Musicians from Oslo

Marius Müller (20 August 1958 – 14 March 1999) was a Norwegian guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, radio host, television host and record producer. He was raised in Manglerud, Oslo and began his career as a professional musician at sixteen. He first became famous in 1981 with the song "Den du veit" and released a total of six solo albums and five albums within the band Funhouse where he was the front man. Müller died 14 March 1999 in a car accident in Groruddalen, Oslo. He was considered one of the foremost guitarists in Norway.

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due (19 February 1919 – 18 November 1985) was a Norwegian violinist and music teacher and son of violinist Henrik Adam Due (1891–1966) and Mary Barratt Due (b. Barratt, 1888–1969). He married Else Barratt-Due (b. Holst, 1925–2006), and together they had five children, among them pianist Cecilie Barratt-Due (1950–) and violinist Stephan Barratt-Due Jr. (1956–), who is married to violinist Soon-Mi Chung.

Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist.

Jon Arild Eberson (born 6 January 1953) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, the son of jazz guitarist Leif Eberson (1925–1970), and the father of keyboardist Marte Maaland Eberson. He was a member of the bands Moose Loose (1973–77), Radka Toneff Quintet (1975–80), and Blow Out (1977–78).

Helge Gaarder (25 November 1953 – 15 April 2004) was a Norwegian singer, composer, journalist and producer.
Gaarder was born in Oslo to children's writer Inger Margrethe Gaarder, and was a brother of Jostein Gaarder. He was a member of various musical groups, including the anarchist band Geitost, the punk band Kjøtt, the experimental band Montasje, and the rock band Cirkus Modern. In 1984 he issued the solo album Eine keine Angst Musik. Gaarder was also journalist for the music magazine Puls, was part of the project Forente Artister, and worked as producer for Concerts Norway.

Anne Eline Riisnæs (born 15 April 1951) is a Norwegian pianist and piano pedagog.

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due Jr. (born 1 June 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian violinist, the son of violinist Stephan Henrik Barrat-Due (1919–1985) and Else Barratt-Due (b. Holst, June 1925).

Geir Børresen (16 November 1942 – 25 July 2022) was a Norwegian actor and entertainer.

Øystein Wiik (born 7 July 1956) is a Norwegian actor, singer, songwriter and novelist. He was born in Oslo. He has worked for Den Nationale Scene, Oslo Nye Teater and Det Norske Teatret, and played leading roles in several musicals. Among his albums are Too many mornings from 1991 and Stage from 1993. He published the crime novel Dødelig applaus in 2010.He appeared in the 10th Anniversary of Les Misérables (Dream Cast) 1995.Øystein has also written the libretto to the Norwegian musical comedy «Optimist» based on songs of Jahn Teigen which opened at Chateau Neuf in Oslo on 12 September 2019.

Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz".He is an artist on the ECM record label, but has also published some twenty books, including novels, poetry, and essay collections.He has collaborated with other ECM artists, including cellists Svante Henryson and David Darling, drummer Jon Christensen, and guitarist Terje Rypdal.