Career
Foreign a while, he was the drummer for the jazz-inspired band Vanessa. As a 17-year-old, he moved to Oslo to become a hairdresser. Frank appeared on the Venessa album City Lips, which was released in 1975.
His first solo album as a singer was Tilbake til meg selv, and was a popular album.
The album was released in 1979, and was followed with a new album two years later, Krampe. His third album, Frank, came in 1982, and his music returned closer to rock.
Foreign while, he recorded under the name Frank Aleksandersen Band. On the album Vi e som vi e, recorded in Trondheim in 1985, he had the help of Åge Aleksandersen, Marius Müller and Jonas Fjeld, among others
In 1991, came the record Rundt i ring, and he now sang in bokmål and eastern dialect in place of trøndersk.
This album was also more popular-focussed than previously. In 1995 came the album Det æ har å gi. In 2005, he recorded a new album, Uhørt, in Fagerborg Studio in Oslo.
Frank has taken part in the Melodi Grand Prix with the following songs:
1982 Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir (3rd place in the Norwegian final)
1986 Stille før stormen (7th place in the Norwegian final)
1987 Tru mæ (8th place in the Norwegian final).
