| Singer-songwriter Geir Rønning (42) was born in Norway but has been living in Finland for about ten years now. His family consists of a Finnish wife and a baby boy born a few months ago.
The international musical career of the powerful-voiced Rønning has lasted for over 15 years. Over the years, Geir has performed with many internationally known artists and musicians and has made music at the studio of world-famous rock band, Toto, in Los Angeles.
Geir, who does gigs on a regular basis as the vocalist of his own band, has performed at music clubs and festivals, in charity concerts as well as on TV and radio shows both in Finland and abroad. Besides Scandinavia, Rønning has performed in such countries as England, USA, Japan, Germany, Romania and Albania.
Geir released his debut album, “Første gang”, in Norway in 1996. Since then, he has performed on about twenty albums. Geir Rønning’s second solo album will be released during the spring of 2005.
Geir has participated in the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest both in Finland and in Norway. This year, he took part in the Finnish Eurovision Contest for the third time in a row, winning with his song “Why” (composed by Mika Toivanen, lyrics written by Steven Stewart). His performance got more than 25% of all registered telephone and SMS votes. In the Norwegian finals, Geir’s best achievement was second position in 1996 with the song “Uten dé”.
Besides music, the other passion of the Finno-Norwegian Rønning is football. Before starting his musical career, Geir was a professional football player in the Norwegian First Division, playing for the team of his home town Ålesund. |
