– Lillebjørn Nilsen put words to Oslo. All the beautiful, all the hurt, all the difficult. Through his texts, he was a champion of equality, diversity and the environment. He received many awards, including both Oslo City’s Culture Award and Artist Award, and in 2017 he received Oslo’s highest award, the St. Hallvard medal, says the mayor.
In addition to carillon every evening at 22 until the funeral, the bell concert will be next Saturday at 11-11.30 also in the spirit of Lillebjørn Nilsen. It is Laura Marie Rueslåtten who is the permanent bell ringer at the town hall, and who plays. She is also going to play “Dance don’t cry now” live today, Tuesday, at 12.00. She got the sheet music for the song from Lillebjørn Nilsen himself, several years ago.