Terje Formoe is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, actor, playwright and author.

Background

Born in Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad

is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, he was educated as a schoolteacher. In the 1970s he began making records of his music. He currently lives in Kristiansand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

.

He was the marketing and entertainment chief at Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park

Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park

The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park is aZoological garden and amusement parksituated 11 km east of Kristiansand, Norway...

 in the early 1980s. He became known for his song about the ape Julius

Julius (chimpanzee)

Julius is a chimpanzee at Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park in Norway. As a baby Julius was rejected by his mother, and was eventually adopted by the family of Edvard Moseid, the director of the zoo...

, which appeared on his album of 1983.

In the 1990s he become well-known for his plays about the pirate Captain Sabertooth

Captain Sabertooth

Captain Sabertooth is a fictional pirate that is the main character in a number of theatre plays by the Norwegian singer and actor Terje Formoe...

, in which he also played the title role for several years.

He is the father of Janne Formoe, an actor and TV personality.

Music

1975: Beske ballader og blidgjort blues (Ballads and blues)

1980: Scenespill (Play at the stage)

1983: Livet er toppen! (Life is great)

1987: Til Donald (To Donald)

1992: Kaptein Sabeltann og skatten i Kjuttaviga (Captain Sabertooth and the Kjuttaviga-treasure)

1993: Vår dyreverden (Our animal planet)

1993: Kjell Pell Pottitskrell

1994: Kaptein Sabeltann og hemmeligheten i Kjuttaviga (Captain Sabertooth and the Kjuttaviga-secret)

1995: Ville venner og Sabeltenner (Wild friends and Sabertooths)

1996: Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på den magiske diamant (Captain Sabertooth and the hunt for the magical diamond)

1997: Syng med og syng selv (Sing along and sing yourself)

1998: Kaptein Sabeltanns verden, dobbel samleplate (Captain Sabertooth's world)

1999: Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya (Captain Sabertooth and the cursed island)

2000: Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya, dobbel utgave (Captain Sabertooth and the cursed island)

2001: Umaskert (Unmasked)

2002: Kaptein Sabeltann og Sultanens skatt (Captain Sabertooth and the treasure of the Sultan)

2002: Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på den magiske diamant, ny versjon (Captain Sabertooth and the hunt for the magical diamond, new edition)

2003: Kaptein Sabeltann, filmmusikk (Captain Sabertooth, soundtrack music)

2004: Syng med og syng selv II (Sing along and sing yourself II)

2006: Hiv o'hoi! : kaptein Sabeltanns favoritter, musikk (Hiv o'Hoi!: Captain Sabertooth's favorites)

Books

1980: Toner i et timeglass, musikknoter (Notes in a musicnotes)

1991: Julius : sanghefte (Julius: Songbook)

1993: Kaptein Sabeltann og 24 andre sanger (Captain Sabertooth and 24 other songs)

1994: Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på sultanens skatt! (Captain Sabertooth and the hunt for the sultans treasure)

1995: Kaptein Sabeltann og Joachim : på eventyr med Den sorte dame (Captain Sabertooth and Joachim: The Adventure with "The Black Lady")

1996: Kaptein Sabeltanns store sangbok (Captain Sabertooth big songbook)

2001: Kaptein Sabeltann og gutten som ville bli sjørøver (Captain Sabertooth and the boy who wanted to be a pirate)

2002: Pinky blir en av Kaptein Sabeltanns menn (Pinky becomes one of Captain Sabertooth's crew)

2003: Kaptein Sabeltann og Pinky på tokt med Den sorte dame (Captain Sabertooth ad Pinky on tour with "The Black Lady")

2005: Kaptein Sabeltann og Pinky på skattejakt i Kjuttaviga (Captain Sabertooth and Pinky on treasurehunt in Kjuttaviga)

2005: Kaptein Sabeltanns sangbok 1: Hiv o'hoi snart er skatten vår! (Captain Sabertooth's songbook 1: Hiv o'hoi soon the treasure will be ours)

2007: Kaptein Sabeltanns sangbok 2: Kongen på Havet (Captain Sabertooth's songbook 2: The Ocean King)