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Kari Diesen

Kari Diesen, Norwegian singer and revue actress (died 1987)

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Born
June 24, 1914
Died
March 18, 1987
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1914

About Kari Diesen

Kari Diesen was a Norwegian singer and revue actress. She worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1937 to 1953, and for the Edderkoppen Theatre from 1954 to 1959. She participated in 24 films between 1941 and 1985. Among her best known song recordings is her version of "Hovedøen". Her record debut came in 1938 when she sang two duets with Jens Book-Jenssen, "Oh – Mama – 6/8" and "En bitteliten pike i et stort hotell". Her performance of the song "Hovedøen" from 1957 became very popular and sold more than 50,000 records.

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Kari Diesen timeline

  1. Her record debut came in 1938 when she sang two duets with Jens Book-Jenssen, "Oh – Mama – 6/8" and "En bitteliten pike i et stort hotell".
  2. She participated in 24 films between 1941 and 1985.
  3. Her performance of the song "Hovedøen" from 1957 became very popular and sold more than 50,000 records.

The world when Kari Diesen was born

Kari Diesen was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kari Diesen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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