Ivar Medaas

{{short description|Norwegian musician}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ivar Medaas

| image = Ivar Medaas.jpg

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| caption = Ivar Medaas in 1965

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| birth_name = Ivan Medaas

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|04|09|df=y}}

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| origin = Norway

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|01|07|1938|04|09|df=y}}

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| instrument = Fiddle

| genre = Rock, pop, folk

| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter

| years_active = 1959–2004

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Ivar Medaas (April 9, 1938 – January 7, 2005) was a Norwegian folksinger and fiddle player.{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Ivar_Medaas|title=Ivar Medaas|publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon|language=Norwegian|access-date=12 June 2020}} He is best known for his 1963 song Dar Kjem Dampen written by {{ill|Ragnvald Hammer|no}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1245753|title=Ivar Medaas {{!}} Diskographie|publisher=Discogs|access-date=12 June 2020}}