{"id":214647,"date":"2026-04-17T06:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/214647\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:47:11","slug":"pete-knutsen-er-dod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/214647\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Knutsen er d\u00f8d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"_lead_145nj_2 _lead_6fko5_53 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-l layout-component layout-wide layout-padded _wide_17hqh_1 layout-padded\">Den norske artisten Pete Knutsen er d\u00f8d, 78 \u00e5r gammel. Han var blant annet gitarist i Popol Vuh og dirigerte Norges bidrag i Eurovision ved flere anledninger.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Her intervjuer Pete Knutsen Wenche Myhre da hun ble innlemmet i Rockheim Hall of Fame i 2011. Foto: Ned Alley \/ NTB\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-wide\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"1197\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b3245beb-ad26-3609-8f84-0075aa2e27da.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:57.25848563968668% 46.2406015037594%\" width=\"1915\"\/>Her intervjuer Pete Knutsen Wenche Myhre da hun ble innlemmet i Rockheim Hall of Fame i 2011. Foto: Ned Alley \/ NTB<\/p>\n<ul aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"_images_ntbth_112\">\n<li><a class=\"_link_ntbth_117\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/forfatter\/ntb\" style=\"z-index:1\" title=\"NTB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Bilde av NTB\" class=\"_image_ntbth_93\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776408431_811_c33980b0-5d07-4027-84a1-813f90a7c8d6.jpeg\"  width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Oppdatert fredag 17. april kl. 08:12     <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Knutsen fra Kirkenes ble s\u00e6rlig kjent for sitt arbeid som tangent- og gitarist i sentrale band som Popol Vuh og senere Popol Ace, skriver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.extraavisen.no\/pete-knutsen-er-dod\/\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Extraavisen<\/a>\u00a0, en nettavis for Nittedal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Knutsen arbeidet gjennom karrieren med flere av landets mest folkekj\u00e6re artister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Blant annet bidro han p\u00e5 en lang rekke kjente utgivelser, blant annet med Wenche Myhre, Vamp, \u00d8ystein Sunde, New Jordal Swingers og Vamp \u2013 for \u00e5 nevne noen f\u00e5, skriver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apress.no\/komponisten-pete-knutsen-er-dod\/\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Agder Press<\/a>\u00a0, et lokalt nyhetsbyr\u00e5 i Agder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Knutsen ble ogs\u00e5 kjent for \u00e5 ha en sentral rolle i Melodi Grand Prix gjennom mange \u00e5r, b\u00e5de som arrang\u00f8r og musiker. Mellom 1989 og 1994 dirigerte Knutsen Norges bidrag i Eurovision Song Contest ved flere anledninger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Under Spellemannprisen 1980 ble Knutsen tildelt diplom for sine bidrag som arrang\u00f8r og musiker p\u00e5 ulike utgivelser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">(NTB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Den norske artisten Pete Knutsen er d\u00f8d, 78 \u00e5r gammel. 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