(Seoghør.no): When Kurt Nilsen (38), the plumber from Bergen, ran away with the victory in the “World Idol” in 2004 changed his life forever.
Since then, the the everyday life his passing to be in the studio, play concerts and to travel the land and beach around on the job. He has among other things given out the christmas music, and been a judge in the program that created his career, the Norwegian “Idol”.
Private, it has not been so glamorous as artistlivet might appear to be. In a new interview with Dagbladet Magasinet ” says Kurt, that existence as trebarnsfar, in the middle of a hectic karriereliv, has not been besides the reefs in the sea.
- has Not been easy
In 2013 came the message that Kurt and his wife Kristin separated after seven years as a married. It confirmed the then manager Jan Fredrik Karlsen in a text message to VG.
the Couple met at a club in Oslo, and got married in the summer of 2006. They have a son Luke (10) together, in addition Kurt the two children, Marte (20) and Eric (17) from a previous relationship.
The Magazine says Kurt that life with 300 artist of the year not just helped, when he gets the question about whether it was there which destroyed the marriage.
BUSY LIFE: Kurt Nilsen has 300 travel days a year, which eventually became difficult for him and his family. In 2015, he played among others with Kygo outside the grand Hotel in Oslo in connection with the laureates in The tunisian dialogkvartetten waved to fakkeltoget from the hotel’s balcony. Photo: Audun Braastad / NTB scanpix Show more
- I will not say. If there is little to work for, it is best to travel further. But it helps, of course, not to be so much away, ” he says candidly.
With over 200 concerts a year, it was also difficult to be there for the kids. It was one of the reasons why he chose to leave Bergen. Ekskona and minstesønnen moved namely to Oslo after the divorce, and Kurt now lives in Minnesund in Eidsvoll.
- It has not been easy. But it is partly why I moved to Eastern norway. Now, it is a shorter distance to guttungen on 10, informing the artist.
In the interview, he can tell that Luke in ten years is just like him. Musikktalentet has also gone in the inheritance of all the children.
Marte is a music lover and especially the band, just as I did about the young, while Erik is most passionate about pønken. Luke is hooked on the dubstep genre. But none of them dare to sing for me, ” he explains.
- Equally in love with
For almost three years ago revealed See and Hear that the beloved artist Kurt Nilsen (38) had fallen in love with Lier girl Oda Rivrud (27).
Kurt fell head over heels for the 27-year-old when he was the judge in the TV2-program “Idol”, in which Oda worked as a production assistant in the TV production.
I have the top now. Has been the girlfriend with the Sca for three years, and is still just as in love, he said to Dagbladet in the year.
In the summer bought the duo a house of 350 square meters in Eidsvoll. Only 50 minutes by car from Oslo. The plot also houses a barn, as Kurt has plans to build studio in. This is the first time he lives outside the Bergen area.
- It gets to a point where you will have that little extra. When you are in love with and the lady do not want to Bergen, you need to take the risk it means to pack up and start again. It costs, but I’m superfornøyd with the way we have it, he has told to the Newspaper.
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