Jarle Bernhoft

Summary

Jarle Bernhoft (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈjɑ̀ːlə ˈbæ̀ɳhɔft]; Jarle Norman Bernhoft-Sjødin; born 21 June 1976),[1] known professionally as Bernhoft (often stylized as Bern/hoft), is a Norwegian singer, musician and songwriter.[2] His best known songs are "Streetlights", "Shout" (a Tears for Fears cover), "Choices", "C'mon Talk" and "Stay with Me". He has also been in a number of bands, notably Explicit Lyrics and Span.

Jarle Bernhoft
Bern/hoft
Bernhoft at Nobel Prizes concert 2011
Bernhoft at Nobel Prizes concert 2011
Background information
Birth nameJarle Norman Bernhoft-Sjødin
Also known asBern/Hoft (solo work 2011 onwards)
Rod Hot (in Green Granadas)
Born (1976-06-21) 21 June 1976 (age 47)
Norway
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter
Years active2002–present
Websitebernhoft.org

Career edit

 
Bernhoft at Vossajazz 2016

Explicit Lyrics edit

Hailing from Nittedal, Bernhoft attended Rud Upper Secondary School in Bærum where he joined the musical scene.[3] Bernhoft, alongside Fridtjof "Joff" Nilsen, were members of Explicit Lyrics. Within a span of three years, the band released three albums, Fleshpulse (1996), Flow (1997) and Lipshave (1998).

Span edit

After the breakup of Explicit Lyrics, Bernhoft, a vocalist and songwriter, and guitarist Nilsen, joined drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and bassist Vemund Stavnes to form the rock band Span. After two EPs, Baby's Come Back (2002) and Found (2003), Span had two successful albums, Mass Distraction (2004) and Vs. Time (2005). The band broke up in 2005.[1]

Other collaborations edit

Bernhoft has contributed on a number of recordings and concerts with mostly Norwegian artists, such as Hanne Hukkelberg, Dadafon, Bigbang and The Køhn/Johansen Sextet.

He also played in the band Green Granadas using the stage name Rod Hot.

Solo edit

 
Bernhoft live in 2011

Bernhoft released his first solo album Ceramik City Chronicles on 1 September 2008. In January 2010, he released a double live album called 1:Man 2:Band, where one half is a recording from his solo show at a jazz café in Oslo (Kampen Bistro), and the other half is a recording from his concerts in Rockefeller and Molde Jazz Festival with a full band.

His second solo album, Solidarity Breaks, was released the next year in January 2011. It topped the VG-lista,[4] the Norwegian Albums Chart for a total of seven weeks (in July, August and September 2011). The album was credited to Bern/hoft rather than his full name. He was also credited as Bern/hoft in his 2014 follow-up album Islander that also topped the VG-lista chart in May 2014.

In June 2014, Bernhoft appeared for the first time at the Glastonbury Festival and was featured by BBC One in a special performance of his song "Wind You Up".[5]

His album Islander was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for the 2015 Grammy Awards ceremony, held in February 2015.

In popular culture edit

In September 2011, Bernhoft appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after producers of the show found his video on YouTube. While on the show he played his song "C'mon Talk".[6]

In July 2013 and again in June 2014, he was featured as a musical guest on Conan on TBS.[7]

Discography edit

Albums edit

With Explicit Lyrics

  • 1996: Fleshpulse (EP)
  • 1998: Lipshave

With Span

With Børre Dalhaug's Bigbandblast

Solo (studio)

Year Album Credited to Peak positions
NOR
[9]
DEN
[10]
FR
[11]
2008 Ceramik City Chronicles Jarle Bernhoft 4
2011 Solidarity Breaks Bern/Hoft 1 29 64
2014 Islander Bern/Hoft 1 23 208
2016 Stop/Shutup/Shout It Out Bern/Hoft 25
2017 The Morning Comes Bern/Hoft
2018 Humanoid Bern/Hoft & the Fashion Bruises 23
[12]
2021 Dancing on My Knees Bern/Hoft 11
[13]

Solo (live)

Year Album Credited to Peak positions
NOR
[14]
2010 1:Man 2:Band (live double album) Jarle Bernhoft
2011 Walk with Me (Live at Chateau Neuf) Bern/Hoft 1

Singles edit

With Span
  • 2002: "Baby's Come Back"
  • 2002: "On My Way Down"
  • 2003: "Found"
  • 2004: "Don't Think the Way They Do"
  • 2005: "Cut Like Diamonds"
Solo
  • 2008: "Streetlights"
  • 2008: "Sunday"
  • 2009: "Fly Away"
  • 2011: "C'mon Talk"
  • 2011: "Choices"
  • 2012: "Stay with Me"
  • 2012: "Shout" (France: #187)
  • 2014: "Come Around" (France: #181)
  • 2015: "Everyone's A Stranger"
  • 2016: "We Have a Dream"
  • 2021: "Say It Isn't So"
  • 2021: "C'mon Talk V2"
  • 2021: "Call out Kids"
  • 2021: "Clearly Confused"
  • 2021: "All My Loving"

References edit

  1. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Jarle Bernhoft Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Biography, Universal records (in Norwegian)". 2008. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ Craig, Elin Reffhaug (29 April 2014). "Hvalstrand-klar Bernhoft: – Tiden i Bærum var viktig for meg". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Top Album List". August 2011.
  5. ^ "BBC iPlayer – Glastonbury – 2014: Metallica". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. ^ Berhoft to "The Ellen Show" (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ "Bernhoft @ TeamCoco.com". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ^ Gorseth, Olav (22 September 2004). "Dødelig presist – Storbandplate produsert lag på lag" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Jarle Bernhoft / Bern/Hoftdiscography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Jarle Bernhoft / Bern/Hoftdiscography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Jarle Bernhoft / Bern/Hoftdiscography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  12. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 35, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Album 2021 uke 39". VG-lista. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Jarle Bernhoft discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Jarle Bernhoft at AllMusic  
  • Bernhoft biography in The Guardian
  • Interview with Uberrock Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine - October 2010
  • Bernhoft on Ronnie Scott's radio
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Spellemannprisen
as This year's Spellemann

2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the popular music Edvardprisen
2015
Succeeded by