Trygve Skaug

Den folkekjære artisten Trygve Skaug er kjent for å synge og skrive dikt om de virkelig nære tingene i livet. Hans siste album Stor gutt synger han om hjertevondt, forelskelse og troen sin.

Skaug er låtskriver, musiker og en av Norges mestselgende poeter. Tekstene hans deles vidt og bredt. Diktsamlingene «Følg med nå» (2019) og «Ikke slipp» (2020) er alene trykket i over 42 000 eksemplarer. Også senere samlinger, som «Hjemmekamp» (2020), «Opprykk» (2021) og «Dikt til navngitte menn» (2022), har blitt oppsiktsvekkende suksesser. I et intervju med VG sier Trygve Skaug selv om suksessen: – At folk finner trøst i mine ord, trøster meg også. Tekstene mine er skrevet veldig nakent, ærlig og upretensiøst. Derfor treffer det meg hardt når jeg kan v

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