Ravi (Ivar Johansen)

Ivar Christian Johansen (born April 28, 1976) is a Norwegian popular musician under the pseudonym Ravi (his first name backwards).cite web
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date =2004
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accessdate = 2008-05-15 [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.nrk.no/musikk/artistar/3699929.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Ivar%2BChristian%2BJohansen%2522%2BRavi%2B-wikipedia%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DKjH%26sa%3DG English Language translation of article] ] He writes songs with Anders Løvlie under the name Ravi og DJ Løv.

He is probably most famous for the remake of the song "Cheerio" originally sung by The Monroes. He renamed this song "Tsjeriåu/Tsjeriå". In the music video for this song he appears as a baby and DJ Løv dressed as a Marine with The Monroes. Ravi is also famous for his short body, red hair and beard.

Ravi has also appeared in "Venn" by Espen Lind and Lene Marlin which was made to raise money for tsunami victims.

Ravi has released many albums, in his own "Ravi language", he writes things phonetically, e.g. "cheerio" = "tsjeriåu", "kroppen min" (my body) = kråpn min, and "it's too late to cry" = "its tu leit tu krai".

Some of his other known songs are "Utadæsjælåplevelse", "E-Ore", "Ås To I Osjlo" and "Dødssøt".

Currently he is the host of the show "Landeplage" on NRK.

Discography

Tsjeriåu, with The Monroes and DJ Løv

Albums

*"Lekr Butik" (2004), with DJ Løv
*"Den Nye Arbæidsdagn" (2005), with DJ Løv
*"Kjøpr Gitar" (2006)
*"Utadæsjælopplevelse", with DJ Løv

References

s-ttl | title = Norwegian VG-lista number-one single: Tsjeriåu (first run)
years = 20 July 2005 – 27 July 2005 s-ttl | title = Norwegian VG-lista number-one single: Tsjeriåu (second run)
years = 17 August 2005 – 24 August 2005 s-ttl | title = Norwegian VG-lista number-one single: "Ås to i Osjlo"
years = 28 June 2006 – 5 July 2006 s-ttl | title = Norwegian VG-lista number-one single: "Neste Såmr"
years = 19 July 2006 – 16 August 2006