Gitarkameratene
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Gitarkameratene (Norwegian: The Guitar Buddies) was a Norwegian folk and comedy music supergroup consisting of Lillebjørn Nilsen, Halvdan Sivertsen, Jan Eggum and Øystein Sunde. Originally formed in 1987, the group released two albums and toured extensively until 19941, followed by occasional reunion tours and sporadic appearances until their official disbandment following the death of Nilsen in 2024.
Gitarkameratene (Norwegian: The Guitar Buddies) was a Norwegian folk and comedy music supergroup consisting of Lillebjørn Nilsen, Halvdan Sivertsen, Jan Eggum and Øystein Sunde. Originally formed in 1987, the group released two albums and toured extensively until 1994, followed by occasional reunion tours and sporadic appearances until their official disbandment following the death of Nilsen in 2024.
Name controversy
Controversy arose in 2006 when four other Norwegian artists (Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Askil Holm and Alejandro Fuentes) began touring and recording together, as the media referred to them as De nye Gitarkameratene ("The new guitar buddies"). While the four did not use the name officially, it was heavily used in the press, causing Lillebjørn Nilsen to send a letter of protest to Espen Lind, who replied and said that they had not used the name officially and that they actually did not feel comfortable with using the name themselves.
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