Morten Abel

Morten Abel has been an artist to be reckoned with in the Norwegian music scene for over 30 years. His career began with Mods in the 80s, and continued with The September When in the 90s, and reaching new heights as a beloved solo artist in the 2000s. Morten Abel has sold hundreds of thousands of albums, played thousands of concerts and has a list with hits like few others can match.

In 2015 Morten Abel took the spotlight again, this time with a brilliant album in Norwegian. He took 1st place on the Norwegian charts, VG-lista, received a Grammy Award and had heavy rotation on radio with the song ”Frk. Vilikke”. Once again Morten Abel toured to sold-out theaters across the country. Wednesday 5th of July it’s the festival audience in Kongsberg’s turn to enjoy an evening packed with songs from one of the nation’s top hit-makers!