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CONTROVERSIAL: Tom Hugo Hermansen (43), known from MGP and the group KEiiNO, is currently performing the performance, "Eden – Straight pop with queer role models", at schools in Kristiansand. Photo: Tom Hansen

It affects innocent children who work to accept their differences

Tom Hugo Hermansen (43), known from MGP and the group KEiiNO, is currently performing the performance, “Eden – Straight pop with queer role models”, at schools in Kristiansand. Photo: Tom Hansen

I really feel sorry for the children who had been looking forward to going to a concert with their role model, Tom Hugo, as part of the cultural schoolbag, but is deprived of the opportunity.

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School cancels concert with Tom Hugo after reactions From parents

KRISTIANSAND: – It is a bit special that they cancel because of one group of parents who will censor culture. The only thing we want is to make difference harmless. They probably haven’t seen the concert or misunderstood what the lyrics are about, says Tom Hugo Hermansen, to Fædrelansvennen.
Among other things, he is known from the group KEiiNO, which has won Norwegian
Eurovision Song Contest.

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The dream scholarship is a unique opportunity for cultural practitioners who dare to dream big

EIDSVOLL: She has been a smash hit with the band KEIINO and established herself as one of the country’s most popular artists. Alexandra Rotan herself has no doubt that the ability to dream big has been important to her now living solely on music. Therefore, the chairman of the jury for the Dream Scholarship 2023 hopes that young artists and cultural practitioners will make the trip to the application portal by Tuesday 15 November at 12.00 and give themselves the chance to become one of 50 scholarship winners in 2023.

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Song review: “Alt for Norge” – finally in a new version

Football songs that are made solely to be there, tend to be a bit small, full of bragging and nationalistically charged words.

For someone who for 28 years has had a strained relationship with the football song “Alt for Norge”, first and foremost due to Jørn Lande’s affected and pompous “heavy ballad vocals” full of emotion, it is liberating to hear the new version with Alexandra Rotan, from Keiino, as a vocalist.

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Fred René Buljo named «Sámi of the Year»

Fred René Buljo known from the group KEiiNO ran away with honor and glory after being awarded the prize “Sámi of the Year” by Ávvir.

– This is a confirmation that what has been done means something to the Sami community and that it has been worth it.

Ambassador for the Sami culture

With the celebrity status, one can easily call Buljo an important ambassador for Sámi tradition and culture – a role he takes with a big smile.

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