On 25 November, Thomas Numme (54) shared the sad news on Instagram. His father, Yngvar Numme (79), had passed away.
– Last night we lost our dear Dad, so suddenly and unexpectedly. We were infinitely happy for you. It will take a long time to understand that you are no longer with us. We know you have pleased many people over 5 decades and we are incredibly proud of that. Thank you very much for all the support and love, and not least, all the nonsense. You were much loved. Miss you already. Rest in peace, wrote Thomas Numme at the time.
Now he opens up about the grief in an interview with The daily newspaper.
Thomas Numme speaks during his father Yngvar Numme’s funeral in Sandefjord church. Photo: Petter Wilh. Blichfeldt Schjerven / NTB
Didn’t believe it
Thomas Numme still sits in between, waiting for his father to call. The shock of losing him was great, especially because it came so suddenly.
Yngvar was healthy. He was enjoying himself at his family’s house on Spain’s sunny coast when suddenly it just happened.
That evening, Thomas Numme was on Lorry in Oslo. He didn’t get the message until the next day. He reacted with complete denial.
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– I didn’t believe it, couldn’t take it in, says Numme to Dagbladet.
Yngvar Numme was awarded several prizes and honours, including Leif Juster’s honorary award in 1986. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB
Huge shock
Yngvar Numme was an artist, entertainer, revue writer and director. He was married to the dancer Ingrid Numme. For decades young and old, and not least families in Norway, were glued to the TV screen when The Dizzie Tunes was supposed to entertain.
Swinging jazz music with Norwegian lyrics combined with humor and show was very well received. And it should preferably be polyphonic singing.
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Thomas Numme still finds it difficult to think that his father is gone forever. He keeps thinking that Yngvar is sitting in Spain enjoying himself.
– The fact that it happened so suddenly made the shock enormous, but now that it is starting to sink in, I think that this is probably how he would have directed the end himself, says Numme.
Award-winning
Yngvar Numme was born in Porsgrunn in 1944. Already in 1959 he formed Dizzie Tunes together with Øyvind Klingberg, Tor Erik Gunstrøm, Einar Idland and Svein Helge Høgberg.
The group made their record debut in 1963 with the single “Mette, Mette” / “Tog går til og fra”. The debut album “Dizzie Tunes” came in 1967. Since then, the albums came steadily. In 2009, the last release came – the Christmas record “Nå er det jul again”.
Yngvar Numme was awarded several prizes and honours, including Leif Juster’s honorary award in 1986.