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Jan Voigt
Born(1928-06-24)June 24, 1928
Bærum, Norway
DiedDecember 5, 1997(1997-12-05) (aged 69)
Trondheim, Norway
OccupationActor

Jan Voigt (24 June 1928 – 5 December 1997) was a Norwegian actor, dancer and museum director.

Biography

He was born in Bærum as a son of Charles Antonius Voigt (1891–1962) and Nathalie Reuter Sande (1896–1986). He became a student at the Centralteatret where he made his stage debut in 1950, and remained there for four years. He was then a freelance actor, mainly at Edderkoppen, Chat Noir and Trøndelag Teater. Films include I moralens navn (1954), På solsiden (1956), and Elskere (1963).

From 1963 to 1993, he served as director of Ringve Museum, the national museum of music and musical instruments in Trondheim.

Voigt was also a dancer and was also a presenter in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation television, hosting shows such as Firklang (1965) and Taushet er gull (1971). Voigt continued to be associated with Eurovision, by hosting the Melodi Grand Prix in 1967, 1968, 1971, and 1976.

Voigt was a board member of Norske kunst- og kulturhistoriske museer, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Olavsfestdagene. In 1980 he received Sør-Trøndelag County's Cultural Award (Sør-Trøndelag fylkes kulturpris).

He was appointed a Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1980. He died in December 1997 in Trondheim.

References

  1. ^ "Jan Voigt". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Kjeldsberg, Peter Andreas. "Jan Voigt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Jan Voigt". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ESC National Finals database 1967
  5. ESC National Finals database 1968
  6. ESC National Finals database 1971
  7. ESC National Finals database 1976

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Cultural offices
Preceded byVictoria Bachke Director of Ringve Museum
1963–1993 		Succeeded bySøren Hjorth


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