Tor Lars Oskar Endresen (born 15 June 1959) is a Norwegian singer and composer.
He has entered the Norwegian song selection for the Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, where he finished in last place with nul points.
Endresen was part of a popular Norwegian TV show in the early 1990s, a show with pop music from the 1950s and 1960s called Lollipop, as a singing bartender. The show went on for 30 episodes, and there were released three albums (English lyrics) with music from the show which sold very well in Norway.
A single called "Black Rain" which was released from his album Call Me Stranger in 1986, was nearly chosen as the themesong for the James Bond film The Living Daylights in 1987. (The choice fell on the Norwegian group a-ha instead.)
He has been awarded two film music awards from Disney for his singing contribution to the Norwegian version of Disney films.
Hits
1992 "Radio Luxembourg"
1991 "Ingen er så nydelig som du"
Album
2013 – Jumping For Joy
2005 – Now And Forever
2004 – Retrofeelia
2001 – Julen i våre hjerter (Christmas album with daughter Anne Sophie)
2001 – Trippel Tor (CD-box) (reissue of Solo, Tor Endresen II and Sanger)
2000 – Blue
1999 – Tarzan – Norwegian original film music
1998 – Nære ting (with Rune Larsen)
1997 – De aller beste (collection)
1996 – Sanger
1995 – Det beste fra Lollipop (collection)
1992 – Tor Endresen II
1992 – Collection (with Pål Thowsen) ((collection))
1991 – Lollipop Jukebox (with Rune Larsen, Carola, Karoline Krüger and The Lollipops)
1991 – Solo
1990 – Lollipop 2 (with Rune Larsen and The Lollipops)
1989 – Lollipop (with Rune Larsen)
1989 – Life Goes On (with Pål Thowsen)
1986 – Call Me Stranger (with Pål Thowsen) (includes Ole Edvard Antonsen)
Melodi Grand Prix
2015 – "All over the world" with Elisabeth Andreassen
2006 – "Dreaming of a new tomorrow" (5th)
2005 – "Can you hear me" (with the group Seppo – 5th)
1999 – "Lover" (3rd)
1997 – "San Francisco" (1st)
1994 – "Aladdin" (2nd)
1993 – "Hva" (3rd)
1992 – "Radio Luxembourg" (2nd)
1990 – "Café le swing" (3rd)
1989 – "Til det gryr av dag" (2nd)
1988 – "Lengt" (4th)
1987 – "Hemmelig drøm" (9th)
Eurovision Song Contest
1997 – "San Francisco" (Equal 24th and last)
1988 – "For Vår Jord" – Backing singer for Karoline Krüger
Tor Endresen – "Black Rain" at the media company Towerfilm's YouTube profile