Kurt Foss, born on January 1, 1925, in Bergen, Norway, was a Norwegian composer, singer, and vaudeville artist. He began his career as part of the duo Radiofantomene (The Radio Phantoms) with Reidar Bøe in the 1940s. Their breakthrough came with the release of "Blåveispiken" ("The Liverwort Girl") in 1950, which sold 100,000 records and became their biggest success. The duo continued to produce humorous songs and tender vises throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including "Tre yndige små mus" ("Three Cute Little Mice"), "Nordlandsnetter" ("Nordland Nights"), "Det ringer, det ringer" ("It's Ringing, It's Ringing"), "Kallen og katten" ("The Old Man and the Cat"), and "De nære ting" ("The Things Near"). After Bøe's death in 1969, Foss worked in theatre and performed intermittently, initially with his wife Torhild Lindal and later with other artists. He was awarded the Gammleng Award in the veteran category in 1986. Foss returned to Bergen in 1989 and passed away on October 17, 1991. Posthumous releases include the first CD of Radiofantomene (2004), the second collector's album (2005), and a third record of Jakob Sande adaptations (2006).
