Tor Lars Oskar Endresen, born on June 15, 1959, in Norway, is a Norwegian singer and composer. He gained initial recognition as a singing bartender on the TV show Lollipop in the early 1990s, which featured pop music from the 1950s and 1960s. The show ran for 30 episodes and produced three albums with English lyrics. Endresen's breakthrough came with his album Solo in 1991. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with "San Francisco," finishing last. Notable releases include Sanger (1996), Nære ting (1998, with Rune Larsen), and Now and Forever (2005). Other significant albums include Retrofeelia (2004) and Tor Endresen II (1992). Endresen has also been awarded two film music awards from Disney for his contributions to Norwegian versions of Disney films.
