Kjetil Bjerkestrand

Kjetil Bjerkestrand
Kjetil Bjerkestrand performing in Oslo Cathedral, Oslo 2024
Photo: Tore Sætre
Background information
Born (1955-05-18) 18 May 1955
Kristiansund, Norway
GenresTraditional folk
OccupationsMusician, composer
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards
LabelGrappa Music
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Kjetil Bjerkestrand (born 18 May 1955) is a Norwegian keyboardist, composer, arranger and record producer known as music arranger for artists like Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Keith Emerson, Ian Hunter, Jon Lord, Ute Lemper and a-ha. As a musician, he has participated in recordings with a-ha, Ray Charles, Ute Lemper, Ian Hunter, Dance with a Stranger, DumDum Boys, Jonas Fjeld Band, Marius Müller, TNT, Arve Tellefsen, Bobbysocks, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Carola Häggkvist and Dee Dee Bridgewater.