50:
Bech was raised in a small
Norwegian village outside Oslo and began performing at a very young age when he was singing at the Salvation Army for his grandmother and her friends. At age 10, he began singing classical music and continued to do so until early 20s thinking he might do a career as an
496:
226:
217:
71:'s version of Shakespeare's Richard III where he played a singing Lord Richmond. A scene between Lady Anne and Richard was recorded for Bech's music video "Please stay".
465:"Nils Bech on Instagram: "Mommo❣️ On the occasion of the celebration of the Royal gold wedding today in the Oslo Cathedral, I will be performing my song "Thank You"…""
592:
572:
42:. His version of O Holy Night received more than 1 million of streams on Spotify on the day it was published, placing him in the top of the global charts.
250:
348:
64:
27:
497:"Pavilion of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia__May 13 – November 26, 2017"
94:
wedding performing his song "Thank You". The song tells a story of his grandmother meeting his boyfriend, Bech told on
Instagram.
582:
577:
324:
191:
520:
275:
356:
68:
567:
91:
75:
83:
587:
562:
439:
377:
299:
97:
In the past, Nils Bech has performed in the New Museum in New York and at the Venice
Biennale
464:
39:
424:
87:
79:
556:
35:
218:"Nils Bech talks Norwegian TV drama Skam, Bjork, and writing about love (a lot)"
31:
23:
403:
52:
192:"nordic prince: nils bech is the queer musical genius you might not know yet"
63:
In 2017 Bech presented a show telling the story of his life, it was shown in
473:
86:, and on 29 August 2018, again with Silas Henriksen, he was seen in the
82:, performed "A Sudden Sickness" at the celebration of 80th birthday of
300:"nils bech makes electronic music that is both beautiful and painful"
164:
325:"Nils Bech med konsert i Operaen \ Den Norske Opera & Ballett"
34:. Bech became famous for performing a classic Christmas anthem
78:. On 7 April 2017 Bech, together with Norwegian ballet dancer
547:
67:. He has also appeared in several theater plays including
405:
Nils Bech "Please Stay" (Official Video) - DFA RECORDS
378:"Nils Bech's returns with LP 'Echo' - Music Norway EN"
276:"Meet romantic, vulnerable Norwegian singer Nils Bech"
472:
216:
8:
90:at the ceremony of the 50th anniversary of
74:He is a frequent guest at events hosted by
156:
7:
593:People from Ringerike (municipality)
245:
243:
186:
184:
573:20th-century Norwegian male singers
26:) is a Norwegian singer, signed to
14:
349:"Nils Bech - nationaltheatret.no"
51:Opera singer but later moved to
229:from the original on 2022-06-21
440:"Rørte kongefamilien med sang"
1:
355:. 2014-12-12. Archived from
38:for the Norwegian TV series
609:
521:"Nils Bech on Apple Music"
402:DFA Records (2016-10-11),
92:King and Queen of Norway
583:Norwegian gay musicians
169:dfarecords.bandcamp.com
165:"Artists | DFA Records"
69:Oslo's National Theater
65:Norway Opera and Ballet
578:Norwegian LGBT singers
425:"Dronning Sonja 80 ĂĄr"
251:"Performa · Nils Bech"
76:Norwegian royal family
22:(born 8 April 1981 in
446:(in Norwegian BokmĂĄl)
274:Dazed (2016-11-07).
105:Bech is openly gay.
495:Mićević, Nemanja.
255:performa-arts.org
600:
548:Official website
535:
534:
532:
531:
517:
511:
510:
508:
507:
492:
486:
485:
483:
482:
476:
471:. Archived from
461:
455:
454:
452:
451:
435:
429:
428:
421:
415:
414:
413:
412:
399:
393:
392:
390:
389:
374:
368:
367:
365:
364:
345:
339:
338:
336:
335:
321:
315:
314:
312:
311:
296:
290:
289:
287:
286:
271:
265:
264:
262:
261:
247:
238:
237:
235:
234:
220:
213:
207:
206:
204:
203:
188:
179:
178:
176:
175:
161:
16:Norwegian singer
608:
607:
603:
602:
601:
599:
598:
597:
553:
552:
544:
539:
538:
529:
527:
519:
518:
514:
505:
503:
494:
493:
489:
480:
478:
463:
462:
458:
449:
447:
437:
436:
432:
423:
422:
418:
410:
408:
401:
400:
396:
387:
385:
382:Music Norway EN
376:
375:
371:
362:
360:
347:
346:
342:
333:
331:
323:
322:
318:
309:
307:
298:
297:
293:
284:
282:
273:
272:
268:
259:
257:
249:
248:
241:
232:
230:
223:The Independent
215:
214:
210:
201:
199:
190:
189:
182:
173:
171:
163:
162:
158:
153:
116:
111:
103:
80:Silas Henriksen
61:
48:
17:
12:
11:
5:
606:
604:
596:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
555:
554:
551:
550:
543:
542:External links
540:
537:
536:
512:
487:
456:
430:
416:
394:
369:
340:
316:
291:
266:
239:
208:
180:
155:
154:
152:
149:
148:
147:
141:
135:
129:
123:
115:
112:
110:
107:
102:
99:
88:Oslo Cathedral
60:
57:
47:
44:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
605:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
568:Living people
566:
564:
561:
560:
558:
549:
546:
545:
541:
526:
522:
516:
513:
502:
498:
491:
488:
477:on 2021-12-26
475:
470:
466:
460:
457:
445:
441:
434:
431:
426:
420:
417:
407:
406:
398:
395:
383:
379:
373:
370:
359:on 2014-12-12
358:
354:
350:
344:
341:
330:
326:
320:
317:
305:
301:
295:
292:
281:
277:
270:
267:
256:
252:
246:
244:
240:
228:
224:
219:
212:
209:
197:
193:
187:
185:
181:
170:
166:
160:
157:
150:
146:
145:Foolish Heart
142:
140:
136:
134:
130:
128:
124:
122:
118:
117:
113:
108:
106:
101:Personal life
100:
98:
95:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
72:
70:
66:
58:
56:
54:
45:
43:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
21:
528:. Retrieved
524:
515:
504:. Retrieved
500:
490:
479:. Retrieved
474:the original
468:
459:
448:. Retrieved
443:
433:
419:
409:, retrieved
404:
397:
386:. Retrieved
384:. 2016-10-14
381:
372:
361:. Retrieved
357:the original
352:
343:
332:. Retrieved
328:
319:
308:. Retrieved
306:. 2018-03-13
303:
294:
283:. Retrieved
279:
269:
258:. Retrieved
254:
231:. Retrieved
222:
211:
200:. Retrieved
198:. 2017-08-21
195:
172:. Retrieved
168:
159:
144:
138:
132:
126:
120:
104:
96:
73:
62:
49:
36:O Holy Night
28:James Murphy
19:
18:
588:Gay singers
563:1981 births
525:Apple Music
127:Look Inside
109:Discography
84:Queen Sonja
32:DFA Records
557:Categories
530:2018-08-29
506:2018-08-29
481:2018-08-29
450:2018-08-29
411:2018-08-29
388:2018-08-29
363:2018-08-29
353:archive.is
334:2018-08-29
329:Operaen.no
310:2018-08-29
285:2018-08-29
260:2018-08-29
233:2018-08-29
202:2018-08-29
174:2018-08-29
151:References
53:electropop
46:Early life
501:msurs.net
469:Instagram
121:Look Back
20:Nils Bech
227:Archived
133:One Year
24:Hønefoss
143:2020:
137:2016:
131:2014:
125:2012:
119:2010:
114:Albums
59:Career
438:NRK.
280:Dazed
139:Echo
40:Skam
444:NRK
304:I-d
196:I-d
30:'s
559::
523:.
499:.
467:.
442:.
380:.
351:.
327:.
302:.
278:.
253:.
242:^
225:.
221:.
194:.
183:^
167:.
55:.
533:.
509:.
484:.
453:.
427:.
391:.
366:.
337:.
313:.
288:.
263:.
236:.
205:.
177:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.