Erling Stordahl

They met at the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted, and made their first hit as a duo in 1951, produced by Odeon.

Erling Stordahl claimed the family line of Norway's King Magnus the Blind.

He raised the money to found the Beitostølen Health Sports Centre, for the handicapped children and adults of Europe, in one evening telethon, a part of the Norwegian Red Feather campaign.

He also founded the Stordahl Centre for Art and Culture, and presided as chair of the United Nations' International Year for the Handicapped.

Stordahl's approach to recreation for the handicapped was also a model for the Sons of Norway Ski for Light program brought to the United States by Olav Pedersen.