Stephen Ackles (Eid, February 15, 1966) is a Norwegian singer, pianist, songwriter and actor.
biographyStephen Ackles is the son of a Norwegian mother (Bergliot Kittilsen) and an American father (Allan Dale Ackles). Ackles' musical career began on his 15th with winning a talent hunt. In 1982 he formed his first band: "The Silly Dream". During the 80's, Ackles was mainly on tour with his "Memory Band".
In 1986 he made his real breakthrough. Together with singer Paal Flaata he formed the band "The Memphis News". This resulted in his first contract with a record company. His first solo album was released on Hill Records in 1988, and was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy Award (Spellemanns Award). In 1990 he won the award for the best self-written song: Remember The Time. at the International Country Festival
Known names with whom Ackles has worked together include Waylon Jennings, Linda Gail Lewis, Narvel Felts and James Burton. Ackles' music is a mix of rock-n-roll, country and gospel.
Ackles has been nominated several times for a Norwegian Grammy. He performs about 150 shows a year, including television and radio shows. He is also an actor and plays in theaters throughout Norway.
Stephen Ackles has held in the hands of the expensive record "Singing Elvis Songs." Ackles has been singing the official record with thirty hours, twelve minutes and a few seconds of each other's songs of Elvis Presley. He settled his record in a karaoke bar in Oslo. Discography Albums Numbers
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