Reidar Bøe

{{Short description|Norwegian singer and composer}}

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| birth_place = Bergen, Norway

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| nationality = Norwegian

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Reidar Bøe (7 May 1921 – 9 August 1969) was a Norwegian singer and composer.

He was born in Bergen, and is known for his collaboration with Kurt Foss. He made his stage debut at Den nationale scene in 1939, and also participated in radio shows. Bøe and Foss made their record debut in 1947 with the song "Grønlandsvisa".{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kurt Foss og Reidar Bøe |first=Sindre |last=Ness |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kurt_Foss_og_Reidar_Bøe |language=Norwegian|accessdate=20 July 2016}}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kurt Foss |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Svend Erik Løken |last=Larsen |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Kurt_Foss |language=Norwegian |accessdate=20 July 2016}} The song "Blåveispiken", with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen, recorded in 1950 by Bøe and accompanied by Foss, sold more than 100,000 copies, and was frequently played in the radio show Ønskekonserten (listeners' choice).{{cite book |title=Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag |author1=Bakke, Sven Ove |author2=Hobbelstad, Inger Merete |author3=Kvalshaug, Vidar |author4=Nilsen, Morten Ståle |page=24 |isbn=978-82-430-0560-0 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Spartacus |location=Oslo|year=2012}}