Sølvi Wang(1929-2011)
- Actress
Sølvi Wang is one of Norway's greatest showbiz personalities. Born in
1929 to Marie and Yngvar Wang. Yngvar Wang was a popular Norwegian jazz
musician. She started her career early, singing on the radio. At an
early age she married Egil Monn-Iversen, who went on to become a
Norwegian composer. In the 50s she was a part of the singing quintet
called "The Monn Keys". The group were famous in Norway, Sweden,
Denmark, Germany and the BeNeLux countries. Through several TV-series
in Norway based on music and humor she became a star. She stared in
several reviews and varieties at Chat Noir and Edderkoppen. From 1964
she was employed at Det Norske Teateret (The Norwegian Theatre). She
has had several big parts in musicals, movies and tv-shows, won awards
at the Montaux Light Entertainment Festival and been a guest star on
The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1988 she retired.
