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Nils Bech (born April 8, 1981, in [[Hønefoss]]) is a Norwegian singer who got famous for performing a classic Christmas anthem [[O Holy Night]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbb7np/nordic-prince-nils-bech-queer-musical-genius|title=nordic prince: nils bech is the queer musical genius you might not know yet|date=2017-08-21|work=I-d|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-uk}}</ref> for the Norwegian TV series [[Skam (TV series)|Skam]]. His version of O Holy Night got more than 1 million of streams on Spotify<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/nils-bech-album-echo-tour-dates-oya-festival-skam-shame-tv-show-a7558536.html|title=Nils Bech talks Norwegian TV drama Skam, Bjork, and writing about love (a lot)|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-GB}}</ref> on the day it was published placing him in the top global charts.
Nils Bech (born April 8, 1981, in [[Hønefoss]]) is a Norwegian singer who got famous for performing a classic Christmas anthem [[O Holy Night]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbb7np/nordic-prince-nils-bech-queer-musical-genius|title=nordic prince: nils bech is the queer musical genius you might not know yet|date=2017-08-21|work=I-d|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-uk}}</ref> for the Norwegian TV series [[Skam (TV series)|Skam]]. His version of O Holy Night got more than 1 million of streams on Spotify<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/nils-bech-album-echo-tour-dates-oya-festival-skam-shame-tv-show-a7558536.html|title=Nils Bech talks Norwegian TV drama Skam, Bjork, and writing about love (a lot)|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-GB}}</ref> on the day it was published placing him in the top global charts.


Bech was raised in a small Norwegian village and began performing in a very young age when he was singing at the Salvation Army for his grandmother and her friends<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://performa-arts.org/magazine/entry/nils-bech-i-started-performing-alone-at-the-salvation-army-for-my-grandma-a|title=Performa · Nils Bech:|website=performa-arts.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>. At age 10, he began singing classical music and continued doing so till 21 thinking he might do a carrier as an Opera singer<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/33618/1/nils-bech-glimpse-of-hope-video|title=Meet romantic, vulnerable Norwegian singer Nils Bech|last=Dazed|date=2016-11-07|work=Dazed|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en}}</ref> but later moved to pop. In 2017 a show telling the story of his life<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/neqxgq/nils-bech-interview|title=nils bech makes electronic music that is both beautiful and painful|date=2018-03-13|work=I-d|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-au}}</ref> was shown in [[Norwegian National Opera and Ballet|Norway Opera and Ballet]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://operaen.no/en/performances/archive/2017/nils-bech-konsert-i-operaen/#sectionIntro|title=Nils Bech med konsert i Operaen \ Den Norske Opera & Ballett|website=Operaen.no|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>. He had also appeared in several theater plays<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.is/20141212185201/www.nationaltheatret.no/Nils+Bech.b7C_wJDU18.ips#selection-735.0-764.0|title=Nils Bech - nationaltheatret.no|date=2014-12-12|work=archive.is|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref> including [[National Theatre (Oslo)|Oslo's National Theater]]'s version of Shakespeare's Richard III where he played a singing Lord Richmond<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://musicnorway.no/2016/10/14/nils-bechs-returns-lp-echo/|title=Nils Bech's returns with LP 'Echo' - Music Norway EN|date=2016-10-14|work=Music Norway EN|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref> ([https://www.facebook.com/Nationaltheatret/photos/a.167636482945/10153596695832946/?type=1&theater photo]). A scene between Conradi and Johnsen was then recorded for Bech's music video "Please stay"<ref>{{Citation|last=DFA Records|title=Nils Bech "Please Stay" (Official Video) - DFA RECORDS|date=2016-10-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6e_SrBqRgQ|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>.
Bech was raised in a small Norwegian village and began performing in a very young age when he was singing at the Salvation Army for his grandmother and her friends<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://performa-arts.org/magazine/entry/nils-bech-i-started-performing-alone-at-the-salvation-army-for-my-grandma-a|title=Performa · Nils Bech:|website=performa-arts.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>. At age 10, he began singing classical music and continued doing so till 21 thinking he might do a carrier as an Opera singer<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/33618/1/nils-bech-glimpse-of-hope-video|title=Meet romantic, vulnerable Norwegian singer Nils Bech|last=Dazed|date=2016-11-07|work=Dazed|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en}}</ref> but later moved to pop. In 2017 a show telling the story of his life<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/neqxgq/nils-bech-interview|title=nils bech makes electronic music that is both beautiful and painful|date=2018-03-13|work=I-d|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-au}}</ref> was shown in [[Norwegian National Opera and Ballet|Norway Opera and Ballet]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://operaen.no/en/performances/archive/2017/nils-bech-konsert-i-operaen/#sectionIntro|title=Nils Bech med konsert i Operaen \ Den Norske Opera & Ballett|website=Operaen.no|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref> (a short [https://vimeo.com/248728819 documentary] about the show). He had also appeared in several theater plays<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.is/20141212185201/www.nationaltheatret.no/Nils+Bech.b7C_wJDU18.ips#selection-735.0-764.0|title=Nils Bech - nationaltheatret.no|date=2014-12-12|work=archive.is|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref> including [[National Theatre (Oslo)|Oslo's National Theater]]'s version of Shakespeare's Richard III where he played a singing Lord Richmond<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://musicnorway.no/2016/10/14/nils-bechs-returns-lp-echo/|title=Nils Bech's returns with LP 'Echo' - Music Norway EN|date=2016-10-14|work=Music Norway EN|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref> ([https://www.facebook.com/Nationaltheatret/photos/a.167636482945/10153596695832946/?type=1&theater photo]). A scene between Conradi and Johnsen was then recorded for Bech's music video "Please stay"<ref>{{Citation|last=DFA Records|title=Nils Bech "Please Stay" (Official Video) - DFA RECORDS|date=2016-10-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6e_SrBqRgQ|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>.


He is a frequent guest at events hosted by [[Norwegian royal family]]. On April 7, 2017, Bech performed at the 80th birthday of [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tc0b93ca|title=Dronning Sonja 80 år|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>, and on August 29, 2018, he was seen performing his song "Thank you" along with famous Norwegian ballet dancer [[:no:Silas_Henriksen|Silas Henriksen]] at the ceremony of the 50th anniversary of [[Norwegian royal family|King and Queen of Norway]] wedding<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/rorte-kongefamilien-med-sang-1.14186073|title=Rørte kongefamilien med sang|last=NRK|work=NRK|access-date=2018-08-29|language=nb-NO}}</ref> in the [[Oslo Cathedral]] ([https://www.facebook.com/218595928176724/videos/242822103090904/ video]). The song tells a story of his grandmother meeting his boyfriend Knut, Bech told on Instagram<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnDm8BkhtTn/?hl=en&taken-by=nilsbech|title=Nils Bech on Instagram: "Mommo❣️ On the occasion of the celebration of the Royal gold wedding today in the Oslo Cathedral, I will be performing my song "Thank You"…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>.
He is a frequent guest at events hosted by [[Norwegian royal family]]. On April 7, 2017, Bech performed at the 80th birthday of [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tc0b93ca|title=Dronning Sonja 80 år|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>, and on August 29, 2018, he was seen performing his song "Thank you" along with famous Norwegian ballet dancer [[:no:Silas_Henriksen|Silas Henriksen]] at the ceremony of the 50th anniversary of [[Norwegian royal family|King and Queen of Norway]] wedding<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/rorte-kongefamilien-med-sang-1.14186073|title=Rørte kongefamilien med sang|last=NRK|work=NRK|access-date=2018-08-29|language=nb-NO}}</ref> in the [[Oslo Cathedral]] ([https://www.facebook.com/218595928176724/videos/242822103090904/ video]). The song tells a story of his grandmother meeting his boyfriend Knut, Bech told on Instagram<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnDm8BkhtTn/?hl=en&taken-by=nilsbech|title=Nils Bech on Instagram: "Mommo❣️ On the occasion of the celebration of the Royal gold wedding today in the Oslo Cathedral, I will be performing my song "Thank You"…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>.

Revision as of 19:30, 29 August 2018

Nils Bech (born April 8, 1981, in Hønefoss) is a Norwegian singer who got famous for performing a classic Christmas anthem O Holy Night[1] for the Norwegian TV series Skam. His version of O Holy Night got more than 1 million of streams on Spotify[2] on the day it was published placing him in the top global charts.

Bech was raised in a small Norwegian village and began performing in a very young age when he was singing at the Salvation Army for his grandmother and her friends[3]. At age 10, he began singing classical music and continued doing so till 21 thinking he might do a carrier as an Opera singer[4] but later moved to pop. In 2017 a show telling the story of his life[5] was shown in Norway Opera and Ballet[6] (a short documentary about the show). He had also appeared in several theater plays[7] including Oslo's National Theater's version of Shakespeare's Richard III where he played a singing Lord Richmond[8] (photo). A scene between Conradi and Johnsen was then recorded for Bech's music video "Please stay"[9].

He is a frequent guest at events hosted by Norwegian royal family. On April 7, 2017, Bech performed at the 80th birthday of Queen Sonja[10], and on August 29, 2018, he was seen performing his song "Thank you" along with famous Norwegian ballet dancer Silas Henriksen at the ceremony of the 50th anniversary of King and Queen of Norway wedding[11] in the Oslo Cathedral (video). The song tells a story of his grandmother meeting his boyfriend Knut, Bech told on Instagram[12].

In the past Nils Bech has performed in the New Museum in New York[3] and at the Venice Biennale.

Bech is openly gay[1].

Discography

Albums[13]

  • 2010: Look Back
  • 2012: Look Inside
  • 2014: One Year
  • 2016: Echo

References

  1. ^ a b "nordic prince: nils bech is the queer musical genius you might not know yet". I-d. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. ^ "Nils Bech talks Norwegian TV drama Skam, Bjork, and writing about love (a lot)". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. ^ a b "Performa · Nils Bech:". performa-arts.org. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  4. ^ Dazed (2016-11-07). "Meet romantic, vulnerable Norwegian singer Nils Bech". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. ^ "nils bech makes electronic music that is both beautiful and painful". I-d. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ^ "Nils Bech med konsert i Operaen \ Den Norske Opera & Ballett". Operaen.no. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. ^ "Nils Bech - nationaltheatret.no". archive.is. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  8. ^ "Nils Bech's returns with LP 'Echo' - Music Norway EN". Music Norway EN. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  9. ^ DFA Records (2016-10-11), Nils Bech "Please Stay" (Official Video) - DFA RECORDS, retrieved 2018-08-29
  10. ^ "Dronning Sonja 80 år". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ NRK. "Rørte kongefamilien med sang". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  12. ^ "Nils Bech on Instagram: "Mommo❣️ On the occasion of the celebration of the Royal gold wedding today in the Oslo Cathedral, I will be performing my song "Thank You"…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  13. ^ "‎Nils Bech on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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