reisefeber (1985) (vocals on Sang er pent)
• Å då lo eg (1987) (collaboration)
• Øystein Sunde Nå er begeret nådd (1999) (choir on "Snøfreser'n")
• Vita Äljen (2000) (producer, guitars, choir, organ, and editing)
• Jahn Teigen Utkledd som meg selv (2003) (on the title track)
• Maj Britt Andersen Dørstokken heme (2004) (vocals on "Mari du bedåre")

as part of Baiage[]

• Baiage x 4 (1979)

as part of Vazelina Bilopphøggers[]

• 24 timers service (1980)
• (1981)
• (1982)
• (1983)
• (1984)
• (1985)
• (1986)
• (1987)
• Tempo (1989)
• (1990)
• (1992)
• (1994)
• (1994)
• (1996)
• (2000)
• (2005)
• (2007)

Filmography[]

• 1982 - 50/50
• 1982 -
• 1983 -
• 1988 -

Film soundtracks[]

• Fifty Fifty 50/50 - soundtrack (1982) (Du trur du kæin å spelle / Såre baller)
• Vidar Sandbeck i ord og toner: Gull ifra grønne skoger (2003) (Bildilla)

TV series[]

• 1994 -
• 1994 -
• 1998 - Karl & Co

Zebra Grand Prix

In summer 2009, Eldar went out in the semifinal of TV 2's program .

Illustrations[]

Eldar Vågan has illustrated the following books:

This list is incomplete; you can help by . (February 2011)

• Øystein Sunde. Kjekt å ha - 1. Ex Libris forlag, 1990.
• Øystein Sunde. Kjekkere å ha - 2. Ex Libris forlag, 1992.
• Hans Rotmo. Tekstforfattaren: handbok for skriving av songtekstar. Samlaget, 1993.
• . Stev på hjernen. Samlaget, 1996.
• Øystein Sunde. Du må'kke komme her og komme her. Ex Libris forlag, 1997.
• . Gift med Lullen. Ex Libris forlag, 1998.
• . Er de norske fjordene åpne om natten?. Frifant forlag, 1998.
• Øystein Sunde. Sånn er'e bare. Blåmann, 2006.
• . Eksamensperler. Forlag1, 2008
• . Talerens Bok. Forlag1, 2009

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