Joachim Nielsen [SEP] date of birth
Joachim Nielsen
Joachim Nielsen (8 September 1964 – 17 October 2000), better known as Jokke, was a Norwegian rock musician and poet. He was the frontman of Norwegian rock band Jokke & Valentinerne, the brother of cartoonist Christopher Nielsen, and son of the artist John David Nielsen. He is considered to be one of the greatest songwriters in Norway.
By the mid-1990s, Jokke had developed a heroin addiction, and had several stays at rehabilitation clinics. By the turn of the millennium, many of his close
of Hallvard Johnsen, Knut Albrigt Andersen, and Ola Calmeyer.
- 2002 in Norwegian music, birth of Birgitta Elisa Oftestad; deaths of Bjørn Johansen, Egil Storbekken, Sigurd Berge, and Stein Ove Berg.
- 2001 in Norwegian music, deaths of Gro Anita Schønn and Ludvig Nielsen.
- 2000 in Norwegian music, deaths of Beate Asserson, Greta Gynt, Joachim «Jokke» Nielsen, Ole Jacob Hansen, Randi Hultin, and Svein Finnerud.
1990s.
- 1999 in Norwegian music, deaths