Halvdan Sivertsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Troms�, but raised and lives in Bod�. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the Culture Prize of Nordland county in 2000. His album Kj�rlighetslandet reached number eight on the Norway albums chart. The Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists awarded him the "lyrics of the year"-prize in 2010 and an accompanying grant totalling 25 000 Norwegian kroner, for his song D�dsbra dop ? a criticism of Norwegian soldiers' behaviour in Afghanistan, and Norwegian politicians. 

January 5th, 1950 in Tromsø (Age 74)