Øivind Elgenes alias "Elg" (born 13 February 1958 in Kristiansund, Norway) is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and composer, known from a series of recordings and as front figure of the Norwegian band Dance with a Stranger.

[3] His first solo album Som første gang (1997) showed Elgenes from another side, with Norwegian lyrics.

Here he sing classic songs with English lyrics, accompanied by piano, sound effects and a chamber orchestra.

In 2002 he started a new trio called "AcousticMusicMachine" with Inge Bævre (guitar) and Eivind Gjelberg (percussion).

The music ranged from the more show-like the driving blues and soul, and most of it was self-composed material with Norwegian lyrics.